Tales of a Temple Cat: Ning's Christmas Wish

May all sentient beings be free from suffering

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Labels: Festivals

The nuns call me Vege Cat but my real name is Da.

The temple where I have lived for more than 7 years

I am lucky to have a roof over my head and a good teacher like Head Nun.

Ning is quite different from me. He has no interest in spiritual matters but has a good and kind heart.

Ning and Friend's Prayer
A Twist of Fate

Wesak Day is just round the corner and the nuns have already started "spring cleaning" the temple. One of the major tasks is poli...
Release your Cows!

Namo Buddhaya! Here's a little story to ponder on .... One day, after the Buddha and a group of monks finished eating lunch mindfully...
Meowy Reunion

It's Qingming time again and the temple is crowded with humans coming to pay respects to their beloved departed ones. This annual festi...
The Wedding - Pt.2

I was meditating under the custard apple tree when I heard someone calling me. It was Ah Hoe. "Da, they have found Ning!" he g...
Mooning over Mooncakes

Meow, Meow, M-e-o-w! I’m as happy as a lark because the Festival of the Hungry Ghosts is over and it’s the mid-autumn festival now! It’s m...
A Final Goodbye - Pt.2

Ah Hoe came to see us at the temple about a week after Lao Lo's demise. He had been to China for the funeral and had brought back with...
Bruce Lee Goes Missing - Pt.2

It took three mornings of crowing before Old Skinny finally realised that he had been fooled by a very clever rooster. Furious, he swore h...
Why Cats Can't Talk

When I met up with Lao- Tzu the Rat the other evening, I asked him whether he knew why cats can’t talk like humans. Was there some ancient ...
The Test - Pt. 3

A few weeks after we took CC home, we were surprised to receive an invitation from the new Chief Monk of the Thai Monastery, Ajahn Kovito to...