Marblehead Posted July 22, 2010 It looked to me like the dog wasn't interested in enlightenment. Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vajrahridaya Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 10:08 AM, Marblehead said: It looked to me like the dog wasn't interested in enlightenment. Peace & Love! No, probably not... but, dog's are moody as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 10:08 AM, Marblehead said: It looked to me like the dog wasn't interested in enlightenment. Peace & Love! Zhuangzi and his friend were walking along the river. 'Look at the fish,' Zhuangzi said with a smile, 'how they jump and somersault, they are enjoying themselves so much!' 'You are not a fish,' his friend said, 'you can't know if they are enjoying themselves.' 'You are not me,' Zhuangzi replied, 'you can't know if I know if the fish are enjoying themselves.' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vajrahridaya Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 11:06 AM, Taomeow said: Zhuangzi and his friend were walking along the river. 'Look at the fish,' Zhuangzi said with a smile, 'how they jump and somersault, they are enjoying themselves so much!' 'You are not a fish,' his friend said, 'you can't know if they are enjoying themselves.' 'You are not me,' Zhuangzi replied, 'you can't know if I know if the fish are enjoying themselves.' All I know is that Lama Zopa is great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 11:06 AM, Taomeow said: Zhuangzi and his friend were walking along the river. 'Look at the fish,' Zhuangzi said with a smile, 'how they jump and somersault, they are enjoying themselves so much!' 'You are not a fish,' his friend said, 'you can't know if they are enjoying themselves.' 'You are not me,' Zhuangzi replied, 'you can't know if I know if the fish are enjoying themselves.' Hehehe. Okay. Okay. You made your point. What the heck do I know? Not much, for sure, but I do have my perceptions. Hey VJ. You think dogs are moody? Try doing something like that to a cat. Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralis Posted July 22, 2010 The dog was enlightening the Lama! ralis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSongsofDistantEarth Posted July 22, 2010 Dogs rule, anyway. I don't understand all these cat people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralis Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 11:31 AM, Vajrahridaya said: All I know is that Lama Zopa is great! Great in what way? Because you said so? Your statement implies he must be on a higher level than others. You continually refer to a hierarchy while denying none exist. ralis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Birch Posted July 22, 2010 "I don't understand all these cat people.2 - "I am the cat who walks by himself and all places are alike to me" Was Kipling a Taoist? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 2:11 PM, Kate said: "I don't understand all these cat people.2 - "I am the cat who walks by himself and all places are alike to me" Was Kipling a Taoist? Hehehe. Yeah, I think dogs are Buddhists and cats are Taoists. Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSongsofDistantEarth Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 2:39 PM, Marblehead said: Hehehe. Yeah, I think dogs are Buddhists and cats are Taoists. Peace & Love! Marblehead, ye are a traitor for saying that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 3:21 PM, TheSongsofDistantEarth said: Marblehead, ye are a traitor for saying that. Hehehe. Well, it sounded right when I said it. I'll reconsider. Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 7:10 PM, Marblehead said: Hehehe. Well, it sounded right when I said it. I'll reconsider. Peace & Love! Dogs are loyal, that is enough for them and a lot for us! Cats don't lie, that is enough for them and a lot for us! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3bob Posted July 22, 2010 "Does a dog have Buddha nature?" http://article.wn.com/view/2009/05/15/Do_dogs_have_a_Buddha_nature/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 8:19 PM, 3bob said: Dogs are loyal, that is enough for them and a lot for us! Cats don't lie, that is enough for them and a lot for us! Hehehe. That's 3bob for ya. Always trying to find the middle path. But cats are cleaner and they don't bark! Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheSongsofDistantEarth Posted July 22, 2010 Does a Bob have Buddha nature? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 8:53 PM, TheSongsofDistantEarth said: Does a Bob have Buddha nature? From what I know of him I would say that that is a given. Peace & Love! (Hugs and a pat on the back for 3Bob.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 1:49 PM, TheSongsofDistantEarth said: Dogs rule, anyway. I don't understand all these cat people. Me neither... and I'm one of them! In one of her SF books, Ursula Le Guinn (one of the better translators of the Tao Te Ching, by the way) describes a futuristic society where genetic modifications ran away -- everything alive was tampered with, supposedly to improve on it. The main protagonist explains why things like talking dogs they created were unbearable. The dog whom science had given human speech went something like, "I'm hungry, I love you, let's play ball, do you love me, I want love, I want chicken, I want sex, sex, sex, say you love me, I smell chicken, I'm hungry, I love you, I love you so much, do you love me, do you do you do you do you, say you love me, say it say it, sex sex sex sex love love love chicken chicken ball ball ball do you love me do you love me..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 22, 2010 Hehehe. Yep. That's dog. (I've known some men like that too.) Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taomeow Posted July 22, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 10:39 PM, Marblehead said: Hehehe. Yep. That's dog. (I've known some men like that too.) Peace & Love! I knew someone would recognize them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vajrahridaya Posted July 23, 2010 On 7/22/2010 at 12:49 PM, Marblehead said: Hehehe. Okay. Okay. You made your point. What the heck do I know? Not much, for sure, but I do have my perceptions. Hey VJ. You think dogs are moody? Try doing something like that to a cat. Peace & Love! Oh I know... I've had both and cats are definitely more moody than dogs, like almost schizophrenic! I think it's just because they are super sensitive to outside stimuli on an extra sensory level while dogs can sometimes be quite clueless and goofy, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted July 23, 2010 On 7/23/2010 at 1:06 AM, Vajrahridaya said: Oh I know... I've had both and cats are definitely more moody than dogs, like almost schizophrenic! I think it's just because they are super sensitive to outside stimuli on an extra sensory level while dogs can sometimes be quite clueless and goofy, Hehehe. I'm not going to remind you of the association I made above. (Oh My Goodness! I'm in trouble now!!! Hehehe.) Peace & Love! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vajrahridaya Posted July 23, 2010 On 7/23/2010 at 10:12 AM, Marblehead said: Hehehe. I'm not going to remind you of the association I made above. (Oh My Goodness! I'm in trouble now!!! Hehehe.) Peace & Love! I already saw that. I would say Buddhists are both and Taoists are just cats. Nah, nah! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
