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.
i’m a wonderful shadow
whose sweetness is brief
***
formal study eggs by candle light ~ art room Etown ~ January 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
When thought is in bondage the truth is hidden, for everything is murky and unclear, and the burdensome practice of judging brings annoyance and weariness. What benefit can be derived from distinctions and separations?
threading
the glacier head
looking hard for
moments of shine
from twilight
to twilight
utter mundane
***
Blue Hokkaido Pumpkin (Winter Pumpkin) ~ Holden Colony Produce ~ December 2019
According to Buddha
But opinions, judgments, memories, dreaming about the future—ninety percent of the thoughts spinning around in our heads have no essential reality.
brosandi
hendumst í hringi
höldumst í hendur
allur heimurinn óskýr
nema þú stendur
rennblautur
allur rennvotur
engin gúmmístígvél
hlaupandi í okkur ?
vill springa út úr skel
***
walk in the woods ~ Etown ~ December 2019
According to Buddha
All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.
flying and you know i’m not coming down
you’re trying but you know you must soon go down
all my colours turn to clouds
all my colours turn to clouds
***
rocks at a rock workshop ~ Etown ~ December 2019
According to Buddha
Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment.
***
Jellies ~ Vancouver Aquarium ~ November 2019
According to Buddha
The world is a mountain, in which your words are echoed back to you.
i never felt magic crazy as this
i never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
i never held emotion in the palm of my hand
or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
but now you’re here
brighten my northern sky.
***
South Jasper Ranges, airplane view ~ November 2019
According to Buddha
Whoever has heart’s doors wide open, could see the sun itself in every atom.
good morning starshine
the earth says hello
you twinkle above us
we twinkle below
our early morning singing song
gliddy glub gloopy, nibby nabby noopy la, la, la, lo, lo
sabba sibby sabba, nooby abba nabba, le, le, lo, lo
tooby ooby walla, nooby abba naba
early morning singing song
***
good morning ~ TPark ~ Etown ~ October 2019
According to Buddha
We have all done things that make us flinch.
i know ya think you feel it’s true
it’s the little things
in life
that i feel
cause i can feel it
cause i can feel it
cause i can feel it
it’s the little things
in life
***
rose petals and lavender seeds ~ Etown ~ October 2019
According to Buddha
The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.
toute la vie
est fait de jours et de nuits
le temps gris
laisse la place à l’éclaircie
c’est ainsi,
et il faut apprécier autant:
la pluie et le beau temps.
***
Dahlia in the veranda ~ Etown, AB ~ October 2019,
