Dogs and Egos

It’s a Good Thing™
that dogs don’t have egos
I would have
created a monster by now

Complement a man too much
and his ego will teach him that
others are beneath him

Instead my dog adores me
who is obviously
the greatest master
he could ever have

The Great Teacher

I fill my hours
searching for Wisdom,
seeking the Way,
busy
with books
and talks
and meditation,
constantly overlooking
the great Master
who shares my home –

My dog,
who flows with the Tao
so effortlessly

Sleeping when tired,
Playing when energetic,
no worries of the future,
no regrets of the past,
living only in the Now.

How wise and serene she looks
perched in silent meditation
beside me.