I think they were not so much laughing at the question itself but more at the situation. This was a deep and challenging question coming from this young person. They probably put themselves in the place of the monastic who would have to answer this.
I think his question was “Why is everything *called* everything...why is a dog *called* a dog.” As languages developed around the world, over the course of human history, man started to utter sounds, associate them with things in the environment around him and communicate to others what’s happening with those things. The names or sounds associated with these things are arbitrary, but in order to be useful the sounds must be distinguishable, i.e. the sounds can’t all sound the same. So there is no specific reason why a dog is called a dog. The first individual who wanted to convey a thought to another individual about that animal uttered a sound and made gestures or other physical actions that associated that utterance with that animal in the mind of the other individual they were trying to communicate with. Over time, with repeated use, these utterances or words began to stick, and larger and larger groups started to use the same words, it developed into a useful system. As evidenced by the differences in so many languages around the world, the assignment of the word dog to the actual animal is arbitrary (dog english, perro spanish etc). What is important is that humans are able to hear the difference between the words used for the objects or things they are trying to describe.
jayleeds2006 something is missing in your logical answer for me...for me being yourself is the key from heart...I can understand above answer more than yours
A good answer from the perspective of semantics and the social sciences -- though it doesnt at's the deeper ontological and metaphysical/ spiritual intention of the deep questions Luc asked.
Thank You! Very well explained! If I had to answer I would have explained it with an analogy with cakes. Why is a cheese cake a cheese cake and why is a Schwarzwald cake a Schwarzwald cake? Why isn't it a pancake? They are all made mostly of the same ingredients: water, flour, milk, butter, eggs, suggar, yeast... yet we clearly can differenicate between them. The diifernece is only in the unique combination. You are only yourself because of the unique combination of the elements that came together to form you.
I would argue that words aren’t completely arbitrary. There is a reason for example that Mom sounds similar the world around. Vibrations have feeling qualities to them. Everything is vibrating at a particular resonance. Humans pick this up to a degree. It of course gets put through our own filters and such so you end up with a wide variety of words. But we wouldn’t call say the sun “herfaberfaberfadomp”. It just wouldn’t happen because it’s just too absurd feeling.
His question was not answered. 'Why is everything called everything? Because they are the labels mankind has put on forms. If you take the labels away you are left with the unknown.
Because words are poor translation of reality. So there is not only one answer for a question which words are meaningless. The word "dog" is false. The word is not the real thing. The animal dog is one with nature, so it's made of "non-dog elementes", like water, minerals... All about to be "every thing" is about not to be "every thing" elements too! ☺️ Thay once Said "to be or not to be?" is not a question in buddism. My friend I reccomend this Thay talk - cience and buddism toghether (minute 53) ua-cam.com/video/Uatk-iXpBWU/v-deo.html
Actually you can also say why is Dog and not Kulu, so you need to go and find the meaning of the word way back. And where the word beggins. Thats why in the Bible says, with the verb came everything, or something like that. The word is the way to create something . So, maybe a dog , now we know what and who and how he is. Is a Dog.
A young buddha -- insightful and wise beyond his "human" years. Profound questions that go to the very heart of philosophy and the higher spiritual path. Wishing him a brilliant future and a beautiful life. Love how our sangha provides such a wonderful space for the younger generation. Perhaps sitting lower down, at their height, and speaking with them as wise young adults and not at them as kids would make these beautiful conversations even more brilliant. I'm this case, Luc was certainly yoo to the challenge :)
Thây has answered the question! Brothers and sisters and all of us are Thây's continuation. No need that historic Thây be present to feel his presence.
Its about the relathionship of the word and the "thing" or idea. Why is a dog called dog, why is Everything called "Everything"? Amazing question! This is for linguist , philosophers or specialist in semiotics.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful moment of wisdom manifesting in the extraordinary boy, and in the Monks too. Wonderful question and marvelous answer. Every single Nun and Monk is my Teacher. I honor you, same as Honor our Venerable Teacher. Blessings. Lots of hugs. Evangelina Cortes.
A Zen Master asks; and, the monks could not answer. How funny! Why is a dog a dog? The boy Zen Master persists; yet, the monks are still incognito! OM~
Why can’t the Monks answer the question for the child? Because Luke is as Buddha expressing thru the body of this small boy, Luke.., and the Monks are mere students. Start with what is a dog? Is it the fur, the bones, the teeth? The bark? Or is it “something else” that we name dog, expressing dog nature? What is that “something else” that expresses through the form of and nature of dog? That is the question. It must be discovered by your very own self, Luke- in this very life. Why is Everything, Everything? What is this “Everything”... is it different from That which expresses through the form of Dog’s nature? Luke, you must answer this for yourself. This is The path of Buddha who asked the very same questions...By asking this Deep and profound question it shows you have already gone very far....Silence.....
