A Man's Best Friend
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Tags: dogs pets desires yoga union with God discipline commands man's best friend
This poem compares the way people treat their dogs and about the way they treat their Self. (It is about the need to have yogic discipline and is in no way critical of being a pet owner and loving dogs.) Controlling desires is the key to happiness and the key to yoga, union with God. We try to control the impulses our pets, but shouldn't we do the same thing with our own impulses?
A Dog Owner Who Loves Her Self, a computer drawing by Harry Kottler
A Man's Best Friend
by Harry Kottler
We get our dogs to roll over.
Do we toss in our sleep at night?
We restrict the diets we feed them.
Do we eat a diet that's right?
We keep our dogs on leashes.
Do we keep a leash on our minds?
We muzzle them if they get naughty.
Do we muzzle our tongue's words unkind?
We get our dogs to sit quietly.
Do we roam constantly in our thoughts?
We get them to fetch upon command.
Do we think God's commands are for naught?
If we are good dog owners,
why can't we be good to our souls?
Some say, “A dog is a man's best friend,”
but our own Self should take on that role.
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With love and respect,
Harry and Helen
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