Cats who teach me to fly…

Teshi and Vara have grown up to be healthy. Both are active, playful and fun-loving. I often see Dharma and Lokit in Teshi and Ava in Vara. Teshi’s mischievous eyes and nostrils say a lot about Lokit and when he is stern looking, he resembles so much like Dharma. 

Above picture is Teshi.

Vara is exceptionally handsome. He has shiny coat and a very soft fur. He resembles Ava in all ways. Ava was a handsome boy too.

It has been more than two months since Ava, Dharma and Lokit left us. I no longer feel angry or painful whenever I think about how Dharma and Lokit had gone through. What is left in me for them is only love and nothing else. I engulfed them with all my love. And I believe that they too feel my love…

Now we are looking for a good home for Teshi and Vara and both have to be adopted together. I strongly believe the brothers will grow up to be a normal healthy cat. And they will be loved by everybody :). And Blessed by their siblings, Ava, Dharma and Lokit. 

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I had a dream last night. I dreamt of my cats and there were flashes of Buddha’s image at the same time. I am not saying that Buddha was sending message to me. To me, a dream is merely a dream and it means nothing more.

When I woke up, I was surrounded by my cats and I thought to myself that my cats do possess buddha nature. All cats, animals, each and every sentient being possess buddha nature.

A week ago, I had a dispute with two elderly, a male and a female during my regular round of feeding at Whampoa. The police was called up. The two elderly were having a conversation with the policemen about me whereas I remained quiet at a corner watching them. Knowing I have not committed any crime and I had no intention to pursue the fact that they obstructed me from leaving the car park. While watching and listening, the elderly woman accused me   of things I did not say. At that moment, the elderly man told the female woman that I did not say it. Immediately the elderly woman paused and was trying to recall. She shut her mouth after that. At that moment, I realised the buddha nature in them…

I believe even the most wicked man possesses a buddha nature.

With a contaminated mind, it’s hard for me to see a pure being even if He has entered my mind. I remember, shortly after the death of Miemi, Miemi came to my dream. I was dreaming then but not her. The image of Miemi standing gracefully on a white background flashes in my mind. I knew she was telling me she was and is all right. Though the flashes were short and quick, however, it held long enough for me to wake up remembering her. Just like the flashes of the Buddha’s image in my dream last night. 

At least I was reminded that all sentient beings possess Buddha nature. I must keep this in my mind always. 

“If anyone should think that I can be seen among forms, or I can be sought among sound, then the person is on the wrong path. And he will not see the Tathagata.” ~ the four-line verse from the Diamond sutra

My favourite four-line verse in Diamond sutra is:

“Like a tiny drop of dew, or a bubble floating in the stream, like a flash of lightning in a summer clouds, or a flickering lamp, a phantom, an illusion or a dream.” 

“So is all conditioned existences to be seen.”

Thus spoke buddha.

I often murmur these four verses to myself when I do my feeding at Malcom road. Cos the conducive surrounding gives me the conditions to do so:).

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Among all sutras, the perfection of wisdom sutra is my favourite sutra. The sutra allows me to not only understand the Buddha’s teaching profoundly but to also understand the right qualities of a Boddhisattva. With every verses I read, I tried my best to visualise myself by standing at Buddha’s point of view, looking into samsara from outside of samsara. 

It is quite interesting, or not at all to see the cyclic existence of all living being suffering in samsara. I visualised the six realms. All sentient being trapped in the ocean of samsara, spinning around life after life in the six realms…aimlessly and meaninglessly.

I try very hard each and everytime to visualise and comtemplate when i come across verses that I do not understand in the sutra. And if I still can’t, I would keep it with me until life experience teaches me. Whether if it was the past or the future, we do learn from our own and others mistakes. It is always good to learn from others mistakes as we do not have to suffer ourselves but rarely people understand the purpose of history.

The perfection of wisdom sutra guides me to the correct understanding of perfect wisdom as well as the humility of a true bodhisattva. A little boastful is considered a destruction of mara. I felt delighted on the qualities of a bodhisattva, their universal compassion and bodhicitta. It is hard to practise, however, I shall not give up!

I come across another beautiful quote today:

An untroubled mind, no longer seeking to consider what is right and what is wrong. A mind beyond judgments watches and understands.~ Buddha

I have been constantly reminding myself,  guess I am not sincere enough…

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It has been two weeks since little Tabby and Twister gone to their new home. At first the adopters were complaining about them not being loving enough and would want to try them out for another week. I tried to talk to them by sharing with them my experience. They accepted them finally. I am really thankful to them. The family is not an unreasonable family. I can see that they love the kittens a lot. They just need to be educated. 

Little Tabby and Twister.

This was the picture that caught the adopter’s heart. They wanted to adopt Little Tabby only but I can’t separate the boys. I need them to be adopted in pairs. I am glad that they accepted Twister and love him dearly. This is the only photo that Twister looks adorable and neither Mel nor I can capture another one that looks equally adorable or cuter than this.

Little Tabby is much easier. He is all photogenic. No gimmicks! 

Twister Twister Twister! 

We will be paying them a visit soon. The adopter updated me on their well being regularly and I have nothing to worry about them. They bought a small scratch post for them today. 

Thinking back on the day I saw Dahlia, having failed to find her a good fosterer twice and ended up escaping herself under my air-con ledge. And risking a trapper’s life to rescue her from 19 floor. Giving me a bad name in Stomp and facebook. And giving birth to four kittens in the litter box filled with sand. And I had to quickly removed the kittens and cut away their umbilical cord, clean and wipe them with warm water. And making sure that all five including mummy were alive. 

Now two have gone to good home. Another two seems a little shaky to me despite having good health. Although they are three months old already, however, I felt that they may need another month to be more stable. 

I have no regrets in giving the kittens a chance to live. I have no regrets either for saving Lady’s kittens. All lives are precious to me… And I love them all.

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I was supposed to have a short holiday at Siem Reap last week. I postponed to December because I want to take care and spend more time with Lokit. However, things often don’t happen the way we want to.

Last night I spent a short 2 hours at East Coast Park. The weather was cool and windy. The last time I was at East Coast Park was more than two years ago.

I bought this tent a few  months ago and finally, I have a chance to use it.

This is more like a picnic tent. It opened up in two seconds. I just love it! Facing a beautiful blue sky and with all the greenery around me, I felt energised.

I told myself I should come often. Perhaps fortnightly or at least once a month. I do not have to spend the whole day here. A short one or two hours is enough for me to be reenergised.

I can also see moon in this bright sky.

I spotted a star when the sky got a little darker. It reminded me of my trip to Semakau Island where we saw different stars and planets. Well, I don’t think I have the energy to stay up the whole night to look at it again. Sleep is so much important to me now:).

I am looking forward to visit East Coast Park again.

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