We Zen Kitties spend many hours, eyes half closed, in front of the fire or lounging in a sunbeam whilst in deepest contemplation of the mysteries of the universe. Sometimes we use Koans, which are questions or stories that help us understand the true nature of reality by bypassing the rational mind. Today I have barely moved from the sofa at all whilst meditating on the following conundrum.
What is the sound of one paw clapping?
Indeed it is a challenging life.
Taliesin says he too has pondered this question. Today he is busy trying to gain mastery over his tail, which always wants to flip about when he is sure it should be still. It is quite a hard life being a cat, is it not! Sassafras is in deep deep meditation (aka sleeping) and will get back to me on your post at first convenience. 🙂
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Ahh mastering the tail, a challenge indeed. We humans don’t know how easy we have it sometimes do we?
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My good cat Chester sits by me still, long gone from our world, he tells me how much he loves the Zen Kitty and how he is reminded of how he loved to yawn – there is nothing in this world like a long, deliberate and slightly fishy, cat yawn.
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I remember my Scrappy cat – named because she was ‘scrappy’ – a tiny tortoisehell treasure still chasing foxes at a very respectable age – ages ago. Nowadays it’s all dogs – rescued street dogs with characters stronger than most people.
Congratulations, Therri, from someone you used to know – for your (unsurprising) development into a fine herbalist – I found the site when I was researching for an article. I’ve found herbal treatments are perfect for dogs and gardens as well as humans – as is the Japanese Reiki healing technique, learned several years ago.
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