According to Buddha
Everything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it.
well there is something just beneath
there is something just beneath
something shy and hard to see
it’s a ring that is clean
it’s a ring
***
monday. walk. spinning. spring. ~ Etown ~ May 2020
According to Buddha
The question we need to ask ourselves is whether there is any place we can stand in ourselves where we can look at all that’s happening around us without freaking out, where we can be quiet enough to hear our predicament, and where we can begin to find ways of acting that are at least not contributing to further destabilization.
i will wait by the river
in the light of the moon
at the edge of the city
i will wait for you
***
a day ago ~ Buena Vista Footbridge~ Etown ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
Consciousness equals energy = love = awareness = light = wisdom = beauty = truth = purity. It’s all the same trip.
“lets suppose that you were able every night to dream any dream you wanted to dream,
and you would naturally as you began on this adventure of dreams, you would fulfill all your wishes.
you would have every kind of pleasure, you see
and after several nights you would say, “well that was pretty great.”
but now lets have a surprise, lets have a dream which isn’t under control.
***
windows in Fort Heritage Precinct ~ Fort Saskatchewan ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
It’s all real and it’s all illusory: that’s awareness.
il·lu·sion
/iˈlo͞oZHən/
***
wood pallets + weeds + coffee ~ art room Etown ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
The most exquisite paradox…as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can’t have it. The minute you don’t want power, you’ll have more than you ever dreamed possible.
ah-ya, oh, oh
ah-ya-ah, uh-uh-uh
eres la infusión que necesito
***
abstractions of sympathy flora ~ etown ~ February 2020
According to Buddha
The game is not about becoming somebody, it’s about becoming nobody.
man overboard man overboard
stop this world from turning
***
otter Edmonton Zoo ~ February 2020
According to Buddha
Love rests on no foundation. It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end.
nobody can tell ya;
there’s only one song worth singin’,
they may try and sell ya,
’cause it hangs them up to see someone like you.
but you’ve gotta make your own music
sing your own special song,
make your own kind of music even if nobody else sings along.
***
sand East Beach ~ White Rock, BC ~ February 2020
According to Buddha
In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
when i was just a little girl
i asked my mother, what will i be
will i be pretty
will i be rich
here’s what she said to me
que será, será
whatever will be, will be
the future’s not ours to see
que será, será
what will be, will be
***
under the Full Wolf Moon in loving memory of
Fenje (van der Velde) Fynebuik
1932-06-13 to 2020-01-10
Death is a coming together…happy birthday mom…the moon was listening…love you always…
According to Buddha
We’re fascinated by the words, but where we meet is in the silence behind them. This silence comes only out of deep internal reflection.
dis-moi un secret
invente moi dequoi point vrai
une petite histoire
dequoi qu’ej voudrais croire
dequoi qu’ej voudrais croire
***
room with a fresh view ~ Amiskwaskahegan, Alberta ~ January 2020
According to Buddha
In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight.
we can chase down all our enemies
bring them to their knees
we can bomb the world to pieces
but we can’t bomb it into peace
whoa we me even find a solution
to hunger and disease
we can bomb the world to pieces
but we can’t bomb it into peace
***
Alberta Aviation Museum ~ Etown Alberta ~ December 2019
