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The guru's cat

by Anthony De Mello, "The Song of the Bird"

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Jose Manuel Redondo Lopera
Feb 23, 2023
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Each time the guru sat for worship with his students the ashram cat would come in to distract them, so he ordered them to tie it when the ashram was at prayer.

After the guru died the cat continued to be tied at worship time. And when the cat expired, another cat was brought into the ashram to make sure that the guru’s orders were faithfully observed at …

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