Shakti and I used to play for whole afternoons with the garden hose.

It’s time for Shakti to pass. Today sometime between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm PST, my friend and companion of 15 years will be assisted in his passing. He is 105 years old in doggie years, has had cancer for over 8 of those years and has had a totally wonderful life, especially during the past 3 years when he was with me almost constantly, due to Lime’s Disease, Cancer & other ailments.

Shakti’s last three years were fabulous, to say the least. We were no longer able to play “catch the water” with the garden hose, but we sat together for many hours every day and through most of the night when I work on the computer, but Shakti’s absolute favorite time was the Monday Music Day at 4:00 pm.

Right now, he’s in a world of pain, and is happy to be able to pass with assistance from Doctor Linda. He would not be able to live through the night in any case — there are too many things wrong. Today, we will all help to assist Shakti to pass during the band practice, in the same spot where he likes to nap during the music. He has lost a lot of hearing, but the Didge gets to him, and so do the drums and guitar and bass. He is never happier than when he’s at band practice.

He’ll have hundreds of friends chant and sing and pray for his safe passage into the Ashram. How many dogs or people or anything do you know who have the same sendoff???

The next time you meet Shakti — and you will meet him again — he’ll be a biped, and he’ll be having a pizza in the Virtual Ashram, and we’ll be playing “catch the water” with the garden hose.

See You At The Top!!!

gorby