Are you doing all you can for the well-being of your beloved pet? Is your outlook toward wildlife consistent with your loyalty to cats and dogs? Structured around the Six Perfections of Buddhism, this book explores these questions and more, providing heartfelt guidance on how to apply compassion in action to our relationships with animals. In addition to being a practical resource, it encourages advocacy, challenging us to think more profoundly about caring for the creatures--both domestic and wild--with whom we share our world.
Kindness for All Creatures, Sarah C. Beasley, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 214 pages, $17.95

Sarah C. Beasley (Sera Kunzang Lhamo) is a senior lay practitioner in the Nyingma School, Dudjom lineage, with thirteen years full-time direct training in traditional Buddhist teachings and methods for body, speech, and mind. She spent nearly seven of those years in closed intensive retreat under the guidance of Lama Tharchin Rinpoche and Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, supported by Tsadra Foundation, and worked three years on Practices for the Dead (and Dying) including guidance on how to care for pets during the aging and death passage. Sarah offers Buddhist and Western approaches to death and dying in her workshops and is also a regular contributor to Buddhistdoor Global, Jnanasukha Foundation, Levekunst, and Vajrayana World on topics of pets, nature, life, death and dying, and Buddhism. Her recent essay “Cosmo Perry” was published in the Sounds True anthology The Dharma of Dogs.

Foreword by Anam Thubten	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	1
1. Generosity: Forming Relationships with Pets	15
2. Discipline: Wildlife and Habitat Conservation	39
3. Patience: Maintaining Pets' Physical and Emotional Health	59
4. Diligence: Pet Training and Protection	79
5. Concentration: Kindness through Animal Advocacy	93
6. Wisdom: End-of-Life Matters	107
7. Extending Benefit and Compassion to All Animals	127
Conclusion	151
Appendix: Prayers and Practices for the Death Passage	161
Glossary	173
Notes	175
Bibliography	191
Resources	197
Index	203
About the Author	214