At 03:03 AM 6/17/2005 +0000, you wrote:
>Hey, you know what I learned from my cats? They are often curious and
>playfull, frequently asleep wherever it suits them, eat what they
>like when they like, set up little routines then suddenly change them
>to something completely different, don't go out in bad weather and
>don't come in when its fine out, they turn their disapproval into
>action and then forget it, they never hold grudges. They greet all my
>visitors like old and valued friends, and they are always there to
>join in with meditation, singing or crying - as though it couldn't
>really happen without their support. My cat is the greatest roshi.
In observing your cat, your mind notices things which are natural, things
which show non-attachment, and things which show friendliness.
Therefore your mind is the greatest roshi. :)
Ian
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