Monday, February 9, 2009

Enlightenment

How Enlightened Are You? A Test:
Well. . .
If you can live without caffeine or nicotine;
If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains;
If you can resist complaining;
If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you any time;
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment;
If you can ignore friends' limited educations and never correct them;
If you can treat the rich and poor alike;
If you can face the world without lies or 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 have no prejudice against creed, color, religion, gender, sexual preference, or politics —
— then you have almost reached the same level of spiritual development as your dog.

I received this in an e-mail, the author is unknown. I don't remember where I got the picture so I have no reference for that either. I just loved them both so if the originators ever happen upon my little blog, my apologies for not referencing you.

6 comments:

  1. This picture is great....really makes me smile!

    I like the quote that you've posted. I would love to be as healthy and zen like as my dogs!!

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  2. Oh the life of a dog! Mine has it made in the shade-and does have an attitude I could learn from. Neat blog!

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  3. Ouch! The truth hurts. LOVE the photo and the test is an interesting one to check in with from time to time.

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  4. Stopped by via brown & green....glad I did! Love this photo and the quote!! Thanks for sharing. :)

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  5. i can think of no better zen master than my dogs. BTW this photo is sooo cool!

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  6. This is the cutest picture I have ever seen that did not include a baby.

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