Guest guest Posted August 2, 2000 Report Share Posted August 2, 2000 Hi friends. This just came across my desk and it seemed worth sharing. Namaste- Mike ------------- This is for anyone who takes meditation too seriously. PROCRASTINATIONAL MEDITATIION By Ed Gage Make haste slowly, for one can easily become discouraged. One can become over enthusiastic. One can become in such a manner of policy as to let the little ends slip without proper consideration, as to their meaning with the whole undertaking. Cayce Reading 2448-3 A new form of meditation, Procrastinational Meditation (PM), is sweeping the country and supplying thousands of people with newfound peace of mind. This writer recently obtained an interview with PM's founder, Professor I. Will Lader, M.D., Ph.D. "The PM concept is simple," the professor explained. "Procrastination is merely putting off whatever it is you ought to be doing and usually have the time to do until a more convenient time when you can't do whatever it was as well as you could have done it before you put it off in the first place. The problem is that a lot of people feel guilty about that. "Procrastinational meditation, though," he continued, "teaches the art of sitting quietly and achieving inner peace by figuring out good reasons for not doing what you ought to be doing. With PM the meditator learns to become at one with his procrastination." "That's very interesting, but are there any practical, everyday applications for PM?" I asked. "Of course, of course!" the professor chortled. "I point out hundreds of daily applications in my book, PM AND THE ART OF NOT TAKING OUT THE GARBAGE. By applying the proper mental processes, one can achieve a mind-expanding consciousness which produces an inner awakening to the innate beauty in the act of not taking out the garbage by contemplating the cosmic ramifications of such inaction. It's that easy." "But surely you have to take out the garbage sometime?" I said. "Well, yes," the professor said, "but in my book, I explain Procrastinational Meditation alternatives to taking out the garbage, such as living on a diet of peanut butter sandwiches so there's never much garbage to take out." The professor noticed I was having difficulty taking notes because I was crowded on the couch between overstuffed Hefty trash bags. "Feel free to move a couple of those bags if you need more room for writing," he told me. It WAS a little cramped, so I lifted one sack over to a clear spot on the coffee table. It was a heavy bag, and as I set it down there was the sound of cracking glass. "Don't worry. It's only old peanut butter jars," the professor reassured me. "As you can see, I believe in immersing myself in my work." "Very impressive, Professor," I said, "but what about someone who has not yet attained your level of development? Is it difficult for the novice procrastinator to learn PM?" "Not at all," he replied. "That's the beauty of PM. It's a completely natural process utilizing the concept of less is more--the less the effort, the greater the procrastinational results." Propping up his feet on a peanut butter jar, he continued: "The first chapter of my book is called `Rome Wasn't Built in a Day, So What's the Hurry?' It introduces the beginning procrastinator to PM's two great truths: (1) There's Always Tomorrow, and (2) Tomorrow Never Comes. "To fully appreciate PM, though," the professor said, "it is important to understand the true relationships of the procrastinator, and the whole dadgum rest of the universe. In every circumstance, it has taken since the beginning of time to bring The Procrastinator in contact with That-To-Be-Procrastinated-Upon. Logically, then, if it's waited for millions and millions of years, another day or two won't hurt," he said. "The book covers all of these concepts fully." "Do you happen to have a copy of your book I could borrow?" "Well, er...uh...ahem...ahaw," Professor Lader hemmed and hawed. "Well, actually the book hasn't been published yet." "Could I glance over your manuscript, then?" "Well, you see, I don't exactly have anything written down just yet," the professor explained. "But I am planning to begin working seriously on the book sometime this year. Or possibly the next year at the very latest. I'll get around to it one of these days." "Then perhaps you could tell me what the final goal of Procrastinational Meditation is for the people who use it?" I said. "Certainly! In PM final peace is at last gained by subconsciously squaring the procrastinational process. The effect produced is that essentially the meditator learns to procrastinate on procrastination. By postponing procrastination, one is free to accomplish any work which needs to be done and at the most opportune time, as well," he said. "But, Professor, isn't that what it would be like if no one procrastinated in the first place?" I asked. "That's a very interesting point," the professor said, "and I must be sure to explore that concept more fully ... perhaps tomorrow ...." There is progress whether ye are going forward or backward! The thing is to move! Cayce Reading 3027-2 "Forget today - tomorrow is soon enough." VENTURE INWARD, May/June 1985, p. 42,43. