
The Dalai Lama's Cat
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781401940584 |
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Publisher: | Hay House Inc. |
Publication date: | 10/01/2012 |
Pages: | 240 |
Sales rank: | 39,120 |
Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d) |
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It's a sweet story. Not particularly deep or profound. Slightly beyond a fun, fluffy beach read, but not so complex as to tax a vacationing brain. ;' ) Looking forward to "HHC's" next tome, due in the fall.
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Warm and funny, I couldn't put it down. Brilliant idea to explain spirituality and the path to enlightenment through the eyes of a feline!
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Wonderful book! If you love cats you will enjoy it; if you are interested in spirituality you will enjoy it; if you love
cats and are interested in spirituality you will love it!
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Two thumbs up - going to give to several animal loves for Christmas.
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Walked in. THE KITS all walked in.
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I recently finished reading a new book, The Dalai Lama's Cat by David Michie. This book is narrated
from the perspective a feline, which I think was a fun for a fiction story. The whole story is based on Buddhist beliefs and teachings as part of everyday life. The Dalai Lama's cat goes about leaning new things about Buddhism as she interacts with the Dalai Lama and various other household characters.
The cat then ventures out into the village and meets new personalities. At the end of the day the cat reflects on her life, the lives of those around her and relates their actions and light-bulb moments to Buddhist teachings.
Overall this is an easy read feel-good story. I didn't know much about Buddhism besides a general understanding from school lessons. This book is narrated so that you go on finding out about Buddhism as the protagonist of the story goes about her day learning new things and meeting new people.
I thought this book was fun and I would recommend it to someone looking for a fun and enjoyable inspirational story. In my experience inspirational stories are often too emotional and leave you crying at the end of the day. After finishing this book I felt happy and not at all sobby.
You can find out more about this book here and read the first chapter here.
Disclosure: Financial compensation was not received for this post. A sample product was gifted from Hay House Publishing. Opinions expressed here are my own.
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What an endearing story! Truly a cat lover's book, and a nice introduction into Buddhism. Reading the book gave me pause to look at how I am living my life. What motivates my actions? what is my contribution to ending suffering and bringing happiness others
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This book is charming and fun to read. Interesting learning the lives of Monks and the Dalai Lama as well as this fun filled cat. Worth your time to read it.
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Loved this book!
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Ah, this is the life!!! Originally dumped in the street by unkind hooligans, this unkempt is meant to be sold into an even harsher life but instead is rescued by the Dalai Lama's Assistant. Now, he is HHC or "His Holiness's Cat" or Snow Lion...or some other embarrassing but funny names acquired as vital lessons in the path of holiness!
Consider the fact of pride as "being" one of the favorites of this revered holy man, the Dalai Lama. A French chef who owns a very popular restaurant near the actual home of the Dalai Lama wears the symbols of his Buddhist initiation on his physical person and has them draped all over his restaurant. In a gently amusing way, he is gradually led to see that outer signs and associations matter not at all; the Dalai Lama always voices these lessons near to HHC with a chuckle and a pet. Meanwhile, HHC manages to keep his revered seat in the restaurant as HHC! You have to laugh and not just read the truth but feel it all in your own bones! Outstanding technique!
So this book continues with visitor after visitor and numerous scenes where HHC mistakes the changes happening around him, always told in a wry, funny way endearing this cat and the Dalai Lama to the reader for the truth and blessing shared!
Outstanding and so well done, more please, David Michie! This is "real" spirituality!
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