The monks didnt listen the question from Luke. :( so, they answear an imaginary question. Poor little boy! No body is hear at him. That s why Thich has a traducer ♡
That's a deep question. The sangha has lead the kid to answer that question very skillfully.well done ! The answer is so deep and profound! "We eat n drink ourself"
The kid asked a great question. Why is a dog a dog = where did this universe came from? It is our binary mind that differentiates a dog to be a dog, and then further differentiates the cat is different than a dog. But in reality, there is no such thing as differences. We are all one and only one consciousness. He asked a great question that we don’t have as answers for, that’s why they all laughed. You do you, kid. Keep asking questions!
This was a very insightful question by Luke. My thought on why everything is everything, is that everything is, therefore it is. And if it were not, it would not be. How is everything? This is the question that follows.
That child is a genius. So insightful. Adults laughing at a profound question just because a child asked it, it isn’t good. ..Thay was so wonderful at talking to children as if they were adults, with the same respect. This monk was treating the child as if he were dumb. I didn’t like it
The little boy ask first "why you call a dog dog", but he says in french. Why this was so difficult to understand in a filosophical place? Why we call a dog dog ? Its a great and profound question !
The monk is little bit rude, because he s tryng the boy as stupid, wow! If you dont know how to answear a question just say " i dont know", the boy is not stupid, you can laugh, and say I dont know, we can find this together! :)
The boy may have been waiting for the full lecture, he understands enough, but how can you go into nama rupa with a young boy besides to emphasize that beyond name and form, everything exisits in its isness, and that that isness is beautiful, natural, and comprised as much of its environment as the thing we might try to isolate and designate within the environment. That he already knows. Things have names so they can be designated, but that he probably knows, the more important issue is why would we designate things? To love and appreciate their nature.
Because a dog realizes dog is a dog. But concept of dog came from human being. So I guess dog thinks another idea. Perhaps, dog feels smell of dog . So they realize dog is dog. So my conclusion is a dog is smell.
You could get heavily into French academic philosophy to answer this question, but I prefer the answer given here. Don't twist yourself into a pretzel with these matters.
TheScheiss he answer it ...being yourself as you and not trying to be anyone else is THE answer.....plus water part is not dodging...we all are part of each other...peace
I really disliked the laughter from the crowd at his childlike, innocent question. I hope his feelings werent hurt... :/ He could've used a bit more validation here.
Raquel Roson he got the BEST msg...your assumption is making answer limited to human intelligence for naming things in categories...which differ in each language...BEING yourself and not trying to be someone else...is spiritual part of answer...which make sense
I love this. Of course the "He's drinking himself"-line-of-thought can also be used to justify meat-eating as well. In other words, killing the animal for consumption is okay because the animal is just becoming part of the human being; the animal, therefore, isn't REALLY killed.
People were laughing to a question that was so deep.... I really thought it was great...
I think they were not so much laughing at the question itself but more at the situation. This was a deep and challenging question coming from this young person. They probably put themselves in the place of the monastic who would have to answer this.
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I think his question was “Why is everything *called* everything...why is a dog *called* a dog.”
As languages developed around the world, over the course of human history, man started to utter sounds, associate them with things in the environment around him and communicate to others what’s happening with those things.
The names or sounds associated with these things are arbitrary, but in order to be useful the sounds must be distinguishable, i.e. the sounds can’t all sound the same.
So there is no specific reason why a dog is called a dog. The first individual who wanted to convey a thought to another individual about that animal uttered a sound and made gestures or other physical actions that associated that utterance with that animal in the mind of the other individual they were trying to communicate with. Over time, with repeated use, these utterances or words began to stick, and larger and larger groups started to use the same words, it developed into a useful system.
As evidenced by the differences in so many languages around the world, the assignment of the word dog to the actual animal is arbitrary (dog english, perro spanish etc). What is important is that humans are able to hear the difference between the words used for the objects or things they are trying to describe.
jayleeds2006 something is missing in your logical answer for me...for me being yourself is the key from heart...I can understand above answer more than yours
A good answer from the perspective of semantics and the social sciences -- though it doesnt at's the deeper ontological and metaphysical/ spiritual intention of the deep questions Luc asked.
yes, I understood the question the same way and somehow , no matter how charming the answer was, felt the frustation of a kid...
