Cow Zen

 "The way to control a cow is to give it a large pasture." - Zen saying

 

May all beings be well and happy.

 

#VoteVegan

Just wanna be sure all you #Vegans will #vote this election. #Veganism is not only about not using #animal products. It's a philosophy of #compassion and #kindness. Please vote for the kinder candidate in every race! #FriendsNotFood #Vegan #PlantBased

 

Grieving Birds

Recently, and for nearly a month and nearly every day, I had the great blessing to be able to convince a wild pigeon couple to eat directly from my hands in my backyard. Soon, a small dove and another pigeon, observing this, came closer each day, as well.

One day, the only monsoon storm of the season raged here, and since then, I have not seen a single feather of any of these birds. I have been grieving the loss of my new friends, as well as of the monsoon that never really happened.

Today, I found this. Maybe it's where my birds went.

Mass deaths of migratory birds reported in New Mexico: 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54183430
 

How can we not grieve now? To not grieve would be to remain asleep in dreaming of some impossible past.

May all beings be well and happy.

 

Sheikha Rabia and Animals

 Sheikha Rabia Basri sat in the wilderness, and animals would gather around her.

Sheikh Hasan al-Basri came to visit, and the animals fled.

Sheikh Hasan asked Sheikha Rabia: "Why do the animals gather around you, but they flee when I come?"

Sheikha Rabia asked Sheikh Hasan: "What did you have for breakfast?"

Sheikh Hasan confessed he had eaten meat for breakfast.

 

May all beings be well and happy.

Animal-Human Interconnectedness

Jane Goodall, one of my lifelong heroes, works even harder now to focus attention on the need for humans to understand the importance of our relationship with animals. Listen to her messages in this brief video.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/jane-goodall-on-lessons-from-the-pandemic

May all beings be well and happy.