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Tale by Heidi Muijen, translated into English by Joke Koppius and Greg Suffanti Once, in prehistoric times in the deepest of waters, a brave Octopoda encountered a Dogwinkle. The carnivorous gastropod introduced herself as “Nucella lapillus” and boasted that the entire North Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean, from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Arctic […]
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Admiring, wondering… from human to snail Based on both an autobiographical film and a story by Kristina Wassiljew and an Indian story Erfan Pourmohammadi We’re surrounded by admirable things…if only we’d really pay attention! The beauty of a snail, a modest animal, is considered almost unimportant, while it can make us admire and marvel at
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Soft voices and silent power are stronger than sheer fighting and squabbling It’s the woman who chooses… By Machteld Roede Translated into English by Greg Suffanti All images from my personal archives unless otherwise noted. A Red-Hot Hangover In his column in the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, Sander Donkers recently wrote about a red Tomcat
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The king requested Dhritarashtra and would not be deterred! For he longed to meet this most spectacular bird. Bodhisattva was reborn as Dhritarashtra, king of geese, he spread the wondrous Dharma, his teachings would not cease, for everyone’s good karma he worked hard to increase, bringing harmony and love to all with incredible peace. The
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Noble are the Bonds of True Friendship From: Buddha as an Animal, As Originally Told in the Jatakamala by Arya Shura Retelling and aquarelle illustrations by Greg Suffanti Thus it was said at one time … The Bodhisattva was reborn as Dhirtarachtra, the king of geese, he spread the wondrous Dharma, his teachings did never
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The Old Wise Tiger and the Young Rival Tale by Nivedita Yohana Once, there was an old, ageing tiger who was the leader of the jungle. He was known not only for physical strength but also for possessing inner strength and wisdom. During times of unrest, the tiger resolved the issues through a combination of
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A Chinese legend and an ancient text from the Zhuangzi Retold and reimagined with a bit of literary license by Heidi Muijen and translated by Greg Suffanti The ancient Zhuangzi text below contains a conversation between the philosophers Zhuangzi and Huizi …. Zhuangzi and Huizi had not seen each other for quite some time. They
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