To Chris on Animals Crossing Over

[Guest guest]

Namaste Chris,

Sorry to hear about your kitty. One thing that Shree Maa and Swamiji

have always recommended for a prayer concerning an animal or person

that has left the body is the gayatri mantra. Are you familiar with

this mantra?

 

om bhuur bhuvah svah tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasya dhiimahi dhiyo yo nah

pracodayaat

 

Parvati

 

, nierika@a... wrote:

>

> Chris wrote:

>

> Our beloved kitty just died suddenly, and Loretta and I were quite

> attached to the little guy.

>

> In the Christian tradition it would generally be considered

ridiculous

> to perform any rites for an animal, but the Vedic tradition

teaches

> that all of life is essentially tat purusha, struggling through

the

> rounds of births and deaths until self-realization.

>

>

>

> Dear Chris ~ I am sorry to hear about your kitty. A few years ago,

I lost a

> beloved pet, a dog, and not the first one I lost. She was hit by a

car. The

> people who found her tried to keep my from going to see her, but I

had to. Even

> though she was already dead, I held her in my arms, told her how

much I

> loved her, and connected with her then lifeless body as I tried

to connect with

> her spirit.

>

> My hubby and I buried her in the back yard and made a medicine

wheel over

> her grave. Since then, she has visited me several times, although

not recently,

> so perhaps she has taken another birth. But I do believe animals

have souls

> and are part of the great sea of Being. I also believe that they

stay

> connected with us, and there is a tradition for this in Western

Metaphysics (ever

> hear of the pet psychic?).

>

> Anyway, I am sure whatever you nad Loretta choose to do will honor

his being

> and spirit and your love for him as well as providing closure. As

Swami has

> said before, of the puja books, take what you need and make it

your own. This

> sounds like a good rule of thumb for something like this.

Blessings to you

> and Loretta in your loss and to Kitty ~ Linda