The Dalai Lama's Cat

by David Michie

Mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment deliberately and non-judgmentally.’

‘Though one man may conquer a thousand men a thousand times in battle, he who conquers himself is the greatest warrior.’”

‘The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.’

“Despising yourself, thinking you are no good, saying ‘I can’t do this.’ This is the mind of weakness. You must work to overcome it.”

‘A holy person is someone who thinks more of others than of themselves.’