[Buddha-l] An uplifting play on Kipling's poem, IF

[Weng-Fai Wong]

The Chuang Tzu retort: and how would Mr. Anonymous know what spiritual
development my dog is at?

W.F. Wong

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> bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of JKirkpatrick
> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 2:14 PM
> To: 'Buddhist discussion forum'
> Subject: [Buddha-l] An uplifting play on Kipling's poem, IF
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>                 Y'see, it's like this:
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>                         If you can live without caffeine or
> nicotine;
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>                         If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches
> and pains;
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>                         If you can resist complaining;
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>                         If you can understand when loved ones are
> too busy to give you any time;
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>                         If you can take criticism and blame
> without resentment;
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>                         If you can ignore friends' limited
> educations and never correct them;
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>                         If you can treat the rich and poor alike;
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>                         If you can face the world without lies or
> deceit;
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>                         If you can conquer tension without
> medical help;
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>                         If you can relax without liquor;
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>                         If you can sleep without the aid of
> drugs;
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>                         If you can demonstrate no prejudice
> whatsoever against any creed, color, religion, gender, sexual
> preference, or politics -
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>                         -- then you have almost reached the same
> level of spiritual development as your dog.
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>                         Because dogs have Buddha nature .
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