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15 Responses to “Does a cat have the Buddha-nature?”
Cats could possibly save the planet if we just pay attention to them. Ever notice how they can find a sunspot in your house and bask in it luxuriously even on what appears to be an overcast day? Because of this innate sense to find a heat source, I predict Apple or maybe Tesla will develop miniature cat-mounted solar panels for recharging batteries thereby dropping our dependence further on fossil fools….er I mean fuels. And thinking of batteries, nothing can store and release energy like a cat. Just when I think our middle aged cat is getting as slow and fat as me, he’ll see a flying insect in the house and perform feats of athleticism beyond what you’d think possible even from a drug-pumped Soviet gymnast.
I think Turk just realized that he’s a genius. And, that he has been a genius and very stable his whole life. He’s relaxed because he knows he is smarter than anyone around him.
January 2, 2018 at 10:09 am |
Looks like a Field Marshall Turkish von Turkenstein strategic planning session to me! Heart rate is probably in the low teens.
As they say: “Don’t sweat the small stuff…..and it’s all small stuff”.
Aaaaaaaaaahhhh….to be so lucky!! 🙂
January 2, 2018 at 12:17 pm |
Poor position on the cushions. The priest would give him a whack with the kyosaku. But then the priest might get one back, and the Turk’ don’t play.
January 2, 2018 at 11:17 am |
“All life is suffering” somehow doesn’t seem to apply here.
January 2, 2018 at 12:18 pm |
We’re looking at the Second Noble Truth here: The suppression of suffering has been achieved.
January 2, 2018 at 11:44 am |
Never could get past that all life is suffering law. So, I think Turk is one with the universe. Same thing?
January 2, 2018 at 12:22 pm |
The Turk’ is embodying the realization that all sentient beings have already been saved, so he’s taking the rest of the day off.
January 2, 2018 at 4:15 pm |
Say what??!!
January 2, 2018 at 4:20 pm |
Yeah, that’s what I said, too. And then the Turk’ gave me a whack with the kyosaku.
January 2, 2018 at 6:03 pm |
Good for the Turk! I had to look up both sentient and kyosaku…….still not sure what they mean in the context of enlightenment et al. 🙂
January 2, 2018 at 7:10 pm |
“The more you know, the less you understand.”
January 2, 2018 at 6:24 pm |
Turk could be a Zen Master. He is definitely a Master.
January 3, 2018 at 6:09 am |
Cats could possibly save the planet if we just pay attention to them. Ever notice how they can find a sunspot in your house and bask in it luxuriously even on what appears to be an overcast day? Because of this innate sense to find a heat source, I predict Apple or maybe Tesla will develop miniature cat-mounted solar panels for recharging batteries thereby dropping our dependence further on fossil fools….er I mean fuels. And thinking of batteries, nothing can store and release energy like a cat. Just when I think our middle aged cat is getting as slow and fat as me, he’ll see a flying insect in the house and perform feats of athleticism beyond what you’d think possible even from a drug-pumped Soviet gymnast.
January 3, 2018 at 7:01 am |
and cats seem to be more active at night filling in the gap left by solar power.
January 6, 2018 at 8:20 am |
I think Turk just realized that he’s a genius. And, that he has been a genius and very stable his whole life. He’s relaxed because he knows he is smarter than anyone around him.
January 6, 2018 at 9:22 am |
Heh. And he’s not even orange.