I am thinking of a title...

I don't think that I am the only one who is thrown into the fast December river, and then of course, my two furry companions take advantage of me in such very moments. One second Augustus is leading me to somewhere and in another moment I find that he has disappeared sitting calmly way up on the wall!!! He has been enjoying this lately quite a bit!
Augustus scoping.
Augustus enjoying the rising sun in the cool morning hour.
Ollie is down below with me, also basking in the sun that makes his orange fur glow.
I am now chuckling at his cute profile.
Now Ollie is leading me. "We have to go", he meows.
Out on the street where I follow the fur ball around our glances fall on these spiky balls,
and the remaining leaves
that have caught some ginger cat's eyes.
I remember that I wanted to title this post "For the love of light" but I did not have any reading selected because that is usually SweetPants' job on Tuesdays.

MrPuffyPants then chose this reading for our daily meditation:

"O Son of Generosity! Thou wert in the deserts of nonbeing and, by means of the earth of command, I made thee to appear in the world of possession. I charged all the atoms of dependence and the realities of creation with thy training, so that, before thou didst issue from the womb of thy mother, I ordained for thee two fountains of bright milk. I appointed eyes to guard thee, set thy love in all hearts, and with pure generosity I reared thee under the shadow of My Mercy, and protected thee with the essence of My Grace. The purpose of all this was to enable thee to arrive at Our Eternal Might and to deserve Our Invisible Favors..." (Hidden Words)

I complimented Ollie on his choice of reading. I reminded him that all the atoms of dependence were there for his training, that his love was set in all hearts. He accepted the compliment graciously and also naughtily.

"Go ahead", I said. "Make kisses and blow them in the air", and that he did.
Ciao everyone! We wish you a splendid week!

Unobscured Love

The skies were blue and beautifully clean. The rays of the untired August sun shone brightly on the leaves of the neighbor tree.

We love to look up at the skies, we always do.

Mr Sweet Pants was taking in the moment in his tree pot, examining left and right.

Mr Puffy Pants was roaming the courtyard grounds when he saw his brother all relaxed.

He thought why not go and give him a good loving hug

and that he did.
He has so much affection bundled up in his little body that he cannot help it.
Augustus after a good hug.
Ollie after giving a good hug.
Filled with love, I read to them:

"O SON OF SPIRIT!

My claim on thee is great, it cannot be forgotten. My grace to thee is plenteous, it cannot be veiled. My love has made in thee its home, it cannot be concealed. My light is manifest to thee, it cannot be obscured." (Hidden Words- Baha'u'llah)

Cat boys sent pawfuls of lovely kisses...

Ciao everyone!

Rapidly changing landscapes...

I was telling the cat boys about this distant magical land full of birds, butterflies, corn and wild turkeys! So distant in space and so close in time!

It was not a vacation_it was only a visit! And if I wanted to get romantic about it I easily could but there was no point to it. I treasured the visit in the gladness of my heart.

I don't know why but seeing fields of orderly corn make me smile. Cat boys told me that they felt the same way, and that they wished they could run through the corn!

Nearby horses were waiting for
the sunset.
Back home in sunny southern california I could not complain about the fuschia flowers
and I was more than pleased to see Mr Puffy Pants
and Mr Sweet Pants! Senor Dulce Pantalones!
Furry bundle of love Ollie
and furry love bundle Augustus!
"Yup, that's you I am talking about".
"And you too!"
I flipped through some quotes here and there because the cat boys were waiting and I found this for our reflections:

"O my Servants! Could ye apprehend with what wonders of My munificence and bounty I have willed to entrust your souls, ye would, of a truth, rid yourselves of all attachment to all created things, and would gain a true knowledge of your own selves- a knowledge which is the same as the comprehension of Mine own Being. Ye would find yourselves independent of all else but Me, and would perceive, with your inner and outer eye, and as manifest as the revelation of My effulgent Name, the seas of My loving-kindness and bounty moving within you."

-Baha'u'llah, Persian Prophet

Cat boys went aahhh and then made big pawfuls of kisses which they blew in the air for you. Happy weekend everyone!

Ciao!

Reading with SP and PP

Tired as they appeared to be from all the playing during the daytime, Mr Sweet Pants (SP) and Mr Puffy Pants (PP)wished to read more on the theme of "On Becoming Their True Selves"

I suggested that they take it easy and just think in the back of their minds on

-the attraction to the unknown (mystery) and unknowable being the essence of faith
-our potential being unknown yet an important part of our reality

-role of loving and knowing capacities in developing the unknown

Ollie, PP, chose to relax in the neighbor's patio area. He really was tired.

Augustus, SP, appeared equally exhausted and yet meditative.
When I saw these puffy pants I expected action
but I was wrong, it was a routine change in posture so important in maintaining concentration for long periods of time.
MrPuffy Pants told me that he was ready for some listening or counseling, the choice was up to me!
Mr SweetPants listened
with closed eyes
sometimes lifting his head to mid air.
MrPuffyPants
MrSweetPants
MrPuffyPants
Yes, yes, I read to them finally

"O Son of Being! Love Me that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O servant." (Hidden Words).....love....know...be

Cat boys made kisses for you, enough for a number of days...wishing you loving and knowing each and every day.

Ciao everyone!

I called them furry mysteries today...

I said, "cat boys, where should we take it today?". They pointed to the gate and so we took it out the front gate but
we did not get very far! Augustus the SweetPants fell on his side and
seeing Mr PuffyPants' paws I could tell that the same had happened to him.
So we took it back in on the other side of the gate. They assumed the proper learning posture momentarily and then I got side tracked by the furry mysteries who threw
glances in one direction
and then the other direction;
sleepy eyes closed
and sleepy eyes opened.
Gus with closed eyes and Ollie open eyes
followed by Ollie closed eyes and Augustus open eyes.
Then they chose to talk to each other for a while
and whatever Ollie told Augustus made him wonder deep wonderful thoughts.

Now they are telling me that soon they would be able to listen
and I don't believe that is the case based on their legs being extended in the air!

Mr Puffy Pants told me that he preferred to listen upside down
while SweetPants said that he would listen with his eyes closed for better concentration.
I take what I can get.
We were a few days ago, maybe a week ago reading Dan Jordan, On Becoming Your True Self and so since my mind was on instrumentation and lab work I decided to just for the much needed distraction...

"None of us knows his capacity for love or how much he can learn. Just as we had to have faith before we could learn about the attributes of God, so must we have faith before we can know something of ourselves. We must love- be attracted to, have a particular attitude towards- that unknown in our own selves if it is to become released. If we relate satisfactorily to the unknown in ourselves, we will be able to relate to the unknown in others. In other words, we have to accept others not only for what they presently are but also for what they can become; otherwise we impede their process of transformation and keep them from becoming their true selves. "- Dan Jordan

"Ye are My treasury, for in you I have treasured the pearls of My mysteries

and the gems of My knowledge."

(Hidden Words)

Later I asked Ollie to make kisses because Gussy had already made his and blown them in the air and so he did...

We wish all a wonderful week! Ciao!