Table of Contents
Foreword Linda Tucker xv
Part I The Fabric of Creation 1
Chapter 2 The Ecology of Paradise 3
Naming the Animals 4
Ancient Facts and Modern Superstitions 7
What We Do to Animals We Do to Ourselves 9
The Reciprocity of Paradise 11
Getting Adam Back on Task 16
Chapter 2 How Can We Know What Animals Are Thinking and Feeling? 19
Happy Anticipation in Dogs and Cats 23
Warnings and Premonitions 27
The Limitations of Experiment 30
Part II What Animals Want Us To Know 41
Chapter 3 You Are Loved 43
Thank You for Loving Me 47
Animal Bodhisattvas 50
The Dark Side of Love 53
Chapter 4 You Are Already Living in Paradise 61
The Paradise Perspective 62
Why Humans Are Not So Happy 67
Restoring Trust 72
The Spiritual Ecosystem 81
Chapter 5 You Don't Have To Figure Everything Out 85
Complaints to the Management 88
Animal Cultures and Human Prejudices 94
Animal Morality and Human Values 99
The Cloud of Unknowing 104
Chapter 6 Dying Isn't Bad 107
The Circle of Life and Its Discontents 110
Life after life 113
Practice Dying 119
Sadness Is Part of the Happiness 122
First Things Last 125
Part III The Connection of All Creatures 127
Chapter 7 How to Connect Telepathically With Animals: A Practical Guide 129
Practice #1 The Wildlife Photographer 132
Practice #2 Bringing Your Attention into the Present 132
Practice #3 A Day of Silence 134
Opening the Heart 134
Practice #4 The Keepsake Box 134
Practice #5 Receiving an Animal's Appreciation 136
Practice #6 The Noah's Ark of Emotions 136
Practice #7 The Heart on a. Bad Hair Day 136
Working with the Imagination 138
Practice #8 Creating an Imaginary Animal Sanctuary 139
Practice #9 Imagining Yourself as an Animal 140
Sending Telepathic Messages to Animals 141
Practice #10 Sending a Pictorial Message 142
Practice #11 Sending a Feeling 142
Practice #12 Making a Metaphor 143
Practice #13 Sending Comfort 143
Practice #14 Sending a Request for Help 144
Establishing Contact 145
Practice #15 Inviting an Animal to Engage with You 145
Doubt and Discernment 147
Practice #16 Projecting on Purpose 148
Practice #17 Neutral Listening 149
Practice #18 Receiving a Mystery 149
Chapter 8 The Animals Speak for Themselves 151
Dog 153
The White Lions 156
Chapter 9 Heeding the Cries of the Nonhuman World 161
Afterword Andrew Harvey 167
Index 169
About the Author 177