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The Green Manalishi

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32. Dogs are bodhisattvas

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 01:03 PM

Jan 2013

In one major school of thought, a bodhisattva is a soul who had decided that they will NOT move on to Nirvana, even though they could, until everyone else does. The reincarnate amongst us to show us the way.

My rottweiler, Brutus, was just such a soul. More than having practiced and perfected love, compassion, charity and caring many lifetimes ago, he dedicated at least one existence to showing me how a being (regardless of species) should love and care for others. In a way I am sad that he is no longer in his 130lb body, shaking the very earth with his bark, but his time with me taught me more than a thousand hours of sermons by mere humans ever could.

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there are no dogs in heaven [View all] SwampG8r Jan 2013 OP

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." -Will Rogers Fumesucker Jan 2013 #1

i hope there is SwampG8r Jan 2013 #3

I hope there's a few waiting for me there also. marew Jan 2013 #13

A wrenching post, as I feel the same... hlthe2b Jan 2013 #2

Hey SwampG8r progressoid Jan 2013 #4

you would think i would eventually get over her SwampG8r Jan 2013 #5

Oh, my. This brought a tear to my eye. Happy Birthday, Buddy. My special boy. 4 yrs gone. Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #6

I wish I were as good as my dog thinks I am Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #7

i wish we all were SwampG8r Jan 2013 #8

I love this post. It is so true. I will aspire to be so. N/T Inkfreak Jan 2013 #25

We celebrated the 16th birthday of our Yellow Lab Hunny on December 3rd Martin Eden Jan 2013 #9

16! I hope my yellow lab is still with me then. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2013 #14

I do too, even though you're a Cubs fan. Martin Eden Jan 2013 #15

Did you name him after the annabanana Jan 2013 #21

Sweetest!!!! nt blaze Jan 2013 #22

Yes, my wife and daughter are big Winnie the Pooh fans Martin Eden Jan 2013 #23

Good lord....you are doing something so right with her. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #45

I love my Smokie and Madison tabasco Jan 2013 #10

know what? SwampG8r Jan 2013 #16

I loved them all, and miss them all. Faygo Kid Jan 2013 #11

Max, Tassie, Sammy, Happy the best friends ever! Walk away Jan 2013 #12

My very favorite Twightlight Zone episode etherealtruth Jan 2013 #17

I can't believe our dogs aren't waiting for us in the afterlife. Still Blue in PDX Jan 2013 #18

Rusty OKNancy Jan 2013 #19

Is he a Jack Russell? vankuria Jan 2013 #53

yes, a Jack Russell OKNancy Jan 2013 #56

I grieve more for my pets pitbullgirl1965 Jan 2013 #20

she was not an irish setter SwampG8r Jan 2013 #24

I love the Nintendo controller in the pic. Inkfreak Jan 2013 #26

she loved her SwampG8r Jan 2013 #28

A very sweet tribute... a la izquierda Jan 2013 #27

My son asked our priest LiberalCatholic Jan 2013 #29

I've been, at best, an agnostic most of my life. Stonepounder Jan 2013 #30

What a sweet story. classof56 Jan 2013 #33

No dogs in heaven? pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #31

Dogs are bodhisattvas The Green Manalishi Jan 2013 #32

Well, I was already tearing up, and now you've unleashed a flood. Demoiselle Jan 2013 #42

Animals are inherently innocent Ian Iam Jan 2013 #34

Like all of us here, I still miss my dogs. mountain grammy Jan 2013 #35

get ye to the shelter SwampG8r Jan 2013 #39

Losing a fur-friend is worse than death. Dash87 Jan 2013 #36

I understand...I miss Tikki (the dog) so much... Tikki Jan 2013 #37

I was tearing up before when I finished reading your post, SwampG8r ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2013 #38

i hope she lives forever SwampG8r Jan 2013 #40

Of course dogs go to heaven! lunatica Jan 2013 #41

I miss my little Dandy, he was a little sheltie mix that was a rescue Raine Jan 2013 #43

Heaven is a bed full of snuggling warm kitties. Arugula Latte Jan 2013 #44

If there are no dogs in heaven, they are at the Rainbow Bridge RebelOne Jan 2013 #46

She was a beauty! n/t ProfessionalLeftist Jan 2013 #47

How sweet malaise Jan 2013 #48

you need to watch this (again?) Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #49

awwww Skittles Jan 2013 #50

proabably more dogs in heaven than humans....... spanone Jan 2013 #51

It's been a bit over 8 years for me. "The Elegant Tourist" is elsewhere A HERETIC I AM Jan 2013 #52

The new Westminster Dog Show commercial ellie Jan 2013 #54

I love this thread Tracyjo Jan 2013 #55