According to Buddha
All-inclusive study is just single-minded sitting, dropping away body and mind. At the moment of going there, you go there; at the moment of coming here, you come here. There is no gap.
how do we how do we not fade
how do we how do we how do we not fade away
how do we how do we oh
***
combs in a wasp nest ~ Etown, AB ~ October 2018
According to Buddha
i am water reflecting
what is real, what is true
and i feel there is space
deep inside of me
i am free, i am free
i recall my father
the one who i came after
now home again my friend again
remembering your inner king
the king we have within again
oh this is how it is
and this is how it’s always been now
whether we forget
or whether we keep remembering
remembering
remembering
***
De Otter, Amsterdam ~ September 2018
According to Buddha
Avoid a negative approach to life. Why gaze down the sewers when there is loveliness all around us? One may find some fault in even the greatest masterpieces of art, music, and literature. But isn’t it better to enjoy their charm and glory?
if you want another secret
can’t back out, or make it
you ain’t ever gonna be it
by takin’ someone else’s away
never take it for granted
you don’t have to understand it
here’s to whatever puts a smile on your face
whatever makes you happy people
***
Tropaeolum (nasturtium) – my garden ~ Etown, AB ~ August 2018
According to Buddha
Love gives without expecting anything in return. I never think of anyone in terms of what he can do for me. And I never profess love to someone because he has done something for me. If I didn’t actually feel love, I wouldn’t pretend to give it; and since I feel it, I give it. Love cannot be had for the asking; it comes only as a gift from the heart of another. Be certain of your feeling before you say to anyone, ‘I love you’. Once you give your love, it must be forever. Not because you want to be near that person, but because you want perfection for that soul. To wish for perfection for the loved one, and to feel pure joy in thinking of that soul, is divine love; and that is the love of true friendship.
don’t know much about geography,
don’t know much trigonometry
don’t know much about algebra,
don’t know what a slide rule is for
but i do know that one and one is two,
and if this one could be with you,
what a wonderful world this would be
***
just after the dark ~ Terwillegar Park Footbridge, Edmonton, AB ~ July 2018
According to Buddha
The consciousness flowing with the life force through the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch makes human conscious of matter. But by meditation when consciousness and life force are withdrawn from the five senses, the astral nature of the life force, along with the consciousness and other aroused divine forces in the spinal centers, look like rivers of light flowing upward toward the ocean of light of spirit in the brain.
be on my side, i’ll be on your side, baby
there is no reason for you to hide
it’s so hard for me, staying here all alone
when you could be taking me for a ride
down by the river
i shot my baby
down by the river
***
River edge ~ North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton, AB ~ June 2018
According to Buddha
O blazing light! awaken my heart, awaken my soul, ignite my darkness, tear the veil of silence, and fill my temple with glory.
when we were younger
we thought everyone was on our side
then we grew a little
and romanticized the time i saw
flowers in your hair
see it takes a boy to live
takes a man to pretend he was there
***
Peonies ~ summer solstice ~ June 2018
According to Buddha
Death is not as terrible as you think. It comes to you as a healer. Sleep is nothing but a counterfeit death. What happens in death we can picture in sleep. All our sufferings vanish in sleep. When death comes, all our mortal tortures cease; they cannot go beyond the portals of death.
i am my father’s daughter
i have his eyes
i am the product of his sacrifice
i am the accumulation of the dreams of generations
and their stories live in me like holy water
i am my father’s daughter
***
high tide at Felgueiras Lighthouse in Porto Portugal ~ April 2018
in memory of my dear father Anton Albertus Fynebuik
Date of Birth : 1931-11-10
Date Deceased : 2017-04-18
According to Buddha
Environment is stronger than will power. If you want to be spiritual, seek good company and don’t mix with those whose bad habits may wrongly influence you. Be always with people who inspire you; surround yourself with people who lift you up.
oh ya
huh huh
oh ya
i will sing
for the ice to break
i will sing for the rivers to rise
i will sing for the spring to come
for the spring to come
for the spring to come
i said
for the spring to come
for the spring to come
oh i had a dream
for the spring to come
for the spring to come
***
just off Highway 11 ~ March 2018
According to Buddha
The greatest loss of time is delay and expectation, which depend upon the future. We let go the present, which we have in our power, and look forward to that which depends upon chance, and so relinquish a certainty for an uncertainty.
if these wings could fly
oh, lights go down
in the moment we’re lost and found
and i just wanna be by your side
if these wings could fly
waxwings ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ March 30 ~ 2018
According to Buddha
Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and those who do not love me.
so many people
are so broken
and this story’s
broken too
we go looking
for forgiveness
for things we did
or didn’t do
***
