A View on Buddhism

[WuMing426]

So, the Readers Digest version of this,is that I have a chipmunk that I've pulled from the (feline) jaws of death. He (or she. dunno) has been rescued 3 times today, by me. He was brought into the house this morning, by the little ones. I got him out, and took him back to the woods. I found him again being worried by the cats, and again got him safely back to the woods. About 1 1/2 hours ago, I found him, (seemingly) dead on the hallway floor. He took a big lungful of air, and I put him in an empty tissue box. I've put a jar-lid of water and some walnuts in with him, as well as my Eye of Buddha mantra stone, and the printed mantra for the time of death. He was very cold, and I got him warmed up in the sun. He's still in the tissue box, but I've got that inside a cat carrier. For his protection, as well as containment. He seems to be perking up, and I hope to release him back to his home within a day or so.
Anyways, I'm asking for any prayers and/or mantras for his benefit. Thanks, folks.
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A society will be judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable members- the animals. -Gandhi
Everything comes to pass, nothing comes to stay. -Matthew Flickstein
One who hates the feline is one not to be trusted.- Chinese proverb

[Jahda]

That was so kind of you to help him and to post here for prayers

Here is a Medicine Buddha Mantra for him

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g263N4XzoZo


Keep us updated on his condition, ok?
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To study the Way is to study the self.
To study the self is to forget the self.
To forget the self is to be enlightened by all things.
To be enlightened by all things is to remove the barriers between one's self and others.

Dogen

[beginners mind]

[WuMing426]

Thanks, guys. He seems to be doing pretty well. I got a hard-sided carrier from my mom to put his tissue box into, as it would be safer for him. (9 cats in the house, after all.) I got him some unsalted peanuts in the shell, last night. He was pretty perky last night when I got home from work, and this morning seems to be doing very well.
I'm hoping to release him either tonight, after work, if I get home in time, or tomorrow morning.
Thanks again for your support for him. I did the Tara mantra to him, and Om mani pema hung. And I named him Lhamo, for the duration of his time with me.
Hopefully, when I put him back out with his kindred, he'll make better decisions in re the cats.
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A society will be judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable members- the animals. -Gandhi
Everything comes to pass, nothing comes to stay. -Matthew Flickstein
One who hates the feline is one not to be trusted.- Chinese proverb

[Gary]

Well done you


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Oneness perceived is duality.
Duality is illusion.
Oneness perceived is illusion.

[WuMing426]

Hopefully this is the final update. I got off work in time, today, and took Lhamo out to an appropriate spot, and turned him loose. He took a bit of encouraging, but came shooting out of the carrier, and bounced around a bit, among the saplings, chittering the whole time. He then got onto a large-ish tree, and up it he went. He seems in good shape, and enjoyed his walnuts and peanuts.
I washed the Eye of Buddha stone, and have to wash out the carrier yet. But so far, it seems to be a successful rescue and release.
Thanks to all of you for your support, and for your good thoughts and prayers and mantras for Lhamo's benefit.
I hope I don't have to do this a lot. It was kind of like having a baby antelope, living in the lions den.
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A society will be judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable members- the animals. -Gandhi
Everything comes to pass, nothing comes to stay. -Matthew Flickstein
One who hates the feline is one not to be trusted.- Chinese proverb

[Jahda]

[Federica]

Do tell us if you at least get a postcard.....!
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A present moment with wisdom and understanding.
These are not simply guaranteed by "living in the moment".

"Be Mindful, and Simplify".

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[Mitch White]

Wu- that whole thing was just so cool--


I think Lhamo is one lucky - guy...


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[WuMing426]

I'm kinda hoping for a little pile of acorns on the doorstep. (I'm not, actually. I gave him a stern lecture about avoiding cats, while we were on our way to be released.)
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A society will be judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable members- the animals. -Gandhi
Everything comes to pass, nothing comes to stay. -Matthew Flickstein
One who hates the feline is one not to be trusted.- Chinese proverb

[Federica]

Hah!!

I would have loved to have seen your face if he'd replied -
*Squeaky voice* "Gotcha lady, no more kitty playing for me!"
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A present moment free from dukkha.
A present moment with wisdom and understanding.
These are not simply guaranteed by "living in the moment".

"Be Mindful, and Simplify".

http://www.gooddogconsultations.co.uk

http://www.armchairadvice.co.uk/relationships/forum/

[WuMing426]

Oh, honey, you don't know how goofy I am, with animals. I had a black bear in my yard a few years ago, and I just started walking up to my door, anyhow. I started talking to him, like he was one of the cats. He took off, as fast as his chubby legs could carry him.
If Lhamo had started talking to me, I probably would have just assumed that Guru Rinpoche or Mother Tara were trying to tell me something. Then he would have never gotten released, and I would have found a way to keep him in the house. I don't know, a gerbil/hamster cage or summat.
Yes, I am just that goofy. My parents kept blaming me on the other parent, when I went to get their carrier. ("She's your daughter. I don't know about you.")
Seriously, though, I do think that's my Dharma purpose, as well. To deal with the animals. I'm not so good with humans, but animals, whole 'nother story.
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A society will be judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable members- the animals. -Gandhi
Everything comes to pass, nothing comes to stay. -Matthew Flickstein
One who hates the feline is one not to be trusted.- Chinese proverb

[beginners mind]

[WuMing426]

I don't believe that exposure to the Dharma is supposed to be limited to humans. Lama Zopa doesn't either. And I do my bit for humans, in conversations and just everyday life. But I've long believed that I have attachment disorder. And at 41, I'm okay with that. I work with what I have, which is a real heart for animals. If I can help them have a more beneficial rebirth, and lessen their suffering in this go 'round, that makes me happy.
I know that I can't help all of them, so I try to do what I can for the ones I can help. In my opinion, not enough is done to help the other sentient beings. As if humans were more worthy than the others. As Yoda says, "No, no different. Only in your mind different." A mindstream is a mindstream is a mindstream. Today's human is tomorrow's mosquito. Or tree frog. And, vice versa.
So, your gift is humans and their suffering. And good on you for helping with that. But it's not my gift. I have a hard enough time just trying to see humanity with equanimity. In my current profession (retail,) that's an everyday challenge.
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A society will be judged by the way it treats its most vulnerable members- the animals. -Gandhi
Everything comes to pass, nothing comes to stay. -Matthew Flickstein
One who hates the feline is one not to be trusted.- Chinese proverb

[beginners mind]