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color:#1F497D'> Temple Bells: Best used in moderation with a slow, even
pattern. Like good breathing (in and out). And never like School Bells where
the sense of “ought” overwhelms the possibility of invitation –
or invocation. Rather like a Good Martini – Shaken (gently) – but not
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[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Corrigan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 08, 2010 12:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: temple bells - how to use?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Bells can get overused and can lose their appeal and charm,
so use them infrequently and with the pacing and mindfulness that Lisa and
Wendy both suggest.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Also, be careful how you pick them up. I find that the
bells reveal one's inner state like nothing else. If you pick them up
without consciousness, and you grab the cord in the middle, they clatter and
ring and crash and lose their power, and you will find yourself embarrassed and
apologetic. In all things balance is good, but not in picking up ting
sha. If you pick up the bells by the cord holding them closer to one end
or the other, the bells won't collide. That way when you finally do ring
them the sound will have been previously unheard and therefore more powerful.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Finally, something I have learned working in Native
communities here in Canada...if there are a lot of Elders in the room, the
bells will often remind them of the time they went to Church-run residential
schools which were resulted in very traumatic experiences for many many people.
As a result I rarely use bells anymore in these contexts, preferring
instead to call people back together with a drum or some other more appropriate
attention-getting sound.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On 2010-07-07, at 8:57 AM, Lisa Heft wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>1) If you ring them 'to let people know things) - for
example to signify the change in time for sessions - you are actually breaking
into peoples' thought process. And there are always enough timepieces
(electronic and otherwise) that people have and even clocks on the wall, plus session
convenors' interest in their next sessions - to let people know in a
participant-centered (rather than facilitator-driven) way when the time is
shifting. So when I do it, I only ring them at one certain time - to draw
peoples' attention to the fact that Closing Circle is beginning. When I
introduce how the day will go (usually after they post their topics on the
wall), I include the fact that I will not be telling them about time, that they
have these timepieces, but that I will see them in Closing Circle at ''x
o'clock" and that I will be in the room if they have any questions.
And when I use them this once - they really capture peoples' attention,
because they have not over-heard it. If I am not mistaken, the fabulous
Elwin Guild uses one ring of his bells after the very last comment / all is
over at the end of the event. Elwin, would you like to share how you use
your bells?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>2) I 'ding' the bells about 4 to 6 times, letting the full
sound of each ding run out, before I start the next ding. I breathe. And I find
the dings are much like a graceful breathing.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>3) If it is a very large venue I hold them up to a
microphone.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>4) Some people hold them like cymbals (the 'faces' on
vertical planes opposite each other); some people hold them both facing down,
next to each other (lightly holding the straps so as to not affect the sound),
and touch them to each other. This last method is my method.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>5) When buying them - ideal is to go to an actual store (a
Tibetan store for example) to listen to the music and tone of each set of
bells, to feel which is the one set that speaks to you.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>6) I went to great lengths to make a connecting piece that
was not the original leather - so that I could put things on it that meant
something to me. It turns out that it can affect the sound and can stretch and
I am wondering if perhaps keeping the original simple leather piece might be
best. Although mine is still the way I created it and I enjoy how it looks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Jul 7, 2010, at 8:31 AM, Karolina Iwa wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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