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  • Sydney
    Member
    • Aug 2010
    • 120

    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.
    http://www.janxter.com/
  • Mp

    #2
    Mu! Or should I saw, Meow! =)

    Gassho
    Shingen

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    • Koshin
      Member
      • Feb 2012
      • 938

      #3
      Clean fur, carry milk .

      Gassho

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      Thank you for your practice

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      • Joyo

        #4
        Neat post, thanks for sharing.

        Gassho,
        Joyo

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        • Jundo
          Treeleaf Founder and Priest
          • Apr 2006
          • 39497

          #5
          The Cat's Meow!

          Has me purrrrrring!
          ALL OF LIFE IS OUR TEMPLE

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          • Shokai
            Treeleaf Priest
            • Mar 2009
            • 6391

            #6
            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"

            https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

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            • Kyonin
              Treeleaf Priest / Engineer
              • Oct 2010
              • 6742

              #7
              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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              • Geika
                Treeleaf Unsui
                • Jan 2010
                • 4981

                #8
                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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                • Dosho
                  Member
                  • Jun 2008
                  • 5784

                  #9
                  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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                  • Sydney
                    Member
                    • Aug 2010
                    • 120

                    #10
                    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

                      #11
                      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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                      • Sydney
                        Member
                        • Aug 2010
                        • 120

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Shingen
                        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

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Sydney
                          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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                          • Sydney
                            Member
                            • Aug 2010
                            • 120

                            #14
                            I felt so guilty...

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

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                            • Jishin
                              Member
                              • Oct 2012
                              • 4820

                              #15
                              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, 04:20 PM.

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