Tigerlilly - Lobsang Rampa

Many people are not at all sure when actual death has
occurred, as opposed to apparent death, when one could be
merely in a state of shock or suffering from catalepsy, or in a
deep coma. Only a true clairvoyant such as the Guv would be
able to answer that and he says, ‘Death occurs when the silver
cord is severed.’ He goes on to say, ‘When the silver cord is
severed the parting of the body and the soul is inevitable and
irreversible.’
The majority of us ordinary humans are unable to see this
phenomenon, we are blind to the vision of this parting of body
and soul, therefore we have to rely on other means before we
are able to make a judgment as to whether life has indeed
become extinct. We try to evaluate whether there is a pulse to be
felt, and whether there is any eye reaction on lifting the eye-
lids. Personally I have known a mirror to be placed before the
mouth, to test whether the patient still lives—if the mirror
becomes moist then there is always a chance the person will
recover. The cataleptic state can be difficult to diagnose, as I
know from experience. But, while we are alive, all of us
animals, human and those others, by which I mean creatures of
nature, let us really live and do all we can to make each other
happy and contented. With regard to pets, cats specifically,
and no doubt doggies too, the Guv always insists they should
always have their toys on hand. It might be only a woolly
mouse stuffed with catnip, or catmint as some call it, but when
you move to a different location you should take your pet's
familiar things along too, take them WITH you as personal
belongings because you may have to wait some time before
your main goods arrive. Take a scratching post or a complete
tree-house, the blanket which your pet has been using, and any
other toy you can think of so that your pet will not feel
strange. Cats are very sensitive, and to suddenly get dumped
into fresh surroundings, with all the strange odors, can be
most discomforting to say the least and can even result in sheer
agony, and I can testify to this from experience.
Use the same water bowl which your cats have always used
in your past home so that your ‘pet’ will have no real sense of
loss or change.
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