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In the months that followed I watched His Holiness working on a new book. I began to think that perhaps the time had come for me to turn my paws to a book of my own. One that tells my own tale. How I was rescued from a fate too grisly to contemplate, to become constant companion to a man who is not only one of the world's greatest spiritual leaders and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, but who is also a dab hand with the can opener.' Not so much fly-on-the-wall as cat-on-the-sill, this is the warm-hearted tale of a small kitten rescued from the slums of New Delhi who finds herself in a beautiful sanctuary with sweeping views of the snow-capped Himalayas. In her exotic new home, the Dalai Lama's cat encounters Hollywood stars, Buddhist masters, Ivy-league professors, famous philanthropists, and a host of other people who come visiting His Holiness. Each encounter offers a fresh insight into finding happiness and meaning in the midst of a life of busy-ness and challenge. Drawing us into her world with her adorable but all-too-flawed personality, the Dalai Lama's cat discovers how instead of trying to change the world, changing the way we experience the world is the key to true contentment. Featuring a delightful cast of characters, timeless Buddhist wisdom, and his holiness's compassion pervading every chapter, The Dalai Lama's Cat is simply enchanting.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 938143171X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hay House India; Latest edition (1 December 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 220 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9789381431719
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9381431719
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 150 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm

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David Michie is the internationally best-selling author of The Dalai Lama’s Cat series of novels, the spiritual thrillers The Magician of Lhasa and The Secret Mantra, as well as other fiction and non-fiction titles including Why Mindfulness is Better than Chocolate, Hurry Up and Meditate, Buddhism for Busy People and Buddhism for Pet Lovers. His books are available in 30 languages in over 50 different countries.

David is a keynote speaker, corporate trainer and coach on mindfulness and meditation. He has extensive experience presenting to a wide variety of different audiences around the world.

In 2015 he established Mindful Safaris, leading groups to Africa - where he was born and brought up – encouraging people to visit unexplored places, outer and inner, through a combination of daily game viewing trips and mindfulness sessions.

David writes on Substack: https://davidmichie.substack.com/

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A fabulous read

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 6 April 2021

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Let me take you to the Kangra Valley, Mcleodganj of Dharamshala in midst of Himalayas today through this book. I always feel that vallies, mountains, cool weather ambience though play a very minute but much crucial role in our journey of self awareness. These places have that power to bring us to ourselves. I also always wonder that why almost all religious & spiritual places are on high altitude.

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Title: The Dalai Lama's Cat
Author:David Michie
Genre: Spiritual Fiction
Page count: 216
Rating: 4.5/5⭐

Meet the most cutest protagonist of all HHC(His Holiness's Cat). She has several names given by her closed ones but she is mostly known as HHC. She was rescued from the paths of Delhi & to her fortune she ends up with His Holiness Dalai Lama. Now, she gets to live in the most private quarters of the worlds most greatest spiritual leader his holiness in Jokhang in Namgyal Monestary of Dharamshala.

She gets to sleep near His Holiness, she gets to see who are the world celebrities visiting him, what are their private conversations, also sometimes face unwanted guests like a dog named kyi-kyi in her place, gets to meet a male cat of her dreams who lived in nearby residence area.

This beautiful cat with a princely attitude(ofcourse why not, she is destined to live with TDL(The Dalai Lama) narrates us some profound life lessons from the events happening around her. There are several other characters like the assistants of TDL named Tenzin & Chogyal, Lobsang the translator, Franc the owner of a cafe down the street, Mrs Trinci the cook etc. The book is divided in 12 chapters each of them conveying different life lessons from Buddhism perspective taught in the form of 12 different events(stories) which happen in the monestary narrated by a cat.

I found my whole experience of reading this book a unique one. Those who keep interest in Buddhism/spirituality & also who wants to read books which are fictional yet gives you some wisdom alongwith it can definitely go for it. The writing style & vocabulary is rich & advanced. So would not recommend it to the beginners

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Jyothi Seshan

Philosophy from a cat.

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Enjoyed reading this novel. Charming from the word go. If ever I possess a cat, I want one like this.

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nidhi a.

The most amazing inspiring book which is funny too!

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 6 February 2022

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Loved the way the writer narrated this story.. it’s a story yet guiding gyaan - expresses in the most simple to comprehend manner. Loved it!
It is exactly that kind of novel you need to uplift your mood and life!

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Great read especially for people who wish to have a diversion from their usual subject or usual routine. HHC will keep us engaged throughout his entire tale. Purrfect read for catlovers! And caution: those who have a dislike for this creature may not enjoy it I guess. From a storyline point of view some may enjoy.
I just loved it. Looking forward to read the other books in the dalailama cat series.

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Kapil

An engaging read with minimal effort and maximum learning

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 12 September 2021

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The way the author has put forward the insights is absolutely amazing. The concepts are explained in an easy to understand manner coupled with lighter moments of humour. A must read !

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What a delightful book ! Post Covid I had a reader's block. This book has unblocked me gently. One learns about life in general at McLeodganj as seen from the eyes of a cat and scattered here and there gems of Buddhist thought.