Thank You! Very well explained! If I had to answer I would have explained it with an analogy with cakes. Why is a cheese cake a cheese cake and why is a Schwarzwald cake a Schwarzwald cake? Why isn't it a pancake? They are all made mostly of the same ingredients: water, flour, milk, butter, eggs, suggar, yeast... yet we clearly can differenicate between them. The diifernece is only in the unique combination. You are only yourself because of the unique combination of the elements that came together to form you.
I would argue that words aren’t completely arbitrary. There is a reason for example that Mom sounds similar the world around.
Vibrations have feeling qualities to them. Everything is vibrating at a particular resonance. Humans pick this up to a degree. It of course gets put through our own filters and such so you end up with a wide variety of words. But we wouldn’t call say the sun “herfaberfaberfadomp”. It just wouldn’t happen because it’s just too absurd feeling.
His question was not answered. 'Why is everything called everything? Because they are the labels mankind has put on forms. If you take the labels away you are left with the unknown.
Language is a funny thing.
Because words are poor translation of reality. So there is not only one answer for a question which words are meaningless. The word "dog" is false. The word is not the real thing. The animal dog is one with nature, so it's made of "non-dog elementes", like water, minerals... All about to be "every thing" is about not to be "every thing" elements too! ☺️ Thay once Said "to be or not to be?" is not a question in buddism.
My friend I reccomend this Thay talk - cience and buddism toghether (minute 53) ua-cam.com/video/Uatk-iXpBWU/v-deo.html
Actually you can also say why is Dog and not Kulu, so you need to go and find the meaning of the word way back. And where the word beggins. Thats why in the Bible says, with the verb came everything, or something like that. The word is the way to create something . So, maybe a dog , now we know what and who and how he is. Is a Dog.
Exactly.
“Young master stumps monks with impossible Zen Koan”
A young buddha -- insightful and wise beyond his "human" years. Profound questions that go to the very heart of philosophy and the higher spiritual path. Wishing him a brilliant future and a beautiful life.
Love how our sangha provides such a wonderful space for the younger generation. Perhaps sitting lower down, at their height, and speaking with them as wise young adults and not at them as kids would make these beautiful conversations even more brilliant. I'm this case, Luc was certainly yoo to the challenge :)
Typos... In this case, Luc was certainly up to the challenge.
I hope so! I will be mad, you dont listen to me! I will say! Lol
That was the best question ever asked. Wished Thay answered it.
yes. I have wondered that too.
Thây has answered the question! Brothers and sisters and all of us are Thây's continuation. No need that historic Thây be present to feel his presence.
Francoise Presence hmm 🤔what did he say ?!.. what was his answer?!🙏
I think he already answered in another video(s). Things manifest because certain conditions were gathered. Also this is because that is.
Yes, I wish Thay had answered.
Yes, they did misunderstand Luke. But from that misunderstanding wisdom was born.
Poor luke do, all laughing, not answear. That s not very kind.
😂😂😂😂😂
Scarlet Ryder's and Mauricio Bahia's points are well taken. Agreed. The monk here dodged the boy's question to some extent.
Its about the relathionship of the word and the "thing" or idea. Why is a dog called dog, why is Everything called "Everything"? Amazing question! This is for linguist , philosophers or specialist in semiotics.
"They drinking themself", Luke is AMAZING!!
What a great question. I'd like to hear that engaged with on a deeper level.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful moment of wisdom manifesting in the extraordinary boy, and in the Monks too. Wonderful question and marvelous answer. Every single Nun and Monk is my Teacher. I honor you, same as Honor our Venerable Teacher. Blessings. Lots of hugs. Evangelina Cortes.
A Zen Master asks; and, the monks could not answer. How funny!
Why is a dog a dog? The boy Zen Master persists; yet, the monks are still incognito!
OM~
Why can’t the Monks answer the question for the child? Because Luke is as Buddha expressing thru the body of this small boy, Luke.., and the Monks are mere students. Start with what is a dog? Is it the fur, the bones, the teeth? The bark? Or is it “something else” that we name dog, expressing dog nature? What is that “something else” that expresses through the form of and nature of dog? That is the question. It must be discovered by your very own self, Luke- in this very life. Why is Everything, Everything? What is this “Everything”... is it different from That which expresses through the form of Dog’s nature? Luke, you must answer this for yourself. This is The path of Buddha who asked the very same questions...By asking this Deep and profound question it shows you have already gone very far....Silence.....
The monks didnt listen the question from Luke. :( so, they answear an imaginary question. Poor little boy! No body is hear at him. That s why Thich has a traducer ♡
I just discovered this video and it was such a wholesome find. Thank you so much sangha and children for such a beautiful moment.
