The computer sounded the tone indicating it's time to meditate and then presented the steps necessary to do it properly. The novitiate knew the importance of obedience to machines so he followed the steps meticulously.
After each step of the meditation, the computer ordered another step to ensure the efficacy of the process until finally it reached the end of its sequence and released the novitiate.
Sounds like sci fi nightmare, right?
It ain't. You can buy Meditation Studio from Apple's App Store and it runs on iOS. (MacWorld: Apple names its picks for best apps of the year)
Nirvana, huh? (larfs)
The people offering the program say they have not, thus far, had any success selling it to Buddhist monks but they're sure that will come in time because this method is more efficient, more effective, computerized meditation.
Ed: more efficient than what?
Well, sadly, they didn't have an answer for that one. They just wanted the four bucks.
Ed: you realize you're promoting this rubbish by writing about it!
Well, I used it for my meditation and this is what it told me to do.
Ed: sell stuff?
It did! (larfs)
Om
Om
Ommmmmm
It's a bit hypocritical to slam the product since I did record a few sessions for 'talking to you inner child,' etc. However, those were audio and the listener didn't have to do anything except kick back and roll with it. Although I do believe the concept, to some extent, I didn't believe it enough to continue with it.
Note: that was not a commercial endeavor and unknown what became of those recordings but they likely evaporated in one disk disaster or another. I probably back my stuff up more than most but that's not airtight and sometimes there was a big loss. Back up your stuff and don't put it on a cloud (i.e. self-important file server) where the Feds can be going through it.
Om
Om
Fuck this (larfs).
After each step of the meditation, the computer ordered another step to ensure the efficacy of the process until finally it reached the end of its sequence and released the novitiate.
Sounds like sci fi nightmare, right?
It ain't. You can buy Meditation Studio from Apple's App Store and it runs on iOS. (MacWorld: Apple names its picks for best apps of the year)
Nirvana, huh? (larfs)
The people offering the program say they have not, thus far, had any success selling it to Buddhist monks but they're sure that will come in time because this method is more efficient, more effective, computerized meditation.
Ed: more efficient than what?
Well, sadly, they didn't have an answer for that one. They just wanted the four bucks.
Ed: you realize you're promoting this rubbish by writing about it!
Well, I used it for my meditation and this is what it told me to do.
Ed: sell stuff?
It did! (larfs)
Om
Om
Ommmmmm
It's a bit hypocritical to slam the product since I did record a few sessions for 'talking to you inner child,' etc. However, those were audio and the listener didn't have to do anything except kick back and roll with it. Although I do believe the concept, to some extent, I didn't believe it enough to continue with it.
Note: that was not a commercial endeavor and unknown what became of those recordings but they likely evaporated in one disk disaster or another. I probably back my stuff up more than most but that's not airtight and sometimes there was a big loss. Back up your stuff and don't put it on a cloud (i.e. self-important file server) where the Feds can be going through it.
Om
Om
Fuck this (larfs).
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