MDMD(8) Christ's true Pity

[Steven Maas (CUTR)]

Chris K. wrote:
> I think ["like Dogs who cannot quite catch the Trick of it"] is
> a clear allusion to Learned,  [snip]
> I think Learned is Dharma.  [snip]

I'm convinced by Chris' cogently argued case that the L.E.D. represents
higher consciousness, "god" if you will.  The old dog=god that someone
pointed out yesterday provides corroborating evidence.  But the L.E.D. 
seems to serve other purposes as well, for example what is the reason for
pointing out that "I am a British Dog, Sir"?  This onion has lotsa layers.

If the Learned Fang represents god, it would seem that Fr. Maire's
allusion is to something else--after all I would think that god of all
things could indeed "catch the Trick of it."  Maybe Fr. Maire's Dog has
unintentionally served to get us to this interesting discussion, while not
representing the L.E.D. at all.

Sojourner wrote in reply to CKCK(1):
> Interesting, but I hesitate to jump into this too much simply because
> church doctrine is so involved.  Any Loyolans here who might
> be able to offer their take on this.

I'd be interested to know why RC and SJ doctrine should constrain our
speculations about P.'s intent here. 

	Steve Maas