Putting the High in Hiatus

It's finished. There is now a Medicated Meditation for every day of the year (excluding Leap Year). So all of the 'monks' are going to take a break and rest up. This proved to be a bigger strain on our brains than we anticipated. But look for a book containing all of The Chemical Buddha's Daily Meditations in the next 10 years. Also, we've 'uncovered' more of TCB's daily insights and will post them as we feel like it.

Fucking Ugly

"No one looks good while they're cumming."
After watching countless hours of porn, The Chemical Buddha noticed that people made the strangest faces when they were supposedly enjoying themselves the most. First, he thought this pointed to how closely related pleasure and pain were. Second, he assumed that he was the exception to the 'ugly orgasm face'. In fact, he was so sure, he videotaped himself masturbating to see what his face looked like. (Just so you know, few people wanted to have sex with TCB, let alone be filmed doing it.) Since we can find no recorded evidence of his 'alone time' we assume he too was a victim of 'ugly orgasm face'.
What things do you say you'd be 'happy' to do when you're really not?
How often do you do stuff you don't want to do?
How often do you actually do the stuff that you enjoy doing?

Let's Move

"If you want to move the world, drink until you have bed spins."
People join various philanthropic organizations because they want to effect the world in some way. The Chemical Buddha himself started his movement to bring people into the consciousness of being unconscious. When his followers would ask him about his impact (and their's) they could have on the world, he responded with today's insight. Like Gandhi, he believed change started with the individual. But because it was hard to literally move the world by yourself, he suggested bed spins because that was a hell of a lot easier. The next step was to fill your bed with other people who have the spins and so on and so on. That was the way to move the world.
What impact do you have on your friends and family? Is it positive or negative?
What one thing would you like to see the world embrace/move toward?
What one thing could you do to help see that come about?

Change Me!

"If you want to change your world, take some acid."
The Chemical Buddha was in favor of changing the world and actually set out to do that. But after almost a half hour, he gave up. It was waaaay too hard. So he decided to change how he saw the world. Buddha and Aristotle talked about how the world is merely what we see. Reality itself may or may not be as we actually see it. TCB found nothing changed how he saw the world better than hallucinogenics. They totally changed what he saw, heard, smelled and tasted. In fact, he had trouble deciding what world was actually real. If changing some minor chemicals in his brain could have that kind of impact, what might huge changes actually do to the world around him? He set out to discover what would happen. We believe he ultimately found that the world changed so much he had to leave it.
How do you deal with change? Do you embrace it or resist it?
How have your feelings about your past changed as you’ve gotten older?
How have your views of the world changed?

Here's Hoping

"While a man believes he's going to get laid, the woman actually knows."
The Chemical Buddha found a lot of fertile ground comparing perception with reality. However, this discovery was one of his least favorites. Before he gained awareness of today's insight, he thought he actually had some sway over whether or not he got laid. The reality was far from the truth. Well, that's not completely right. Because it was possible for him to do things that would prevent him from getting laid, everything from an eye roll to a silent fart three rooms away from his partner. But he couldn't do anything to ensure he got laid. That was completely up to the woman. As a result, TCB started to wish he would come back as a woman so he could get laid more often.
What do you know and what do you believe?
How have those two things changed as you've gotten older?
How much control do you think you have over your life? How much do you really have?

Thinking of You Thinking of Me

"Of course I only think of myself. No one else is going to."
The Chemical Buddha realized everyone was self-centered. He believed very few people truly acted for the benefit of others. He thought if someone did a kind act for another it was so they could be praised or appreciated by the other person. Or that person would return their kind act with another. This is part of the reason why TCB never did anything for anyone else. That way people thought of him more (mainly that he was an asshole) and he didn't have to do anything to get them to do it. He saw it as the perfect win-win.
How often do you think of others?
How often do you think of yourself?
How often do you think other people think of you?
What do you get out of doing things for other people?

Get Drunk. Stay Drunk.

"You'll never have a hangover if you don't sober up."
Buddhists see life as suffering and meditation as a way to relieve/release suffering. As you might expect, The Chemical Buddha's approach was different. He was in favor of avoiding any and all pain as often as possible. He taught that emotional, physical and spiritual pain could all be avoided indefinitely with the right cocktail of chemicals. Of course, there are other physical costs. Not to mention the eventual tolerance to anything you're taking, and the withdrawals and cravings. But to The Chemical Buddha that just meant the student hadn't reached enlightenment yet. He always did have an answer for everything.
What causes you pain in your life?
What do you do to avoid it?
How does avoiding it work? Does it make the pain go away?