Saturday, January 10, 2004

Cat mediations

Thanks Sarah for posting these cat meditations!

To awaken is a blessing, for it is only then that you can nap again.

It is your nature to climb to high places; it is in theirs to provide silk draperies.

Never walk when you can prowl; never sit when you can sprawl; never eat when you can dine.

The highest form of meditation is total indifference.

Travel on silent feet; the sudden crash of crockery will have greater effect.

What is the sound of six dogs barking at midnight? The sound of a cat fulfilling his responsibility.
Do not yap like the dog, chatter like the bird, or scold like the human: dignified silence will annoy them all.

Enlightenment is worthy; sleep often on a good book.

The master is provided for and always at leisure; the servant provides and is always at labor: therefore know who is master in your house.

To purr is soothing, but a sharp claw communicates clearly.

The thoughtful hunter remembers to offer gifts to his hosts: gopher heads or rat noses are suitable.

The bird takes sudden flight; the fish darts away out of reach; but you can always count on the can opener.

The dog has its master; the horse its owner; the cat, being more fully realized, has its waitperson.