Ryo, an Egyptian Mau, is languid in a shaft of sunlight on Carla Francis's couch, head tucked towards front paws, silver spotted fur gleaming, low thrumming purr. This, you see, is the epitome of seijaku, a Japanese word describing the stillness, silence and serenity found amid life's chaos or, if you're dedicated to the practice of one form of mediation or another, in your mind.
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