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    twice a day

    Twice a day I clean the cat fur off my zabuton, sweep the floor, and sit.

    When I'm done sitting, I fold my zabuton and place it on my bench, where a cat promptly hops up on it.

    I used to cover the zabuton so less cat fur would wind up on it, and wound up with a super furry zabuton cover. The cat seemed indifferent.
    Diligently attain nothing. Sort of. Best not to over-think it.
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    Mp
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    Mu! Or should I saw, Meow! =)

    Gassho
    Shingen

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    Clean fur, carry milk .

    Gassho

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    Thank you for your practice

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    Joyo
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    Neat post, thanks for sharing.

    Gassho,
    Joyo

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    The Cat's Meow!

    Has me purrrrrring!
    ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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    But, you never ever really get rid of it
    gassho

    gassho, Jindo Shokai, an itinerant monk emeritus still learning the way and knowing nothing.
    合掌,生開
    gassho, Shokai

    仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

    "Open to life in a benevolent way"

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    Clean and clean again.

    Cats keep on coming.

    Like our breath.

    I'm thankful for that.

    Gassho to all little Neko-chan Zen Masters,

    Kyonin
    Hondō Kyōnin
    奔道 協忍

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    Never every speck
    求道芸化 Kyūdō Geika
    I am just a priest-in-training, please do not take anything I say as a teaching.

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    You clean off the hair twice a day? That's very diligent!

    I must admit that mine has cat hair on it, but I did have the forethought to order a tan colored zabuton and zafu to match our cat's fur color.

    As my wife would say, while pointing at her head, "Not just a hat rack my friend."

    Gassho,
    Dosho

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    I have a Siamese and a Tuxedo, so I'm basically screwed.

    If you saw my pre-zazen routine you'd suspect me of being a little OCD. Over time I've worked out a little routine that has helped me not to strangle the little... miracles I live with.
    Diligently attain nothing. Sort of. Best not to over-think it.
    http://www.janxter.com/

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    Mp
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    I have to admit ... the less hair I have the more tolerant I am when my dog shares it with me. =)

    Gassho
    Shingen

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shingen View Post
    I have to admit ... the less hair I have the more tolerant I am when my dog shares it with me. =)

    Gassho
    Shingen
    By contrast, not long back I had mine chopped off and donated it to one of the organizations that uses it in wigs for kids with cancer.

    My cats still weren't impressed.
    Diligently attain nothing. Sort of. Best not to over-think it.
    http://www.janxter.com/

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    Mp
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sydney View Post
    By contrast, not long back I had mine chopped off and donated it to one of the organizations that uses it in wigs for kids with cancer.

    My cats still weren't impressed.
    That is a wonderful gift Sydney. When my mom went through cancer treatment in the 90's and she lost her hair, it was donations like that which helped her feel new again. =)

    Gassho
    Shingen

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    I felt so guilty...

    Diligently attain nothing. Sort of. Best not to over-think it.
    http://www.janxter.com/

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    My dogs have eaten my zabuton and claim ownership of a zabuton or a zafu with urine from time to time. I wish it was only cat hair I had to deal with. My cat behaves much better than my seven dogs. :-)

    Gassho, Jishin
    Last edited by Jishin; 04-05-2014 at 04:20 PM.

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    Mp
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    Jishin - looks like Mr Me and Mini Me! =)

    Gassho
    Shingen

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    Hi Jeshin,

    Quick Doberman story -

    Working the outdoor stage in a theme park, Lake George, New York. My girlfriend is the assistant to a lion tamer with a unique problem. Park patrons were walking behind barriers to get backstage to see resting (between shows) lions in their cages. If you've been up close to an adult lion you'll recall the eyeball staring at you is the size of a grapefruit with paws ready to reach out and "touch someone". Nothing dissuaded these customers from trying to get close-up to these meat eaters UNTIL Jim and Kay Rosaire, the tamers, brought in two of the sweetest, goofiest-natured Dobies whose simple presence scared strangers away from being mauled by lions or licked to death by Doberman.


    Gassho,
    Myosha
    "Recognize suffering, remove suffering." - Shakyamuni Buddha when asked, "Uhm . . .what?"

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