Animals are naturally contemplative and if we relate to them correctly we can learn to be contemplative ourselves.

This collection is inspired by the Fear-No-More Zoo sanctuaries founded by Adi Da to cultivate a world in which humanity is sensitive to the sacred nature of all life. Adi Da Samraj teaches that “The non-humans are, by their very nature, innately extended in the Field of Transcendental Contemplation. Fundamentally, as an innate characteristic, they Stand Prior to mind. In that sense, the non-humans are (to some degree) already Free.”

Adi Da encourages us to observe the non-humans and learn from them. They do not struggle with the same sense of separation, self-consciousness, and striving that is characteristic of the human mind. They simply are—present, aware, and free.