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Monks, especially those of eastern tradition, have long learned to practice moving meditation. They have learned to learn to meditate and practice conscious breathing at the sounding of the gong, or bell. Certainly, that's not the only sound you can meditate upon. You can actually use any sound to meditate. I did a few experiments, with various result:
The sound of one hand clapping. This is actually quite good. Whenever I got angry after havind done a stupid thing, I'd usually whack my forehead. The sound relaxes me immediately. Trouble is, the sound is very similar to two hands clapping. After a particularly impressive show, the audience just clap and clap and I just sit there meditating.
The sound of angry shouting. This is also quite good. When two people are angry at each other, the level of anger can be very high as they feed each other's anger. When the other person starts to become angry, I become calm and able to defuse the anger effectively. It's hard to get angry alone, when other people in the room is calm and at ease.
The sound of car honking. Taking the anger to the road, whenever people behave erratically, drivers usually honk their car horn in anger. I use that as a signal to become calm. This works, but I advice you not to take it so far, as the sound doubles as emergency signal that requires instant action.
If you think about it, the effect here is very similar to those of a hypnotist. When a hypnotist puts out a show, he'd invariably decides on an action trigger. This is the same thing. In fact, you can probably go to a hypnotist, and ask him to hypnotize you to become calm and relaxed whenever you hear a certain sound or word. Think of it: Instant Meditation or Meditation at the Clap of a Hand.