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
In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
when i was just a little girl
i asked my mother, what will i be
will i be pretty
will i be rich
here’s what she said to me
que será, será
whatever will be, will be
the future’s not ours to see
que será, será
what will be, will be
***
under the Full Wolf Moon in loving memory of
Fenje (van der Velde) Fynebuik
1932-06-13 to 2020-01-10
Death is a coming together…happy birthday mom…the moon was listening…love you always…
According to Buddha
When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don’t get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree. The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying ‘You are too this, or I’m too this.’ That judgment mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are.
and the seasons they go round and round
and the painted ponies go up and down
we’re captive on the carousel of time
we can’t return we can only look behind
from where we came
and go round and round and round
in the circle game
***
birch ~ Amiskwaskahegan, Alberta ~ January 2020
According to Buddha
We’re fascinated by the words, but where we meet is in the silence behind them. This silence comes only out of deep internal reflection.
dis-moi un secret
invente moi dequoi point vrai
une petite histoire
dequoi qu’ej voudrais croire
dequoi qu’ej voudrais croire
***
room with a fresh view ~ Amiskwaskahegan, Alberta ~ January 2020
According to Buddha
For the good of the many, for the happiness of the many, out of compassion for the world.
akaal moorat
ajoonee
saibhang, gur prasaad. jap!
aad such, jugaad such
hai bhee such
naanak hosee bhee such
***
Merry Christmas
miyo-manitowi-kîsikanisik!
ᒥᔪ ᒪᓂᑐᐏ ᑮᓯᑲᓂᓯᐠ
God jul
عيد ميلاد مجيد
З Калядамі
圣诞快乐
聖誕快樂
Čestit Božić
Veselé Vánoce
Glædelig Jul
Prettige Kerstdagen
Häid jõule
Hauskaa joulua
Joyeux Noël
Frohe Weihnachten
Χαρούμενα Χριστούγεννα
Buon Natale
メリークリスマス
메리 크리스마스
Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus
Linksmų šv. Kalėdų
Среќен Божиќ
Wesołych Świąt!
Feliz Natal
Crăciun fericit
Счастливого Рождества!
Srećan Božić
Kirismas Wanaagsan
Feliz Navidad
Heri ya krismas
God jul
Веселого Різдва
peace on earth ☮️ sending you all cosmic sloppy prayers from the moving evergreens in Millcreek ~ Amiskwaskahegan, 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
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
Их л удаан идэж уугаад наргиж цэнгээд хачин юм бэ юу вэ юу вэ юув
Эцэг өвгөд Монгол гээд л цээжээ
дэлдэн худлаа орилох нь юу вэ юу вэ юув
Эргэж буцаад хэлсэн үгэндээ эзэн
болдоггүй андгай өргөдөг нь юу вэ юу вэ юув
Эцэг эхийн захиж хэлсэн үнэт сургааль
үнэгүй болдог нь юу вэ юу вэ юув, юу вэ юу вэ юув
Ээ дүлзэн сөгд сөгд
Ээ лүндэн бууг бууг, бууг бууг
Дээдсийн заяаг удамлаж төрчихөөд унтаж
***
human + lego + current band = joy ~ White Rock, BC ~ November 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
