According to Buddha
Die to all that, and fly free. Soar in the freedom of desirelessness. Let go. Let Be. See through everything and be free, complete, luminous, at home — at ease.
summer’s end’s around the bend just flyin’
the swimmin’ suits are on the line just dryin’
i’ll meet you there for our conversation
i hope i didn’t ruin your whole vacation
just come on home
come on home
no you don’t have to
be alone
***
flora end of summer ~ August 2019
According to Buddha
We really ought to have confidence in human beings. Although humans have damaged the environment, we must be confident that humans can also save the Earth. I hope people with the same vision can join together to raise the awareness of environmental protection and save the Earth.
horses in my dreams
like waves, like the sea
they pull out of here
they pull, they are free
***
Wild Horse Tour with Mountain View Photographic Services ~ August 2019
According to Buddha
Life is like walking on a tightrope. We are sure to fall if we keep looking back instead of focusing on what is ahead.
jamayo aounnaledé aounana dougouba diadela
jamayo aounaledé aounana mogo gnènadièdela
ko assidya djougou magnidé obèna ni mogo magossadeyè
ali gningoya djougou magnidé obèna ni mogo magossadeyè
***
bird’s eye of view over the Rockies ~ July 2019
According to Buddha
Dualism 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 condition us. We have to abandon such concepts as ‘enlightenment’, ‘the nature of the mind’, and so on, until we are no longer satisfied by a merely intellectual knowledge, and until we no longer neglect to integrate our knowledge with our actual existence.
by the sacred grove, where the waters flow
we will come and go, in the forest
in the summer rain, we will meet again
we will learn the code of the ancient ones
in the forest
***
a walk in the woods ~ White Rock BC. ~ July 2019
According to Buddha
Empty cognizance is our nature. Empty means “not made out of anything whatsoever”; our nature has always been this way. Yet, while being empty, it has the capacity to cognize, to experience, to perceive. It’s not so difficult to comprehend this; to get the theory that this empty cognizance is Buddha nature, self-existing wakefulness. But to leave it at that is the same as looking at the buffet and not eating anything. It’s like staying hungry. Once we put the food in our mouth, we discover what the food tastes like. This illustrates the dividing line between idea and experience.
if you have two, give one to your friend
if you have three, give one to your friend and me
it’s always more fun
to share with everyone
it’s always more fun
to share with everyone
***
Loop Resource, goats at Free Rein Ranch ~ Lamont Alberta ~ July 2019
According to Buddha
The universe and the light of the stars come through me.
i know it all from diogenis to foucault
from lozgechkin to paspartu
i ja kljanus obostzav dva paltza
schto muzika poshla ot zvukov mu!
start wearing purple wearing purple!
start wearing purple for me now!
all your sanity and wits, they will all vanish,
i promise, it’s just a matter of time!
***
Ochre sea star at low tide White Rock, BC ~ July 2019
According to Buddha
Your body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment.
i tell myself sometimes
that it happens as it should
comforting words to hide behind
***
YEG downtown ~ Strathcona Science Provincial Park ~ July 2019
According to Buddha
From all kinds of flowers,
Seek teachings everywhere,
Like a deer that finds
A quiet place to graze,
Seek seclusion to digest
All you have gathered…
i watched the sunlight coming near
i knew the day i knew the night
i knew i could regain my sight
and it feels alright
and it feels alright
with my naked eye
***
wild flowers in early morning fields ~ Etown AB ~ June 2019
According to Buddha
The light of the sun is the manifestation of the clarity of the sky; and the sky is the basic condition necessary for the manifestation of the sun’s light. So, too, in the sky two, three, four, or any number of suns could arise; but the sky always remains indivisibly one sky. Similarly, every individual’s state of presence is unique and distinct, but the void nature of the individual is universal, and common to all beings.
one of these mornin’s
you’re gonna rise up singin’
you’re gonna spread your wings
and fly to the sky
***
Lake Minnewanka (/ˌmɪnəˈwɑːŋkə/) (“Water of the Spirits” in Nakoda) ~ Banff National Park ~ 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
