My black cat is my Guru: Twelve Lessons in Presence, Peace & the Art of Just Being Hardcover – March 26, 2026

She did not go looking for a guru. One arrived.Rani is a four-kilogram black cat who has never read a self-help book, attended a workshop, or tried to improve herself in any way. She arrived at age one — already certain, already present, already entirely herself.She has been teaching ever since.My Black Cat Is My Guru traces twelve lessons drawn from twelve real moments — a loaf on a cold morning, a slow blink across a difficult afternoon, a belly-up offered to a stranger on the very first day. Each chapter carries a teaching that every wisdom tradition in the world has named, and that Rani demonstrates without knowing any of them exist.Presence. Flow. Stillness. Vulnerability. Forgiveness. Unconditional love.She does not practice these things. She simply never stopped being them.Written by a pharmaceutical executive with twenty-five years of experience across some of the most demanding commercial environments in the industry — and a former dog person who did not see any of this coming — this book is an invitation to remember what you already know.Not a cat book. Not a self-help book. A book about what remains when nothing has been trained away.Includes a cat care guide for new and prospective cat owners, a reflection journal, and a letter to your own pet — because every animal carries a teaching.She loves you because you are here. Not because you are good. Read more