If this becomes a regular thing under Liberty ' s reign , we can be confident that F 1 is in safe hands . <| sep |> A monk asked Chao Chou , Doea a dog have Buddhanature or not ? Chao Chou said No . This one word no is a knife to sunder the doubting mind of birth and death . The handle of this knife is in one ' s own hand alone you can ' t have anyone else wield it for you to succeed you must take hold of it yourself . You consent to take hold of it yourself only if you can abandon your life . If you cannot abandon your life , just keep to where your doubt remains unbroken for a while suddenly you ' ll consent to abandon your life , and then you ' ll be done . Only then will you believe that when quiet it ' s the same as when noisy , when noisy it ' s the same as when quiet , when speaking it ' s the same as when silent , and when silent it ' s the same as when speaking . You wont have to ask anyone else , and naturally you wont accept the confusing talk of false teachers . During your daily activities 24 hours a day , you shouldn ' t hold to birth and death and the Buddha Path as existent , nor should you deny them as nonexistent . Just contemplate this A monk asked Chao Chou , Does a dog have Buddhanature ? Chao Chou said , No .