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
According to Buddha
The freer I get, the higher I go. The higher I go, the more I see. The more I see, the less I know. The less I know, the more I’m free.
now when i see those snowdrops
in March
my heart soars
back living a fairytale
a being in wonder
just as before
***
a day or so ago ~ North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton, AB ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
Start from where you are – not where you wish you were. The work you’re doing becomes your path.
even as the sunset descends on me
i stay unmoved to change the view
of where it leads
(of where it leads)
***
time just before dark ~Mill Creek Ravine ~ Ettown ~ March 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
Souls love. That’s what souls do. Egos don’t, but souls do. Become a soul, look around, and you’ll be amazed-all the beings around you are souls. Be one, see one. When many people have this heart connection, then we will know that we are all one, we human beings all over the planet. We will be one. One love. And don’t leave out the animals, and trees, and clouds, and galaxies-it’s all one. It’s one energy.
already, we’ll all float on, alright
already, we’ll all float on, alright
don’t worry, even if things end up a bit too heavy
we’ll all float on, alright
***
a day ago in the woods ~ etown ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
The thing about perspective is:
something happens.
it means nothing.
we make up a story about what it means based on what we feel.
this story becomes our truth.
this story creates our reality, our world, what is possible and what is not.
follow, follow the sun
and which way the wind blows
when this day is done
breathe, breathe in the air
set your intentions
dream with care
tomorrow’s a new day for everyone
a brand new moon and brand new sun
***
room with a view ~ Calgary (Mohkínstsis) ~ February 2020
According to Buddha
Prolong not the past
Invite not the future
Do not alter your innate wakefulness
Fear not appearances
There is nothing more than this…
***
up and down the road ~ Central Alberta ~ January 2020