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Brings out deep issues and makes you introspect. Lovely flow... highly recommended. The simplicity and beauty of using Dalai Lama’s cat as the narrator....brilliant

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Padmakshi Patowary

Never ever thought I would like this book

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Yes, when my friend suggested this book,I never ever thought I would read it,leave alone buying it. However I did get a bit curious about it and looked up reviews...which were all good.I was a bit skeptical at first ,as I am not too much into spiritualism and frankly I do not care much for cats...intact I am scared of them...... Therefore I could not imagine myself reading a book like this. However, I must say I enjoyed the book (and I feel maybe i will be able to pet a cat....but maybe one like' HHC' or 'snow lion').
Everything is seen through the cats eye and it really makes you think again. No one is talking down to you. Also there are so many things you know and believe in..it feels good to be reassured.
Now I have ordered for the next book..'The art of purring'. Hope i enjoy it as much as the first one.Waiting for HHC

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Ms. Erica Wildwood

Nauseating nonsense

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 14 September 2019

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"David," said the author's agent. "You need to up your sales."
"I know. But how?"
"Well, you know there's one subject that absolutely guarantees huge sales."
"What?"
"CATS! Put a cat in your next book!"
And so the concept of this dreadful book was (mis)conceived. It's part hagiography of the Dalai Lama, part Buddhist sermon, with endless exposition (he doesn't show; he tells) with a 'cat' narrator who has no catlike qualities at all - has, in fact, no discernible qualities whatsoever. It's badly written and full of howlers, such as Oxford and Cambridge being described as "England's two most Ivy League universities" (Ivy League?!?), and an Italian chef who cooks French food (in a Buddhist monastery, mind you) "wearing an emerald green dress with dangling gold earrings and matching bracelets that clanked together every time she moved her arms." And gold rings clustered on her fingers. Not only impractical for a chef, but highly unhygienic and downright dangerous.
I bought this book because I'm a mad cat lady, but this author clearly knows nothing at all about cats. It's perfectly possible to write a feline narrator who really is a cat - see 'The Travelling Cat Chronicles' by Hiro Arikawa - but that requires the skill and talent this author so obviously lacks.

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J. Seal

Lovely but a bit concerned about chapter 9

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I was really enjoying this book and did not take too much notice of the many references to meat, as this is written from a cat's point of view. I was even thinking of buying a few books as gifts, but then I got tp chapter 9 where the Dalai Lama's advise to a young girl is to eat meat because she is lacking in iron. This jarred with me. When T was a young girl I had to stop eating all animal products - dairy, eggs and especially meat because I found it hard to digest. I was frequently sick and looked malnourished. It was only through my own research in libraries in those days and later in health food shops that found alternative food.

There are many vegetarian sources of iron including leafy greens, beans, soya, dried fruit, potatoe skins, mushroom, seaweed and seeds. There are much more. There are also many foods fortified with B12 such as nut milk and cereals. I don't think doctors have a lot of training in nutrition, but I would have thought that Buddhists would have taken some time to study this. Maybe they are too lazy as one of the monks described being shy.

As for farming methods, yes they do have to done differenlty, but what is worse cow farms, chicken farms or corn farms?

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The Reading Room

A cat’s perspective on life with the Dalai Lama

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 4 September 2019

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An introduction to Buddhist teaching presented within a super-sweet tale – 4 Stars

This is a gentle tale written from the view point of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s cat. Each chapter introduces one of the key principles behind Buddhist teaching, but the messages are delivered almost subliminally by relating them as the experiences and observations of the growing kitten. A delightfully varied range of characters are introduced throughout the story, and from monks to celebrities seeking an audience with the Dalai Lama, each brings a different focus to the story.

The only reason I gave this a 4-Star rating was, that as the book progressed, I found the cat’s antics less interesting than the passages which related more directly to Buddhist philosophy. That said, it is a very easy-read, and perhaps one that would particularly suit anyone looking for a gentle introduction to mindfulness and Buddhist teaching.

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CatWitch

Ignorance of Cat Welfare

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 28 April 2020

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I get that the author uses a cat as a device to get across Buddhist wisdom, which in itself is a great idea and could have made for a lovely read but as a mad old cat woman this book gave me several problems. Early on this sickly kitten was being given milk to feed and revive it. Anyone with any knowledge of basic cat care would see this as a glaring mistake. As time went on I was thinking, how old is this cat, shouldn't she have been spayed by now? When the book turns to the cat's 'romantic' life I nearly gave up reading, the author had completely lost me. Anyone with an unneutered cat would be experiencing the cat constantly calling and escaping to find any and as many tomcats as possible. Cats getting together is hardly 'romantic'. That the Dalai Lama and his household would be such irresponsible cat guardians as to not get their cat fixed in time is a bit much. Sorry but cat welfare is too important to ignore and causes this book to fail to a degree with its spiritual message.

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Ms. P. Khan

A gentle read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 7 August 2018

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If you want an insight into the day to day life of the Dalai Llama, then this 'cat's eye' view is not the most informative. What it does give you is a bit of fun, using locations and people you might be interested in; Dharamsala, McLeod Ganj, a fictional cafe on the main drag with some good observations about the general atmosphere. The central premise is that the cat, like all of us, has numerous imperfections and (rather impawsably) goes to work on them. There's some general portrayal on Buddhist thought which sometimes delays the plot a bit, but I suspect that's what the book is for - Buddhism through the catflap. If you like your fur babies with a spiritual conscience then you'll like the book. Overall a nice read, a bit of fun, with some catfood for thought.

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