According to Buddha
But think about it. Ask yourself: Where was I before I was born? What am I in this world? When am I ever really ‘myself’? By reflecting on these questions, you may discover that each ‘self’ is but an illusion.
eyes without a face (les yeux sans visage)
eyes without a face, got no human grace your eyes without a face
***
frozen Gerbera ~ Etown ~ February 2019
According to Buddha
Because seeing virtue in others is in itself a virtue, in appreciating others, we in fact dignify ourselves. [Admiring others could shade elegance upon ourselves.]
slide into the cool mud
underneath the pines
somewhere to your right or left
is my body you can find
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River edge ~ North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton, AB ~ January 2019
According to Buddha
Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
oh so wonderful…gotta see this again…
***
Joey’s Place, Edmonton AB ~ January 2019
According to Buddha
To a beautiful heart everything appears beautiful.
everybody’s dancin’ in the moonlight
everybody’s feelin’ warm and right
it’s such a fine and natural sight
everybody’s dancin’ in the moonlight
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moon walk ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ October 2018
According to Buddha
All-inclusive study is just single-minded sitting, dropping away body and mind. At the moment of going there, you go there; at the moment of coming here, you come here. There is no gap.
how do we how do we not fade
how do we how do we how do we not fade away
how do we how do we oh
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combs in a wasp nest ~ Etown, AB ~ October 2018
According to Buddha
Avoid a negative approach to life. Why gaze down the sewers when there is loveliness all around us? One may find some fault in even the greatest masterpieces of art, music, and literature. But isn’t it better to enjoy their charm and glory?
if you want another secret
can’t back out, or make it
you ain’t ever gonna be it
by takin’ someone else’s away
never take it for granted
you don’t have to understand it
here’s to whatever puts a smile on your face
whatever makes you happy people
***
Tropaeolum (nasturtium) – my garden ~ Etown, AB ~ August 2018
According to Buddha
A smooth life is not a victorious life.
over the horizon
she’s smooth sailin’
these concrete seas
now she’s headed
east down the boule, the vard
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Alberta and Saskatchewan ~ March 2018
According to Buddha
Do something brave and lovely with your life!
wouldn’t you agree, baby you and me got a groovy kind of love
we got a groovy kind of love
we got a groovy kind of love, oh
we got a groovy kind of love
***
underwater rose ~ February 2018
According to Buddha
Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and those who do not love me.
so many people
are so broken
and this story’s
broken too
we go looking
for forgiveness
for things we did
or didn’t do
***
According to Buddha
Worry thoughts are a habit. They act like a poisonous drug on the mind. Learn to remove the causes of your worries without permitting them to worry you. Where the worries and trials of everyday life are concerned, the mind must be like water, which does not retain any impression of the waves that play on its surface.
i’ve been on the top
but i lay low
ignoring all the signs if you say so
i don’t miss a thing i already know
say it ain’t so.
***
flora + water ~Edmonton, Alberta ~ January 2018
