Instead of prescribing me a regular old standard inhaler like the rest of the world uses, my doctor insisted I use one of these attachments. The idea is that you press down the little canister like normal, release, and then inhale from the big honkin' tube. Ladies and gentlemen, I present my ALBUTEROL BONG.
@AndyLowry I hope the other kids are not making fun of you.
@jayarava
Though I've taken the panatipata vow, blows with a stick are a long-standing tradition in my lineage. I hope them kids know what's best for them. 😉
@jayarava
Speaking of which, I did a three-day intensive back in '83 at the Rochester Zen Center. Kapleau was still alive and running things at the time; he was a really arresting presence.
Anyway, they actually DID use a stick, but it wasn't punitive. If the zendo monitor noticed you slumping and losing alertness, they'd pad quietly up behind you. If you raised a gassho above your head, that was your permission to be struck-- two sharp whacks each on some sort of pressure point where the neck meets the shoulder, first the left, then the right. It really did work!
(And the sound was sharp enough to wake everybody else in the room up, too. WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! 😆 )
