Animals and reincarnation

[ShaktiDevi]

I have a question I've been wanting to ask but felt that maybe it's not a great question -- but here I go!

I have three cats. Two of the three are just cats who do typical cat things. One of them, however, is very different. He seems much more conscious than the other two. He talks a lot and we have extensive conversations -- I could swear that he pretty fully understands. In so many ways, he seems like he really wants to be a person. Is it possible that he is headed for a higher incarnation, or am I turning into the crazy cat lady?

Aum Shanti,
Shakti Devi

[Arjuna]

Just as some people operate at higher levels of consciousness than others, so to do some of the higher animals. I am also a cat person and some years ago I had the good fortune to spend time with a cat whom I shall always remember as a special being.

Read the Gita, Upanishads and the Vedas to your cat and in this way you may raise that special little atman to a higher level in it's next existence.

There was a famous Sage (though I cannot recall his name at the moment) who was meditating upon a deer at the time of his death and reincarnated as a deer. Oops! However while exisiting in the form of a deer the Sage sought out the Aesthetics in the forest and eavesdropped on their spiritual discourses and thereby became enlightened and escaped samsara.

All Dharmis should strive to raise up those Atmans they come in contact with regardless of their present material form.

Aum Hari Hari,
Arjuna