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Suchness

Posted on Nov 30th, 2009 by Bird : Bird Bird

There is a word in Buddhist psychology, tathata, that can be translated as "thusness" or "suchness." It describes a state in which the totality of our being is present; our awareness is not fragmented or... More »

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tigers don't change their stripes

Posted on Apr 5th, 2009 by Bird : Bird Bird

Friday, I dreamed about a sign.  The color, the font, the words, the art ... everything.  We all sat around and talked about it at a party.  Saturday, Mary was having a party.  Suddenly she... More »

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Body Work

Posted on Nov 3rd, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

Our discomfort may be experienced as painful emotions:  We may suddenly feel deep heartache, unpleasant agitation, dreadful anxiety, or extreme nausea.  We may feel fear, panic, groundless anger, irritation, paranoia, desire, pride and so on. ... More »

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Disappearing act

Posted on Aug 2nd, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

She stalks like a golden  tiger through the night eating twice her body weight in bugs.  Princess Grendel, my big eyed tree frog moves at impossible angles sticking to the glass while she hunts.  Her... More »

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ask

Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayahuasca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Allende http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_realism http://www.theworldofmichaelparkes.com/Pages/PosterHome.html I 've been  thinking for months about painting my tiger in the same style Michael Parkes uses.  Yesterday after watching this video about shaman using ayahuasca in the Amazon, I found... More »

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Tigers

Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

Care of the Soul The Body's Poetics of Illness By Thomas Moore Psychoanalysis has made elaborate attempts to chart connections between psychological experience and physical ailments, but generally both psychology and medicine have been reluctant... More »

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The girl with macaw eyes and tiger stripes

Posted on Apr 16th, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

You swim like lions through the crest And bathe yourself in zebra flesh Heyoka squeals softly now to let me know when she doesn't like something, like when I'm inside her cage in the dark... More »

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Tigers, lions, and birds

Posted on Mar 23rd, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

Ten years ago a travelling circus came to the state fair.  The lions came out to perform for the beastmaster in front of thousands of people sitting in a grandstand.  There were several growling felines... More »

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Heyoka

Posted on Mar 22nd, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

My macaw has stopped biting the bars to get my attention.  He still yells once in awhile, but he's much gentler than he was just a few weeks ago taking any chance he gets to... More »

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Snow Lion

Posted on Feb 27th, 2008 by Bird : Bird Bird

I just made my way through the most beautiful snow storm to get here. Fragile. Its crystaline beauty won't last, but it's in my heart now. Isn't that the way of it? I have a... More »

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