From Eckhart Tolle 's book " Gardians of Being "
What is it that so many people
find enchanting in animals?
Their essence — their Being — is not
covered up by the mind, as it is in most humans.
And whenever you feel that essence in another,
you also feel it in yourself.
Every being is a spark of the Divine
or God. Look into the eyes of the dog
and sense that innermost core.
When you pet a dog or listen to a cat purring,
thinking may subside for a moment and
a space of stillness
arises within you, a doorway into Being.
Millions of people who otherwise would be
completely lost in their minds and in endless past
and future concerns are taken back by their dog or cat
into the present moment, again and again,
and reminded of the joy of Being.
Because dogs and cats still live in the original
state of connectedness with Being, they can
help us regain it. When we do so, however,
that original state deepens
and turns into awareness.
They have become Guardians of Being.
Love Always
mudra