Why we love dogs? || Acharya Prashant
Full video: Of cute pups and scary lizards || Acharya Prashant, at Goa University (2022)
Transcript
00:00It's very evolutionary. It's not without reason that dogs, who really are wolves from the jungle, have been domesticated by us and live in our villages, our cities, our very homes.
00:11So, you like the dog because of bodily reasons. And you dislike the lizard because of…
00:17If you continue to like the dog in a very, very unconscious way, you will find that you are compelled to dislike the lizard in a very, very unconscious way.
00:28Next time you hold that puppy in your arms, you'll have to ask yourself, why exactly am I liking this experience?
00:34You'll have to go into your mind and figure out an ancient attraction. And when you figure that out, there's nothing in it.
00:40It's age-old conditioning. There's just nothing in it. Not that now you need to throw the puppy away. You need to be compassionate. That's alright.
00:48But you must know why you like to hold a rabbit or a cat or a pup, while you don't like to hold a python or a cockroach or a lizard.