According to Buddha
Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being. It’s not ‘I love you’ for this or that reason, not ‘I love you if you love me.’ It’s love for no reason, love without an object.
sign, sign, everywhere a sign
blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind
do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?
***
dead end signs ~ central Alberta ~ July 2020
According to Buddha
The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
so easy, so easy, so easy
who are you?
da dee da da dee da doo
***
yesterday, just after dark…sunrise ~ Etown ~ July 2020
According to Buddha
“Namaste,” which means: I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides; I honor the place in you of love, of light, of truth, of peace. I honor the place within you where if you are in that place in you and I am in that place in me, there is only one of us. “Namaste.”
may the long time sun
shine upon you
all love surround you
and the pure light
within you
guide your way on
guide your way on
***
Patricia Lake ~ Jasper National Park ~ June 2020
According to Buddha
Creativity springs from the yearning to be the fullness of who you are.
ground down, i know that you’ll feel fine
if you let me in
hand in hand, i’ll show you the way
our life, is always on the line
***
just yesterday morning ~ just after dark in the woods ~ June 2020
According to Buddha
You can be still and still moving. Content even in your discontent.
i talk to the trees
but they don’t listen to me
i talk to the stars
but they never hear me
the breeze hasn’t time
to stop and hear what i say
i talk to them all in vain
***
hammock hiding in the trees ~ yesterday Etown ~ June 2020
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
Don’t prolong the past,
Don’t invite the future,
Don’t alter your innate wakefulness,
Don’t fear appearances,
There’s nothing more than that!
i looked a coyote right in the face
on the road to baljennie, near my old home town
he went running thru the whisker wheat
chasing some prize down
and a hawk was playing with him
coyote was jumping straight up and making passes
he had those same eyes just like yours
***
me and my dog just after dark a day or so ago ~ Etown ~ April 2020
According to Buddha
Words are like the finger pointing at the moon. They point to what is unspeakable. They can take you into their method to get you beyond words. They only work if you don’t get lost in the content. They start moving you in a certain direction, but then you’ve got to let go. They’re not the ocean, they’re the diving board. But you walk out on the diving board to get into the ocean. So we can convey relative truth, not absolute truth.
saw it written and i saw it say
pink moon is on its way
and none of you stand so tall
pink moon gonna get ye all
and it’s a pink moon
hey it’s a pink moon
***
April’s ‘pink moon‘ ~ Etown ~ April 2020
According to Buddha
Practically speaking, if all of your enemies were well, happy, and peaceful, they would not be your enemies. If they were free from problems, pain, suffering, affliction, neurosis, psychosis, paranoia, fear, tension, anxiety, etc., they would not be your enemies. The practical approach toward your enemies is to help them overcome their problems, so you can live in peace and happiness.
the future’s open wide
i’ll stop the world and melt with you
you’ve seen the difference and it’s getting better all the time
***
melting ice ~ a day ago ~ Etown ~ April 2020
