Category Archives: Tao | Zen

Infrared and in visible

Posted on July 14, 2012 by otinokyad

A week ago today, one of the people I follow on Twitter — Tom McLaughlan (@daruma) — caught my eye with these 76 characters, quoting someone else to be mentioned below: “I wonder how many writers get together to compare … Continue reading →

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Practicing with uncertainty: ‘Joshu’s dog spreads wings’

Posted on May 13, 2012 by otinokyad

More than twenty years ago, I was a member of an amateur choral group that performed a Mozart Litany (K. 125). While it may have lacked the grandeur of the Verdi Requiem or the Beethoven Choral, it was the most … Continue reading →

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Pretending to have a Japanese garden

Posted on February 18, 2012 by otinokyad

This photo and the following bulleted paragraph are from my About page, which deconstructs the title of this blog, in this case the middle word “garden”: ● “…garden…” The dry landscape garden (kare-sansui) at Ryoan-ji temple in Kyoto is the … Continue reading →

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The Present Monument IV: Performance

Posted on July 31, 2011 by otinokyad

What is performance but our best rebuttal to mortality? — George Sheehan Monuments give a voice to time. Some speak of inspiration and perspiration, of a momentary vision followed by an interval — days, years, or in nature even eons … Continue reading →

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