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Hello!
My name is Hari Singh Bird.

Words For Today

"Life is the only gift of God within you ... be grateful." -- Yogi Bhajan

"Think about it. You grew your magnificent brain, perhaps the most
complicated thing in the world. And you grew it without even thinking
about it. A supremely intelligent Life Force of unknown origin created
and sustains this miracle of life. It's what we refer to as God." -- Hari Singh

"Underneath the superficial self, which pays attention to this and that, there is
another self more really us than I. And the more you become aware of the
unknown self -- if you become aware of it -- the more you realize that it is
inseparably connected with everything else that is. You are a function of this total
galaxy, bounded by the Milky Way, and this galaxy is a function of all other galaxies.
You are that vast thing that you see far, far off with great telescopes. You look and
look, and one day you are going to wake up and say, "Why, that's me!" And in
knowing that, you know that you never die. You are the eternal thing that comes
and goes, that appears -- now as John Jones, now as Mary Smith, now as
Betty Brown -- and so it goes, forever and ever and ever." -- Alan Watts

A Brief Personal History

I am a native of the Midwest. My Native American heritage is by way of the Cherokee and Modoc tribes. I am also a Sikh, and since 1969 I've been a student of Yogi Bhajan, who is the founder of the 3HO Foundation and the master of Kundalini Yoga. My career as an Optician began following active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps in early 1958. Although currently retired, I hold active Dispensing Optician licenses in Florida and Arizona. I am certified by the American Board of Opticianry, and National Contact Lens Examiners. And I am a passionate advocate of a) the resurgence of the Optician as a Healthcare Provider as opposed to today's Dispensers acting mostly as merchants, b) resurgence of the Full Discovery and Disclosure Life-style Interview and Design of prescription eyewear, c) the conscientious Hands-on-the-Patient delivery of prescription eyewear, and d) more effective hands-on training for aspiring Opticians in the art of custom designed lenses and the custom fitting of eyeglass frames. Click here for online profile.

A Special Note

As a senior Ophthalmic Healthcare Provider and founder of OpticalCourse.com, I am interested in sharing my experience in the dispensing of prescription eyewear. If you are a practitioner who recognizes the decades-old decline in dispensing skills, or you need guidance in order to improve your skills and profitability, please visit these sites, OpticianryReview.com and OpticianryToday.com for more details, and contact me here.

My wife and partner since 1964.

Hari Kaur Bird

"From a woman all men are born. How then can
any man degrade any woman?" Hari Kaur Bird

Below is an assortment of just a few 'Life-Links' to be found on this Web site at the University of Diversity. Life-Links have to do with the many people, places, and events, which are happening all around us. Life is truly a University of Diversity.

An inspirational message to all visitors of this site

I'm a Born Again American, Conceived in Liberty

Opticians: Merchants or Healthcare Providers

Whatever happened to Hands-on Opticianry

Sikhs and the U.S. Department of Justice

Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan

See if you can pass this third grade test

The pros and cons of the meatless diet

A Back To Basics Course for Opticians

Vegetarians do not become alcoholics

A meditation to realize your greatness

St. Wenceslaus, Cedar Rapids, Iowa