[ Post a Response | Tao Speaks ]
Posted by Bao Pu
on 12/22/2008, 6:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Rising and Falling: a continuation"
99.255.167.X
--Previous Message--
:
: I may not understand what you mean by
: "trajectory." My procrastination
: has not fallen away despite my identifying
: it. A smoker or alcoholic may know what
: they're doing is not beneficial, but unless
: accompanied by strong determination and
: effort, these habits do not simply fall
: away.
:
: Most people are resistant to change.
:
: ----------------------
:
: I'd suggest, Bao Pu, that your propensity to
: procrastinate is still here because it's
: still of use to you--in a way that you may
: not be able to fathom.
There's a payoff for everything we do, whether it's beneficial or harmful. Things like procrastination have the payoff of immediate gratification rather than a larger payoff later. It's easier to be lazy and undisciplined.
Harmony,
Bao Pu
117
Message Thread:
« Back to thread
"The Tao is basically utterly open. Utter openeness has no substance. It ends in endlessness, begins in beginninglessnes".
-Li Daoqun
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Webmaster: zentao00@yahoo.com Donations help to support, upgrade and expand the Tao Speaks! community..