According to Buddha
Meditate upon the teacher as the glow of your awareness,
When you melt and mingle together,
Taste that expanse of nonduality.
There remain.
down where the gulls dance driftwood lying drying for the fire
yellow beak and sleek now the gulls are crying flying higher
out from the sea came a little green crab
taking the Sun the morning being very drab
old rusty cans, pebbles ‘bedded in the sand stand and stare
***
Lithodidae ~ December 2108
According to Buddha
Those who understand the way it is, rather than the way they wish it were, are on the path to freedom.
you
touching you
something new
i can’t be
***
along the way back AB 16 ~ December 2018
According to Buddha
It is only in the depth of silence that the voice of Spirit can be heard. Speak as low as possible, as little as possible, as sweetly as possible.
button your lip baby
button your coat
lets go out dancing
***
‘Practical & Pretty: Buttons and Fasteners’, 1792-1908 ~ RAM, Etown ~ December 2018
According to Buddha
Be bold and fear not.
It is fear that is the great cause of misery in this world.
It is fear that is the greatest of all superstitions.
It is fear that is the cause of our woes,
and it is fearlessness alone that brings heaven in a moment.
take a little walk to the edge of town
go across the tracks
where the viaduct looms
like a bird of doom
as it shifts and cracks
where secrets lie in the border fires
in the humming wires
hey man, you know
***
Little Italy, Edmonton Alberta ~ December 2018
According to Buddha
Happiest is the person whose heart is filled with love.
this ain’t no walk in park
but i call it my home
and you’re all invited
waking up in the dark
knowing i’m not alone
it’s all so familiar
***
snow day Etown ~ Alberta ~ December 2018
According to Buddha
Love is just like a cup of tea, when properly mixed, it has a wonderful light aroma. If it is too strong, it will be too bitter to drink.
***
Crack Bellmer, Berlin Germany ~ September 2018
According to Buddha
Speak kind words,
think good thoughts,
do good deeds,
and walk the right path.
***
Calgary New Central Library, Calgary Alberta ~ November 2018
According to Buddha
Whether we are young or old,
if people give rise to joy upon seeing us,
then this is true beauty.
***
walk off Whyte Ave ~ Etown Alberta ~ November 2018
According to Buddha
To be humble is to shrink our ego until we are small enough to enter another’s eyes and [to] reside in their heart and mind.
i won’t compromise
i won’t live a life
on my knees
you think i am nothing
i am nothing
you’ve got something coming
something coming because
***
yesterday right after dark ~ Etown ~ November 2018
According to Buddha
The roots of war are in the way we live our daily lives — the way we develop our industries, build up our society, and consume goods.
down the ditches a thousand years
the waters grew ira’s peoples’ crops
’til the white man stole their water rights
and the sparkling water stopped
now, ira’s folks were hungry
and their land grew crops of weeds
when war came, ira volunteered
and forgot the white man’s greed
***
Royal Alberta Museum honours Indigenous stories ~ RAM, Etown ~ November 2018
