THE DALAI LAMA'S CAT AND THE ART OF PURRING.

This is the second book in The Dalai Lama's cat series.The first being 'The Dalai Lama's' cat which was awesome to say the least.In the art of purring we see HHC's(His Holiness's Cat)  journey to self awakening and self-realisation and we too learn and grow with her.The book is simply narrated and Buddhist teachings are put forth across in a way that they are easily absorbed and understood.The story follows the life of Rinpoche (the cat)and how when the Dalai Lama goes away for a few days he asks her to investigate the art of purring and thus begins the cats journey of self discovery.There are several characters we are familiar with if we have read the first book and a few new ones are introduced.There is a simple story involving each character and you definitely learn a thing or two along the way.
My views:

I loved this book maybe even more than the first one,if that's possible.I normally don't pick up non-fiction off the shelf as easily.I am also not a cat lover but somehow this book made me feel like I was in the midst of it all.I longed to go to McLeodGanj and visit Francs cafe and meet Rinpoche. 

Serena,Sam,Franc,Chogyal were familiar to me and it was heartening to see what was happening in their lives.Rinpoche learns so much from each person ,learns that happiness is to be found in the here and now,to experience each day as a miracle,the way food affects our mood,the importance of meditation and why it is essential to cultivate equanimity.And how we are capable of a panoramic understanding and so we should do away with thinking that we have limited scope at attaining happiness.

At the end the Dalai Lama whispers the secret of happiness to Rinpoche and us with whom she has a karmic connection.

All in all this was something I will be rereading at some point in time.I had already made a mental note of that while I was reading the first book and this one is no different.

There was one tiny little thing which made me think harder though.It said that according to conventional Buddhist teaching the law of cause and effect or karma spans many lifetimes and the reason why good things happen to bad beings and bad things to good beings doesn't necessarily arise from causes they have created in this particular lifetime.That was a bit disconcerting to read.Apart from that this book was enjoyable and simple and lucid.

I thought cats were just mangy,creepy creatures but Rinpoche is definitely not that kind of a cat.

But this book is definitely the kind of book everyone should pick up.