Dear Group,

A while ago someone commented on my blog about that waking up to an
alarm was a modern, artificial, necessary evil and it is best that one
wake up naturally without an alarm. Then the other day I had the
thought that a buzzer alarm is just a modern version of the Wake-Up
Bells used at Buddhist Monasteries. I remember waking up fresh to a
6am wake-up bell on meditation retreat in 1995. So I'm going to set my
alarm for 6am. As soon as it goes off I can mentally interpret the
sound as a sort of wake-up bell. (They do sell Zen Alarm Clocks but
they are expensive.)

With metta / Antony.

PS See my blog (Filter on Category: "Early Riser Project" – 36 entries
so far)
http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/blog/dhammapal/index.php?