The Better Part

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Originally Posted by Griff

Martha, Martha, you worry and fret about so many things and yet few are needed, indeed only one. It is Mary who has chosen the better part and it shall not be taken from her.

So I'm tossing the Frisbee to Benny after a heavy rain storm and that phrase starts floating around in my head. I'm worrying about co-teachers, child neglect, and staying sober while Benny is taking wide looping arcs to catch the disc so he can splash in the puddles. We evolved together dog and man and yet the dog chose the better path didn't he.

A monk asked master Joshu, "Does a dog have the Buddha nature?" Master Joshu answered, "No."

Another monk asked master Joshu, "Does a dog have the Buddha nature?" Master Joshu answered, "Yes."

Which dog took the better part?

Master Basho said to his disciples, "If you have the staff, I will give it to you. If you have no staff, I will take it away from you!"

From whom did the dog take the better part?