Cats have the right idea

Sir, – Emer McLysaght writes about cats ("In defence of being a Crazy Cat Lady", Magazine, December 18th) and Catherine Cleary writes about mindfulness ("Mindfulness: give yourself a green gift this Christmas").

Coincidence? I don’t think so. My cat is sitting by my laptop right now, in a state of advanced contemplation and (quite possibly) enlightenment.

Like Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now, “I have lived with several Zen masters – all of them cats”. Here’s to the Power of Miaow. – Yours, etc,

BRENDAN KELLY,

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Islandbridge,

Dublin 8.