Buddhism for Pet Lovers: Supporting our Closest Companions through Life and Death

Animals + Buddhist teachings + author David Michie = a book right up my alley!

I’m a bit of a fan girl when it comes to David Michie. He has written a number of books about mindfulness, meditation, Buddhism and there is always an animal at the centre of these books.

This book is well researched. It skilfully offers practical advice for people new to Buddhist ideas and also to advanced practitioners.

Michie introduces the reader to the beautiful concept of Bodhisattvas. I am a Bodhisattva, and this means that I strive to work solely for the benefit of others. I love how this book gives practical tools to help me benefit my pets and help them gain karmic insights for a higher rebirth.

It's such a beautiful book. Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ

The bonds we share with our pets go beyond words and are often deeper than many of our human relationships. What is the nature of these close connections? And what if our influence on pets, both in life and especially through sickness and death, is far more powerful than we ever conceived?David Michie draws on ancient Buddhist wisdom, supported by contemporary science, to provide fascinating insights into animal consciousness. He proposes that the pets with whom we share our lives are not there by accident. Whether your animal companion has fur, feathers or fins, he offers a treasury of practical tools to enhance your relationship with them in everyday life, as well as during times of challenge.Written with humour and compassion, and show more including extraordinary true stories from around the world, Buddhism for Pet Lovers reveals how our animal companions may indeed be among our most precious partners. For in helping them, our own lives are incomparably enriched too.'If you have ever deeply loved an animal, this is, without doubt, the book for you.' Gail Pope, BrightHaven'Our pets offer us one of our greatest opportunities to add compassion to the world. This book helps direct us to a path toward the blossoming of that opportunity.' Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words, and What Animals Think and Feel show less

The bonds we share with our pets go beyond words and are often deeper than many of our human relationships. What is the nature of these close connections? And what if our influence on pets, both in life and especially through sickness and death, is far more powerful than we ever conceived?David Michie draws on ancient Buddhist wisdom, supported by contemporary science, to provide fascinating insights into animal consciousness. He proposes that the pets with whom we share our lives are not there by accident. Whether your animal companion has fur, feathers or fins, he offers a treasury of practical tools to enhance your relationship with them in everyday life, as well as during times of challenge.Written with humour and compassion, and show more including extraordinary true stories from around the world, Buddhism for Pet Lovers reveals how our animal companions may indeed be among our most precious partners. For in helping them, our own lives are incomparably enriched too.'If you have ever deeply loved an animal, this is, without doubt, the book for you.' Gail Pope, BrightHaven'Our pets offer us one of our greatest opportunities to add compassion to the world. This book helps direct us to a path toward the blossoming of that opportunity.' Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words, and What Animals Think and Feel show less

This was a little different to what I was expecting. There were some good elements and I will put a few things into practise straight away, but I was hoping for more practical small actions that I could implement.