That's a deep question. The sangha has lead the kid to answer that question very skillfully.well done ! The answer is so deep and profound! "We eat n drink ourself"
I love this brother so much. He is so soft and kInd. I like the way he answerd. It was funny and real.
The kid asked a great question. Why is a dog a dog = where did this universe came from?
It is our binary mind that differentiates a dog to be a dog, and then further differentiates the cat is different than a dog. But in reality, there is no such thing as differences. We are all one and only one consciousness. He asked a great question that we don’t have as answers for, that’s why they all laughed. You do you, kid. Keep asking questions!
This was a very insightful question by Luke. My thought on why everything is everything, is that everything is, therefore it is. And if it were not, it would not be. How is everything? This is the question that follows.
This is such good teaching by the monks! Deep question. ❤🧘♀️
This small young boy is a real genius
From The Minds 🧠 and Hearts 💕 and Out The Mouths 👄 of Our Children 👶 🙏🏼
That child is a genius. So insightful. Adults laughing at a profound question just because a child asked it, it isn’t good. ..Thay was so wonderful at talking to children as if they were adults, with the same respect. This monk was treating the child as if he were dumb. I didn’t like it
The genius and originality of that question
The little boy ask first "why you call a dog dog", but he says in french. Why this was so difficult to understand in a filosophical place?
Why we call a dog dog ? Its a great and profound question !
The monk is little bit rude, because he s tryng the boy as stupid, wow! If you dont know how to answear a question just say " i dont know", the boy is not stupid, you can laugh, and say I dont know, we can find this together! :)
The boy may have been waiting for the full lecture, he understands enough, but how can you go into nama rupa with a young boy besides to emphasize that beyond name and form, everything exisits in its isness, and that that isness is beautiful, natural, and comprised as much of its environment as the thing we might try to isolate and designate within the environment. That he already knows. Things have names so they can be designated, but that he probably knows, the more important issue is why would we designate things? To love and appreciate their nature.
Because a dog realizes dog is a dog. But concept of dog came from human being. So I guess dog thinks another idea.
Perhaps, dog feels smell of dog . So they realize dog is dog. So my conclusion is a dog is smell.
light sugar haha...idea of smell is also human thing...
he is as he is...just himself not trying to be cat or lion...and thats why animals r better than human beings...and never plan murder etc
@@user-vq7nm9hr5o by now it's proven that chimps can plan murder so perhaps they are trying to be men...
😂😂 love your answear :)
@@user-vq7nm9hr5o you need to hear the real question, luke say it at first, the dont listen his question.
Ca ca me plait. Je regarderai plus souvent les enfants et leurs questions. Tellement bon doux et frais 🙏🙂
good question...poor response .....
You could get heavily into French academic philosophy to answer this question, but I prefer the answer given here. Don't twist yourself into a pretzel with these matters.
This boy is genius abd everybody laughed because didn't understand the profoundeness of the question,. Shame the question was not answered
genio!
Truly deep questions from that kid, and what a way to dodge the bullet á la Thich Naht Hanh (sorry if I wrote it wrong) with the cloud example :D
TheScheiss he answer it ...being yourself as you and not trying to be anyone else is THE answer.....plus water part is not dodging...we all are part of each other...peace
@@user-vq7nm9hr5o that s not the question to the answear " why we call a dog, dog?" , "and why we call everithing everithing? "
Peace.
This question makes me think that God is real...
Omg, that was the most disturbing response I never hear. "You are beautiful", "be youself", what? That wasnt the question, 😂😂😂😂
I really disliked the laughter from the crowd at his childlike, innocent question. I hope his feelings werent hurt... :/
He could've used a bit more validation here.
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A young bodhisattva....... the little boy needs proper guidance to develop...let his teacher arrive...🙏🙏🙏
No sure why these people making fun of a brave wise emanation of a buddha in a boys body. !!!
A dog is a dig bcoz the dog is reincarnated being as a dog due to his sin of last birth punishment from the buddisattva rather than being a human
I interpreted the intended meaning of this question was why the dog is a dog but not a cat or a tree...
Raquel Roson he got the BEST msg...your assumption is making answer limited to human intelligence for naming things in categories...which differ in each language...BEING yourself and not trying to be someone else...is spiritual part of answer...which make sense
No, they interpeted that. The question was: "why a dog is called dog" amd not burbujas. Why is a dog names Dog .
@@user-vq7nm9hr5o but he was being himself, by asking his question.
I love this. Of course the "He's drinking himself"-line-of-thought can also be used to justify meat-eating as well. In other words, killing the animal for consumption is okay because the animal is just becoming part of the human being; the animal, therefore, isn't REALLY killed.
Context of ideas matter! You are taking an idea out of the context that idea is meant to be placed.