Cat Holding A Bowl Statue Outside The Cosmic Cafe On Oak Lawn In Dallas, Texas. Editorial Photo

Pictured is statue of a cat holding a bowl outside of the eclectic Cosmic Cafe on Oak Lawn in Dallas, Texas. For 25 years the highly ranked vegetarian restaurant, owned by Praveen Sachdev has served fresh delicious vegetarian cuisine as well as provide several yoga and meditation classes, and Sufi/Zen poetry readings. It has a mesmerizing decor with Indian and Buddhist murals, statues and art work. In Buddhism, the elephant is seen as an earthly manifestation of the qualities embodied in the Buddha himself. A classic symbol of strength, patience, loyalty and wisdom, the elephant epitomizes the boundless powers of the Buddha.