"If you ever doubted that your feline companion has her own inner life,
just watch what happens when she falls asleep, and loses conscious
control of her physical being . . . a twitching of limbs, a quivering of
the jaw, sometimes, perhaps, a snuffling noise or a meow.. . . Cats may
indeed be capable of great mindfulness, but we are thinking beings too.
In my own case, unfortunately, a being who thinks rather too much."
In the latest installment of the Dalai Lama's Cat series, His
Holiness's Cat ("HHC") is on a mission: to think less, to experience
more, to live in the moment. She soon learns the proper phrase for this,
being mindful, or, a concept better known to her as the power of meow.
What ensues is a journey to discover her own true nature, to gain a
deeper understanding of her mind, and to experience life's greatest joy,
the here and now.
Throughout, there are encounters with familiar inhabitants of
Dharamsala, as well as a whole new cast of characters: a senior exec
from one of Silicon Valley's most famous social media companies (hint:
the name rhymes with "litter"), the Pope's beloved dog (who shares a
shockingly similar title: HHD, His Holiness's Dog), and a public health
inspector who threatens to have our poor narrator banned from the
Himalaya Book Café.
In this follow-up to the Dalai Lama's Cat and the Art of Purring,
readers escape to the enchanting and exotic world of the Dalai Lama's
monastery in the Himalayas, and take a peek inside the mind of a
delightfully imperfect creature on the path to enlightenment. By
accompanying HHC on her journey, you will learn new ways to relate to
your own mind: slowing down, finding peace, and abiding in the boundless
radiance and benevolence that is your own true nature.
