🕊️ The Cat Knows

October 27, 2025

TWO-MINUTE MONK
Ancient wisdom for modern life, every Monday.

🧘 Monk Thought

“The cat does not run after contentment.
It stretches into it.”

— Zen saying (anonymous)

💡 Monk Light

Watch a cat for a while.

It doesn’t rush toward anything.

It moves when it must, rests when it can, and seems entirely at ease in its own skin.

Humans complicate peace.

We chase it through goals, screens, and plans.

The cat simply returns—again and again—to what is already comfortable, already enough.

Stillness isn’t something you find.

It’s something you remember.

👣 Monk Move

Today, take a lesson from the cat.

Stop for a moment, stretch, breathe once, and let the body settle.

Say softly:

“I don’t need to chase calm. I can stretch into it.”

And for that moment, purr inside your own stillness.

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