The Cat Guru

Description

There is an old saying: when the student is ready, the master will come. In Naina's case, her master - or mistress, in this case - was a black-and-white stray cat she called Sweetie, who took up residence in her rooms at the Prasanthi Nilayam ashram in India and gave birth to kittens. The newness of the experience and the kittens - Bhakti and Samah - caused her to examine her spiritual beliefs and understanding of the world. Through her observations, her worries and delights, we not only learn about the basic principles of Hinduism but we, also, learn to appreciate life and nature's incomparable beauty in all its surprises, big and little. Her photographs of the kittens and their mother are included in a colour section. It's a charming, affirming story for anyone who suspects that fully-realized beings can wear fur coats and walk on all fours!

Naina Lepes is a devotee of Sai Baba and when she is not at her New York City home, she travels and resides in India. She is currently working on a translation of The Bhagavad Gita.