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2000 Report Share Posted August 3, 2000 HAHAHA... ROTFLOL :-) > ---------- > UnbrknCh8n[sMTP:UnbrknCh8n] > Thursday, August 03, 2000 9:31 AM > > Meditating on Procrastination ;-) > > Hi friends. This just came across my desk and it seemed worth sharing. > > Namaste- > > Mike > ------------- > This is for anyone who takes meditation too seriously. > > PROCRASTINATIONAL MEDITATIION By Ed Gage > > Make haste slowly, for one can easily become discouraged. One can become > over enthusiastic. One can become in such a manner of policy as to let the > > little ends slip without proper consideration, as to their meaning with > the > whole undertaking. > Cayce Reading 2448-3 > > A new form of meditation, Procrastinational Meditation (PM), is > sweeping > the country and supplying thousands of people with newfound peace of > > mind. This writer recently obtained an interview with PM's founder, > Professor I. Will Lader, M.D., Ph.D. > > "The PM concept is simple," the professor explained. "Procrastination > is > merely putting off whatever it is you ought to be doing and usually have > > the time to do until a more convenient time when you can't do whatever it > > was as well as you could have done it before you put it off in the first > > place. The problem is that a lot of people feel guilty about that. > > "Procrastinational meditation, though," he continued, "teaches the art of > > sitting quietly and achieving inner peace by figuring out good reasons > for > not doing what you ought to be doing. With PM the meditator learns to > become > at one with his procrastination." > > "That's very interesting, but are there any practical, everyday > applications > for PM?" I asked. > > "Of course, of course!" the professor chortled. "I point out hundreds of > > daily applications in my book, PM AND THE ART OF NOT TAKING OUT THE > GARBAGE. > By applying the proper mental processes, one can achieve a > mind-expanding consciousness which produces an inner awakening to the > innate > beauty in the act of not taking out the garbage by contemplating the > cosmic > ramifications of such inaction. It's that easy." > > "But surely you have to take out the garbage sometime?" I said. > > "Well, yes," the professor said, "but in my book, I explain > Procrastinational > Meditation alternatives to taking out the garbage, such as living on a > diet > of peanut butter sandwiches so there's never much garbage to take out." > > The professor noticed I was having difficulty taking notes because I was > crowded on the couch between overstuffed Hefty trash bags. "Feel free to > move a couple of those bags if you need more room for writing," he told > me. > > It WAS a little cramped, so I lifted one sack over to a clear spot on the > coffee table. It was a heavy bag, and as I set it down there was the > sound > of cracking glass. > "Don't worry. It's only old peanut butter jars," the professor reassured > > me. "As you can see, I believe in immersing myself in my work." > > "Very impressive, Professor," I said, "but what about someone who has not > yet > attained your level of development? Is it difficult for the novice > procrastinator to learn PM?" > > "Not at all," he replied. "That's the beauty of PM. It's a completely > > natural process utilizing the concept of less is more--the less the > effort, > the greater the procrastinational results." > > Propping up his feet on a peanut butter jar, he continued: "The first > chapter > of my book is called `Rome Wasn't Built in a Day, So What's the Hurry?' > It > introduces the beginning procrastinator to PM's two great truths: (1) > There's Always Tomorrow, and (2) Tomorrow Never Comes. > > "To fully appreciate PM, though," the professor said, "it is important to > > understand the true relationships of the procrastinator, and the whole > dadgum > rest of the universe. In every circumstance, it has taken since the > beginning of time to bring The Procrastinator in contact with > That-To-Be-Procrastinated-Upon. Logically, then, if it's waited for > millions > and millions of years, another day or two won't hurt," he said. "The book > > covers all of these concepts fully." > > "Do you happen to have a copy of your book I could borrow?" > > "Well, er...uh...ahem...ahaw," Professor Lader hemmed and hawed. "Well, > actually the book hasn't been published yet." > > "Could I glance over your manuscript, then?" > > "Well, you see, I don't exactly have anything written down just yet," the > professor explained. "But I am planning to begin working seriously on the > > book sometime this year. Or possibly the next year at the very latest. > I'll > get around to it one of these days." > > "Then perhaps you could tell me what the final goal of Procrastinational > Meditation is for the people who use it?" I said. > > "Certainly! In PM final peace is at last gained by subconsciously > squaring > the procrastinational process. The effect produced is that essentially > the > meditator learns to procrastinate on procrastination. By postponing > procrastination, one is free to accomplish any work which needs to be done > > and at the most opportune time, as well," he said. > > "But, Professor, isn't that what it would be like if no one procrastinated > in > the first place?" I asked. > > "That's a very interesting point," the professor said, "and I must be sure > to > explore that concept more fully ... perhaps tomorrow ...." > > There is progress whether ye are going forward or backward! > The thing is to move! Cayce Reading 3027-2 > > "Forget today - tomorrow is soon enough." > > VENTURE INWARD, May/June 1985, p. 42,43. > > > > // > > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, > perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and > subside back into the Space of Awareness. Like waves rising are not > different than the ocean, all things arising from Awareness are of the > nature of Awareness. Awareness does not come and go but is always Present. > It is Home. Home is where the Heart Is. Jnanis know the Heart to be the > Finality of Eternal Being. A true devotee relishes in the Truth of > Self-Knowledge, spontaneously arising from within into It Self. Welcome > all to a. > > To from this list, go to the ONElist web site, at > www., and select the User Center link from > the menu bar > on the left. This menu will also let you change your > subscription > between digest and normal mode. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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