The Dog has Buddha-Nature - Sekiyo Sensei Morris Sullivan

Recorded 25-February-2018 at All-Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Palatka, FL
In conventional use, the word “cynic” has a strongly negative connotation. But its origin is the Greek word for “dog-like,” a name applied to a school of philosophy that stressed living naturally and knowing when to bark and whom to bite. In Zen Buddhism, many students begin their studies by pondering a question about a dog and Buddha nature. We consider what we might learn from dogs and how we might ourselves benefit from being more dog-like