Zen for Cats: Teachings of the Zen Cat Masters"Does a cat have a Buddha-nature?" "Mew!" "What is the sound of one can opening?" "Door open--stay in! Door close--go out!" "Fur is emptiness, & emptiness is fur." These are just a few of the Zen riddles that any cat solves with an insouciant flick of the tail as he pads down the path to Enlightenment. With chapters such as "Zen Fish, Zen Bones," "The Ten Sacred String-Chasing Pictures," "Nine Lives of Buddha," & "The Secret Transmission of Bodhipurrma," ZEN FOR CATS will delight all those who've survived the strict master-disciple relationship that cats use to lead us humans to the Truth. Deft ink-wash paintings capture the essence of cats in contemplation: practicing the "three pillars" of Za-Zen, Za-Snack, & Za-Nap; & reveal the best-kept secrets of the esoteric art of litter-box sand raking. Whether you are the Host or the Guest to a feline follower of the Way, you will find ZEN FOR CATS transcendent. |
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... nine years - so long , in fact , that he was mistaken for a throwrug . Ever since , the Zen cat has followed the strict practice of contemplative sitting and ritual purrrifica- tion by licking . 231 Still later , the High - Strung Blue -.
... nine years - so long , in fact , that he was mistaken for a throwrug . Ever since , the Zen cat has followed the strict practice of contemplative sitting and ritual purrrifica- tion by licking . 231 Still later , the High - Strung Blue -.
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Teachings of the Zen Cat Masters Alfred T. Birnbaum, Riku Kanmei. Fluff is void , void is fluff 1 It's a Zen Lif If I have but nine lives 49.
Teachings of the Zen Cat Masters Alfred T. Birnbaum, Riku Kanmei. Fluff is void , void is fluff 1 It's a Zen Lif If I have but nine lives 49.
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Zen for Cats: Teachings of the Zen Cat Masters Alfred Birnbaum,Riku Kanmei No preview available - 1993 |