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Tag Archives: cat
tear water tea
There are times when we all need to make a cup of tear water tea. The well of sorrows is but a cup of tea brewed with forgiveness and love. you can only taste the sweetness if you sip slowly … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, cat, eco-spirituality, grief, ink brush meditation, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mourning, poetry, sadness, sorrow, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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pause on the painting
Pause on the painting. stop for a moment. this is Now – there are paws on the paper! how can I paint when there are purrs to be pet? You have a mindful practice you do every day? purrs rumble … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, cat, cats, eco-spirituality, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation practice, mindfulness, mindfulness practice, painting, paws, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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diletante or debutante
Posted in Tao Cats, The Now
Tagged art, cat, cat chasing her tail, domestic vs wild, eco-spirituality, feral cats, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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somedays the world seems so very big. and i seem so very small.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, black cat, cat, eco-spirituality, enormity, ink brush meditation, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Jumping Off
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged art, black cat, cat, cats, eco-spirituality, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, spirituality, sumi-e, trust
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Guardian of the Gate
No, there will be no aggression. What I guard is far too precious to protect with violence. Open the gate and come in.
Kitten in the Corner Contemplates the Moon
with thanks to Eknath Easwaran’s translation of the Isha Upanishad
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, black cat, blessings, cat, cats, eco-spirituality, full moon, Hinduism, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Isha Upanishad, sumi-e, super moon, tao
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Basket case
Sometimes you find your basket is full – Love whatever you find there, you never know when you might find yourself in a basket too.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, basket, busy, cat, eco-spirituality, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, over worked, overwhelmed, poetry, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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looking up/down
What are you doing down there? What are you doing up there? Come on out of that and into the sunlight! Don’t worry, the water’s fine! No matter where you are, there is always an up and a down.
Posted in Quandaries, The Now
Tagged animals, art, cat, decks, docks, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, nature, perspective, perspectives, poetry, sumi-e, sun, sunlight
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