Re: Animals and Sadhana
Namaste EM,
While I've never had such an experience personally with our pets at home, I have no doubt in my mind that animals, being more in tune with the natural world than humans are, have greater sensitivity towards the psychic forces and subtle, ethereal energy. Perhaps your cats can feel strongly the vibrations you create during japa. I wouldn't be surprised either that they hang around outside the shrine room for the same reason. It's almost like animals, with what scientists might deem a "primitive brain", have this sixth sense or mental power to compensate for the cognitive abilities humans developed for survival.
To contrast your rather amusing experience, when we first got our dog we used to bring her for walks to the park, and there was a short-cut we used to take that passes right through the village. I'll never forget that whenever we passed by the butcher's shop she used to always freeze up (her hair would literally stand on end), and she'd start to pull on the lead in distress to move along quickly. It only happened whenever we passed by that very spot outside the butchers. I wouldn't have expected that from a meat-eating animal; clearly she could sense something other than just the smell and sight of meat (which she'd normally show interest in) which frightened her. Needless to say we used another route to the park after that.
"Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character.
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny."
ॐ गं गणपतये नमः
Om Gam Ganapataye namah
लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु ।
Lokaah SamastaaH Sukhino Bhavantu
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