How enlightened are you?

[Geoff-Allen]

How enlightened are you?

If you can live without caffeine,

If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If you can resist complaining,

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

If you can ignore a friend’s limited education and never correct him or her,

If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,

If you can face the world without lies and deceit,

If you can conquer tension without medical help,

If you can relax without liquor,

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, colour, religion, gender preference, or politics,

Then you have reached the same level of enlightenment as your dog.

 

[Revoltingest]

It seems that I'm about 2% enlightened.

 

[Geoff-Allen]

It seems that I'm about 2% enlightened.

Don't feel to bad - very few of us are even close to matching our canine companions!

 

[Revoltingest]

Don't feel to bad - very few of us are even close to matching our canine companions!

Feel bad?
I strive for unlightenment!

 

[Twilight Hue]

How enlightened are you?

If you can live without caffeine,

If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If you can resist complaining,

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

If you can ignore a friend’s limited education and never correct him or her,

If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,

If you can face the world without lies and deceit,

If you can conquer tension without medical help,

If you can relax without liquor,

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, colour, religion, gender preference, or politics,

Then you have reached the same level of enlightenment as your dog.

At least I don't lick my butt.

That said , I'm going to make myself a cup of coffee. After all, it is the elixir of the Gods.

 

[Revoltingest]

At least I don't lick my butt.

Braggart.

 

[Windwalker]

At least I don't lick my butt.

You know the old saying about why dogs do that don't you? Because they can.

 

[Earthtank]

Does being "Woke" count?

How enlightened are you?

If you can live without caffeine,

If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If you can resist complaining,

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

If you can ignore a friend’s limited education and never correct him or her,

If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,

If you can face the world without lies and deceit,

If you can conquer tension without medical help,

If you can relax without liquor,

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, colour, religion, gender preference, or politics,

Then you have reached the same level of enlightenment as your dog.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

I'm just waiting for @sun rise to get on, then we can start a debate of who's more enlightened - other people's dogs or sun rise the golden retriever.

 

[BSM1]

I don't have a dog...

 

[Audie]

You know the old saying about why dogs do that don't you? Because they can.

I could
But I dont.

 

[12jtartar]

How enlightened are you?

If you can live without caffeine,

If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If you can resist complaining,

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

If you can ignore a friend’s limited education and never correct him or her,

If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,

If you can face the world without lies and deceit,

If you can conquer tension without medical help,

If you can relax without liquor,

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, colour, religion, gender preference, or politics,

Then you have reached the same level of enlightenment as your dog.

Geoff-Allen,
You must be extremely enlightened to be able to judge all people!!! God is my Judge!!!

 

[savagewind]

I am a dog.

 

[Stanyon]

I bought a new lamp

 

[Twilight Hue]

I am a dog.

So is Oddball ! WOOF!! *Grin*

 

[sun rise]

I am a dog.

That's a high attainment.

 

[sun rise]

I knew that a search would find something like this

A Dog’s Guide to Enlightenment — dogs embody many Buddhist principles

 

[sun rise]

I bought a new lamp

But are you using it to burn down the house or light your way forward?

 

[Aupmanyav]

Say, about 95%. Have only one question unanswered.
Geoff, I thought you understood the meaning of enlighenment!
Enlightenment is knowledge.
Acting in a particular way is a choice. Pacceka Buddha.

 

[Stanyon]

But are you using it to burn down the house or light your way forward?

It"s in the front room and accents it quite nicely.