"Meditate or masturbate?"
Today's insight was part of the eternal question. Or, at least it was part of The Chemical Buddha's eternal question. Once he discovered the peace and serenity masturbation gave him, he no longer asked the question. Plus, he could do it all by himself. No more rejection or the expense of getting someone else drunk/high. Really, TCB wasn't sure why anyone would choose meditation over masturbation. Of course he wasn't sure why people choose a lot of the things they did. He assumed it was because it made them happy or gave them some sense of comfort.
Do you 'like' having people around or do you 'need' to have people around you?
What 'bad' choices do you make over and over?
What do you get out of these 'bad' choices?
Showing posts with label Meditation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Meditation. Show all posts
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Put This in Your Bong
“I do not promote enlightenment through Buddhism. I promote enlightenment through Bud-ism.”
Because The Chemical Buddha was a Buddha, people often thought he practiced Buddhism. But nothing could be farther from the truth. TCB focused on the chemical part of his name. While the Buddha’s teaching transformed the unenlightened into the enlightened, The Chemical Buddha preferred to focus on the transformation chemicals could make on one’s life. Mainly because it was a hell of a lot easier than the work of clearing one’s mind of thought with meditation. Anyone who has tried drugs could tell you that any street drug worth a damn would do the same thing. And you could buy drugs in any American town. But there wasn’t a Buddhist temple in every city in America. Not even close. Plus it was a lot easier to get rednecks to smoke pot than it was to meditate. In fact, The Chemical Buddha was surprised the Buddha hadn’t already thought of the whole drug angle. Guess he wasn’t that enlightened after all huh?
Where in your life do you take short cuts/compromise?
How does compromising what you want affect you?
How does not compromising affect you?
Because The Chemical Buddha was a Buddha, people often thought he practiced Buddhism. But nothing could be farther from the truth. TCB focused on the chemical part of his name. While the Buddha’s teaching transformed the unenlightened into the enlightened, The Chemical Buddha preferred to focus on the transformation chemicals could make on one’s life. Mainly because it was a hell of a lot easier than the work of clearing one’s mind of thought with meditation. Anyone who has tried drugs could tell you that any street drug worth a damn would do the same thing. And you could buy drugs in any American town. But there wasn’t a Buddhist temple in every city in America. Not even close. Plus it was a lot easier to get rednecks to smoke pot than it was to meditate. In fact, The Chemical Buddha was surprised the Buddha hadn’t already thought of the whole drug angle. Guess he wasn’t that enlightened after all huh?
Where in your life do you take short cuts/compromise?
How does compromising what you want affect you?
How does not compromising affect you?
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Back to the Future
“Too many people worry about what's next instead of what's now.”
The Chemical Buddha was all about the now. Except when he was looking forward to his next high or lay. Which was pretty much all the time. But we digress. He found people worried about what was going to happen next and missed what was happening now. Before someone even had a moment to enjoy the bite of food they were eating, they were already taking the next bite. He thought this was because the brain was all about looking for the 'what’s next.' While the body was about enjoying the what’s now. TCB found being stoned slowed his brain down enough for him to enjoy what’s now. He had heard that other's used meditation to do the same thing.
Do you live your life in the past, present or future?
Where would you prefer to live you life? What would it take for you to do it?
The Chemical Buddha was all about the now. Except when he was looking forward to his next high or lay. Which was pretty much all the time. But we digress. He found people worried about what was going to happen next and missed what was happening now. Before someone even had a moment to enjoy the bite of food they were eating, they were already taking the next bite. He thought this was because the brain was all about looking for the 'what’s next.' While the body was about enjoying the what’s now. TCB found being stoned slowed his brain down enough for him to enjoy what’s now. He had heard that other's used meditation to do the same thing.
Do you live your life in the past, present or future?
Where would you prefer to live you life? What would it take for you to do it?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
The Difference a Letter Makes
“Meditate or medicate?”
The Chemical Buddha often came in contact with Buddhists from other schools of thought. When he did they would insist he try meditation instead of medication. (For Buddhist, they were kind of pushy. But then, they’d also say he was destroying everything Buddha stood for, so they may have just been drama queens. Since they shaved their heads, it was hard to tell if they were men or women.) And, believe it or not, The Chemical Buddha actually tried meditating. But it just made his legs go to sleep. And he figured drugs did a much better job of making everything numb. Therefore, medication trumped meditation. (Besides, meditation was hard and boring.) The fact that there was just one letter difference between the two words was not lost on TCB either. He figured they must be closely related and therefore OK.
Where do you draw irrational ties to justify what you do?
How might you benefit from taking the more difficult path?
The Chemical Buddha often came in contact with Buddhists from other schools of thought. When he did they would insist he try meditation instead of medication. (For Buddhist, they were kind of pushy. But then, they’d also say he was destroying everything Buddha stood for, so they may have just been drama queens. Since they shaved their heads, it was hard to tell if they were men or women.) And, believe it or not, The Chemical Buddha actually tried meditating. But it just made his legs go to sleep. And he figured drugs did a much better job of making everything numb. Therefore, medication trumped meditation. (Besides, meditation was hard and boring.) The fact that there was just one letter difference between the two words was not lost on TCB either. He figured they must be closely related and therefore OK.
Where do you draw irrational ties to justify what you do?
How might you benefit from taking the more difficult path?
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Hurts so Good
"Buddha meditates to alleviate pain and suffering. Chemical Buddha medicates to numb pain and suffering."
Buddhist believe that through meditation one could see pain and suffering as impermanent and merely amusing occurrences that come and go. But The Chemical Buddha invested a lot in his pain and suffering. Some might say that it was how he defined himself and was his reason for being. So he found it easier to just numb whatever he didn't want to experience. It was a lot faster than sitting on a cushion for hours on end. Although, as far as we know, he never tried meditation. So rather than breathing into anything uncomfortable he didn't want to experience and slowly releasing his attachment to it, he would just drink, smoke or orgasm it away. And, on rare occasion, do all three at once.
What painful experiences are you attached to?
How might accepting the past, rather than wishing it didn't happen, allow you to move on?
Buddhist believe that through meditation one could see pain and suffering as impermanent and merely amusing occurrences that come and go. But The Chemical Buddha invested a lot in his pain and suffering. Some might say that it was how he defined himself and was his reason for being. So he found it easier to just numb whatever he didn't want to experience. It was a lot faster than sitting on a cushion for hours on end. Although, as far as we know, he never tried meditation. So rather than breathing into anything uncomfortable he didn't want to experience and slowly releasing his attachment to it, he would just drink, smoke or orgasm it away. And, on rare occasion, do all three at once.
What painful experiences are you attached to?
How might accepting the past, rather than wishing it didn't happen, allow you to move on?
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