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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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Does a buddha have Molly nature?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by otinokyad

That’s our cat Molly. Although she has the up-raised visage of a Madonna or an about-to-be-martyred saint in some 14th century painting, there is nothing angelic or beatific or holy about her. Like all cats, her outlook and bearing accord … Continue reading →

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Drawing Daruma in amethyst

Posted on November 24, 2010 by otinokyad

This bullet is from my About page: The favicon, the image preceding the URL (Web address) at the top of your browser window, is a tiny version of my digital drawing to the right. This mimics Jiun Onko’s 18th-century brush … Continue reading →

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