According to Buddha
And the sun is the wheel of luminosity, it turns day and night. It never sets.
the sun hides on the other side
until you feel it, raise a distant call
is there a world out there i’m dreaming of?
is there a world out there i’m dreaming of?
is there a world out there i’m dreaming of?
***
Abandoned building ~ off Highway 13A ~ September 2019
According to Buddha
On the other side, is substantialism, more materialism, everything is real to the extent we can see or measure it, and things are as real as I think they. That’s way too materialistic or substantialist, because things are not really what they seem to be.
baby, life’s what you make it
can’t escape it
baby, yesterday’s favorite
don’t you hate it
baby life’s what you make it
don’t back date it
baby, don’t try to shade it
beauty is naked
***
Parque de la Reserva, Lima Peru ~ August 2019
According to Buddha
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
here i am
just waiting for this storm to pass me by
and that’s the sound, of sunshine coming down!
and that’s the sound, of sunshine coming down!
(down, down, down)
***
Plaza central Lima, Cercado de Lima ~ August 2019
According to Buddha
Buddha also said that the Dharma, like a bird, needs two wings to fly, and that the wing that balances wisdom is compassion.
for just a skyline pigeon
dreaming of the open
waiting for the day
that she can spread her wings
and fly away again
***
pigeons ~ Basilica of San Francisco, Lima, Peru ~ August 2019
According to Buddha
Over time, we can build great character, achieve great success, and cultivate great virtue.
mirar mirar hacia la tierra
tan distinto de lo que vi
fronteras no se pueden ver
todo el mundo desde hay
es lo que vi
mmmmmm…
***
Huaca Pucllana, Miraflores, Peru ~ August 2019
According to Buddha
In general, people say, ‘We are following Dharma”, and speak of it as a kind of religion created by Buddha Shakyamuni. That is not a correct point of view. Buddha never created any kind of school or religion. Buddha was a totally enlightened being, someone beyond our limited point of view. The teaching of the Buddha is to have presence in that knowledge.
i got a feeling i just can’t shake
i got a feeling that just won’t go away
you’ve got it, just keep on pushing and, keep on pushing and
push the sky away
***
Stephen Avenue Galleria Trees + Wonderland ~ Calgary, downtown ~ June 2019
According to Buddha
Duality is the real root of our suffering and of all our conflicts. All our concepts and beliefs, no matter how profound they may seem, are like nets which trap us in dualism. When we discover our limits we have to try to overcome them, untying ourselves from whatever type of religious, political, or social conviction may contain us. We have to abandon such concepts as ‘enlightenment’, ‘the nature of the mind’, and so on, until we no longer neglect to integrate our knowledge with our actual existence.
and oh, how our glory may fade
fade, well, at least we’ve learned
some things along the way
and we can see life hand in hand
the green, the blue, the rock, the sand
and in our time and in our land, we’ll savour every day
***
Fedorah Ukranian Orthodox Church + school + Our Lady of Mount Carmel ~ in the locality of Fedorah, Alberta ~ June 2019
According to Buddha
It almost seems as though this roiling world is conspiring to test our patience at every turn. In fact, it is.
what made the silence roar, until you couldn’t sleep?
and graze the yoke that spilled a sea inside of me
somewhere higher
somewhere higher
***
random streets in Montréal, QC ~ April 2019
According to Buddha
All the happiness and virtue in this world come from selflessness and generosity, all the sorrow from egotism, selfishness, and greed.
and we stood there.
side by side.
the two of us.
and didn’t speak.
***
Ortona Armoury Building Rehabilitation Project, Edmonton AB ~ May 2019
According to Buddha
Seekers inevitably want to get a better handle on life; we want to figure things out. We know intuitively that the events of our lives are not always arbitrary. We feel connected, however intangibly. We know that it is in our higher self-interest to unravel the mysteries in our own lives. There must be a higher purpose and greater meaning. As we become more and more spiritually evolved, we become more determined to find wisdom and reach a deeper understanding of our lives and our paths.
personne, personne
personne, personne
personne n’aime personne
personne ne manque à personne
personne ne pleure personne
pourquoi même en parler?
personne n’a tué personne
personne n’est mort pour personne
personne n’est enfant de personne
pourquoi même en parler?
***
random streets in Montréal, QC ~ April 2019
