Felindr Kittens of the Week: Chimon and Kokan, the Zen Buddhist cats

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      Names: Chimon and Kokan

      Purrfession: Zen Buddhist monks

      Inspiring others towards happiness brings you happiness." And so that's why they believe if you pet them, you will be happy too.
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      Kokan and Chimon believe in the Zen saying that "Inspiring others towards happiness brings you happiness." And so that's why they believe if you pet them, you will be happy too.

      We're seeking: Enlightenment

      Physical description: We permanently wear our black robes

      Ethnicity: reincarnated Japanese monks

      It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others." Then adds, "But I'm a cat."">
      Chimon says "It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others." Then adds, "But I'm a cat."

      Want kids? We are sworn to celibacy

      Smoke: Like we said, we are sworn to celibacy

      Drink: We enjoy performing the tea ceremony

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      Kokan says, "A famous Buddhist saying is 'the obstacle is the path'. But I prefer to just jump over the obstacle to get to the path and run away."

      Faith: What is the sound of one paw clapping?

      Our purrsonalities: Our purr is our om.

      Our conversational interests: Buddha once said, "One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand on the battlefield." But we're mostly concerned with who conquers the litterbox.

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      Chimon says, "To know and not do is not yet to know....But I don't know what I'm talking about. Do you?"

      Our hobbies: turning the litterbox into Zen rock gardens

      Our likes: We enjoy reading the works of Meow-Tzu 


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      "Heaven and earth and I are of the same root, the ten-thousand things and I are of one substance."—Zen Master Sêng-chao/Sõjõ
      "Sleeping in a sunbeam is heaven on earth."—Kokan

      Our dislikes: "If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top."—Zen saying

      "If you want to climb a mountain, I'll just nap until you come home."—Kokan

      Our motto: "Entering the forest he moves not the grass; entering the water he makes not a ripple." —Zenrin Kushû

      "Entering the bedroom when his master is sleeping, he meows."—Chimon

      "Entering the kitchen, he is hungry."—Kokan

      "Black cats matter."—Black Cats Matter movement

      The infinite is in the finite of every instant. Accordingly, I'm going to sleep now instantly."">
      Chimon says, "The infinite is in the finite of every instant. Accordingly, I'm going to sleep now instantly."

      Our expectations of a relationship: ­"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself."—Zenrin Kushû

      And then we'll watch you mow the lawn.

      To learn more about the family, visit the webpages for Chimon and Kokan.

      VOKRA's mission is to end cat overpopulation and homelessness. To learn more, or to fill out an adoption application form, visit their website.

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