The question is an either/or, the similarities between “not” and “Mu” appear to be coincidental and misleading. The idea that an enlightened nature of a dog could be properly communicated to us to the degree we could understand it seems flawed. The idea that a Buddha dog and a Buddha person would be the same is silly. Having a Buddha nature seems to be fulfilling one’s potential in at least one respect. Do all dogs have the same nature? Do all men? Mu
It’s important to struggle with fictional problems because all the beginner real problems have been spoiled. Eliezer seemed to point this out with his zogged utopia’s educational system. We jump into the deep end of the pool thinking we’ve mastered the shallow end, when the shallow end was filled with concrete by our fore bearers.
The question is an either/or, the similarities between “not” and “Mu” appear to be coincidental and misleading. The idea that an enlightened nature of a dog could be properly communicated to us to the degree we could understand it seems flawed. The idea that a Buddha dog and a Buddha person would be the same is silly. Having a Buddha nature seems to be fulfilling one’s potential in at least one respect. Do all dogs have the same nature? Do all men? Mu
It’s important to struggle with fictional problems because all the beginner real problems have been spoiled. Eliezer seemed to point this out with his zogged utopia’s educational system. We jump into the deep end of the pool thinking we’ve mastered the shallow end, when the shallow end was filled with concrete by our fore bearers.