When the spiritual teacher and his disciples began their
evening meditation, the cat who lived in the monastery made
such noise that it distracted them. So the teacher ordered
that the cat be tied up during the evening practice.
Years later, when the teacher died, the cat continued to be
tied up during the meditation session. And when the cat
eventually died, another cat was brought to the monastery
and tied up. Centuries later, learned descendants of the
spiritual teacher wrote scholarly treatises about the
religious significance of tying up a cat for meditation
practice.
