Personal Reflections Animals & Pets
Lessons from a (Mostly) Good Dog #7: Wag Your Tail
Can we be as happy as our dogs?
Animals & Pets
Personal Reflections Animals & Pets
Restoring Dignity to Our Animal Kin
Anthropologist Amanda Stronza reflects on death, grief, and the profound interconnections between animals and humans.
Personal Reflections Animals & Pets
Lessons from a (Mostly) Good Dog: #5: Dance
You can make your life a work of art—which is what it already was—only now, you no longer feel so separate from it.
Personal Reflections Animals & Pets
Lessons from a Mostly Good Dog: #4: Every Day Is a New Day
What we gain from encountering life with the wide-open eyes of a child, or of a dog.
Lessons from a (Mostly) Good Dog: #3, Be Kind
Can we learn to love each other the way our dogs love us, with that simple, tender adoration?
Lessons from a (Mostly) Good Dog: #2, Relax
When you give yourself so fully to life—when you pour yourself into everything you do unreservedly—then there’s no room for regret.
The Sting of a Wasp
The death of a stinging insect prompts thoughts on mass extinction and reverence for all life.
“You Have a Church for Cats?” The Service of an Animal Chaplain
Chaplain Sarah Bowen discusses how we grieve the death of our pets, addressing the needs of animals, and how to practice mindfulness with cats.
A Plea for the Animals
French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard talks to Tricycle about why we’re due for radical change in how we treat animals.
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