"Bliss has many forms: smokeable, injectable, drinkable, edible, and fuckable."
Like Joseph Campbell, The Chemical Buddha was a big believer in doing what (and who) made you happy. Luckily for TCB, there were a lot of things that made him happy, so he didn't need to limit himself to one form of bliss. He attributed his happiness and longevity, such that it was, to his vast menu of things he liked. However, unlike Mr. Campbell, The Chemical Buddha was perfectly OK with his bliss coming at the expense of others. In his mind, his selfishness (or bliss bogarting) would spur people to get fed up with being taken advantage of and eventually find their own form of bliss to follow.
What makes you happy?
What are you willing to do to be happy?
Are you willing to potentially be miserable in the short-term if it means you'll have long-term happiness?
Showing posts with label bliss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bliss. Show all posts
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Pass the Past
"An unexamined life is bliss."
Once the Chemical Buddha set out on his path of self-examination (which took some really big mirrors) and enlightenment, he arrived at today’s insight. And believe us, once he figured that out, he wondered why he went that direction in the first place. He figured if one never looked at their lives they wouldn't experience things like loss, guilt or regret. It was realizing what could have been and opportunities missed that led to that pain. We can’t tell you how many times TCB told us the story of how much he regretted not eating the roach of one particularly potent spliff he smoked. Legend has it, he regretted that for the rest of his life.
If anything, what do you regret about your past?
What can you do differently to live without regret?
What stories do you tell that others are tired of hearing and why do you tell them?
What from your past do you need to let go of?
Once the Chemical Buddha set out on his path of self-examination (which took some really big mirrors) and enlightenment, he arrived at today’s insight. And believe us, once he figured that out, he wondered why he went that direction in the first place. He figured if one never looked at their lives they wouldn't experience things like loss, guilt or regret. It was realizing what could have been and opportunities missed that led to that pain. We can’t tell you how many times TCB told us the story of how much he regretted not eating the roach of one particularly potent spliff he smoked. Legend has it, he regretted that for the rest of his life.
If anything, what do you regret about your past?
What can you do differently to live without regret?
What stories do you tell that others are tired of hearing and why do you tell them?
What from your past do you need to let go of?
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Monday, February 16, 2009
Buzz, Buzz
“Follow your buzz.”
Joseph Campbell coined the phrase ‘follow your bliss’ but The Chemical Buddha wondered what you were supposed to do when you bliss was a buzz? And he was especially confused about what you were supposed to do when you didn’t even really need to follow it? Because The Chemical Buddha could get all sorts of buzzable stuff delivered right to his door (along with edible and fuckable). The Chemical Buddha saw this as a big improvement over whatever the hell Campbell meant. Other than the TCB’s own insight written above, he thought at least ‘have your bliss delivered’ was an improvement over following anything around. Or, at least it was a lot less work.
What do you get enjoyment out of?
What are you willing to do to have more of it? What are you unwilling to do?
Joseph Campbell coined the phrase ‘follow your bliss’ but The Chemical Buddha wondered what you were supposed to do when you bliss was a buzz? And he was especially confused about what you were supposed to do when you didn’t even really need to follow it? Because The Chemical Buddha could get all sorts of buzzable stuff delivered right to his door (along with edible and fuckable). The Chemical Buddha saw this as a big improvement over whatever the hell Campbell meant. Other than the TCB’s own insight written above, he thought at least ‘have your bliss delivered’ was an improvement over following anything around. Or, at least it was a lot less work.
What do you get enjoyment out of?
What are you willing to do to have more of it? What are you unwilling to do?
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