A Sensitivity to Things

Meet Conan, a male chihuahua from Naha, Japan, who’s renounced more traditional doggy pursuits for Dogen—a formative style of Zen from the 13th century that equates meditation and enlightenment as one and the same—chasing after the ever-spinning shiny wheel of rebirth before he’s even taken human birth.

Buddhist priest Joei Yoshikuni (pictured) of the Jigenin temple didn’t comment as to whether his own meditation practice had gone to the dogs…

It seems meditation isn’t the only way to get up into the air, although one can’t rule out that these Buddhist monks aren’t actually—heavily disguised as fun park patrons—practicing their asanas:

“The postures that a Buddhist deity assumes in a sculpture or painting are known as asanas.”
—Mudras in Buddhism, Rev. Jnana, Zen Dharma Teacher

Whatever the intent there seems little doubt they are having a jolly good time.

Super-sized fun even, albeit probably not hair-raising…