Om Ah Mi Dewa Rhi

Okay to a puppy or a child this mantra might sound like "Oh mommy they worry" - but it is the profound recitation of a Buddha!

I came across this dedication to Amitabha (the Buddha to whom the above mantra is an invocation).

Please enjoy (and scroll back a few posts to hear the Prayer to Amitabha)... remember that "Free " thing I went on about!



Love ya'll like a fresh perspective on ancient wisdom!

Love,
Joy Beagle

Virtual Reality

Well I thought that I was pretty high tech as a blogging dog... but check out the new Sims dog park...

Virtual Dog Park...

It reminds me of a Tee Shirt at the bakery/pet store Chris works in. The shirt (for dogs) reads:

"What happens in the dog park,
stays in the dog park!"

Love ya'll like a private moment in your favorite place!

Love,
Joy Beagle

Have A Ball Y'all !!

Alrighty Bone Readers...

Ms. Beagle is adorning her philanthropy hat again! I just got wind of this fundraiser by Sedona Miracle 2007 and it sounds like a hoot and a half!!

I will let you explore the details HERE about how to participate it what can only be described as 40,000 chances to win some cool stuff!! A Helicopter will drop two loads of 20k golf balls over a specialized green with four winning cups. It raises money for ceveral worthy causes (including our own Buddhist temple here in Sedona!!)

So with that in mind, grab your balls and play!! Wait.. that didn't come out quite right...

Love ya'll like a good pun gone bad.

Love,

Joy Beagle

Something for FREE??

Yes. And not just "something". Something AMAZING!!!

This is a song that was recorded this week in Brooklyn, NY. A modern day lama putting a twist on an ancient prayer from the practice of transferring the consciousness at the time of death.

"Doing what, when?" you might ask.

Well, as we all know... there is not a person in history (to date) that has not, at SOME point during their life... died. Well, except of course those of us who are ALIVE. But none of us expects to be the first person to live forever. (If you do think that applies to you, click off this blog... go to YAHOO! or GOOGLE or some search engine and type in "delusional" or perhaps "local therapist" and we'll catch up with you later!) But since everything alive will eventually be... well, NOT so alive anymore... doesn't it make sense to have a prayer that is "geared" towards that event in ones life that is GUARANTEED! (I mean.. you may or may not have a wedding, have a child, have a college degree... but we all will have a date with destiny one day...)

Anyhow, even I the lowly hound of the blogosphere understand that you humans have a precious opportunity by having been born AS HUMANS! You can control your lives in a way that most sentient beings (living things with senses) cannot. One way you could help us dogs (or cats or gerbils or whatever other beings you care for) is to play this prayer for us. It is FREE!!! You can download it.. or you can get a free CD (though you will have to pay a little for shipping.)

BUT let me repeat... it is FREE!! As in you don't have to scrape around under your car seat for loose change like when you want a "Big N Tasty" from the dollar menu at McDonald's! (Huh? Oh... okay.. Chris has just informed me that the particular behavior described here is something that he does... but most people needn't resort to such measures to purchase a value menu item.)

Well.. I won't keep tapping away letter cause you have something to do now. Hop on over HERE and download your free song!!! It's FREE!!! (Did I mention the price yet?)

We your loving beasties appreciate all the blessings you give us!!!

Love you like a lullaby that brings peace to your heart! (Especially one that is FREE!)

Love,
Joy Beagle

Say "Cheese" (Actually -- Please Don't!)

Here is a frightening revelation about the mentality of our American kids. I came across this article today while doing my daily "dog crawl" across the Net looking for doggy pizza recipes...

Middle schoolers acknowledge 'cheese'

"Cheese" is not only dangerous. It's cheap. About $2 for a single hit
and as little as $10 per gram. The drug can be snorted with a straw or through a
ballpoint pen, authorities say. It causes drowsiness and lethargy, as well as
euphoria, excessive thirst and disorientation. That is, if the user survives.
(Interactive: What is "cheese"? )

Authorities aren't exactly sure how the drug got its name "cheese."
It's most likely because the ground-up, tan substance looks like Parmesan
cheese. The other theory is it's shorthand for the Spanish word "chiva," which
is street slang for heroin.

By using the name "cheese," drug dealers are marketing the low-grade
heroin to a younger crowd -- many of them middle schoolers -- unaware of its
potential dangers, authorities say.

"These are street dealers, dope dealers," Moncibais recently warned
students at Sam Tasby Middle School. "They give you a lethal dose. What do they
care?"

Moncibais then asked how many students knew a "cheese" user. Just about
everyone in the auditorium raised a hand. At one point, when he mentioned that
the United States has the highest rate of drug users in the world, the middle
schoolers cheered. (Watch middle schoolers raise hands, admit they know drug users ) "You know, I know being No. 1 is important, but being the No. 1 dopeheads in the world, I don't know whether [that] bears applause," Moncibais shot back.

Authorities say the number of arrests involving possession of "cheese" in
the Dallas area this school year was 146, up from about 90 the year before.
School is out for the summer, and authorities fear that the students, with more
time on their hands, could turn to the drug.

I was saddened to see the kids so excited by our status as #1 drug users in the world. Have we somehow given our children so little self worth that being dope-heads is appealing as long as we have the MOST in our population? This is why I am excited about the new efforts of bands like "Blinded by View" and the music efforts of a living Dakini to cast a whole new net of compassionate activity. If we think this is not a tragedy happening right under our noses... wait til enough kids die from snorting cheese up their noses!

Let's all wake up and protect our children. You know what we dogs do if someone tries to jeopardize our pups? We bear our teeth and protect our young! It is not about violence... it is about compassion. You don't have to be cruel to get the attention of those threatening our youth, but you do have to be strong and brave!

Love ya'll like I love a cheese pizza... but keep that other cheese away from our babies!!!

Love,

Joy Beagle

D.O.B.

This about sums it up:

As a female dog, I figure I cannot be called an S.O.B. - but I assure you I was born from from the loins of a bitch! As such I needn't worry if my strong opinions offend anyone... cause hey... I'm just a dog.

BUT...

...if I were a human with political freedom... and my elected National Leader said this:

"They can have their votes of no confidence, but it's not going to make the
determination about who serves in my government," Bush said in
Sofia, Bulgaria, the last stop on a weeklong visit to Europe.

... well I would take it upon myself to remind that elected official exactly whose government it is!

But that's just me.

Love ya'll like a pompous ass loves himelf!!!

Love,

Joy Beagle (BONE-a-fied D.O.B.*)

*You can translate as "Daughter Of Bitch" or "Democrat Opposing Bush" or "Dog Offended (by) Bush", etc... etc... etc...