According to Buddha
Be here now.
images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes,
they call me on and on across the universe.
thoughts meander like a restless wind inside a letter box,
they tumble blindly as they make their way across the universe.
***
Strathcona Science Provincial Park ~ a day or two ago ~ April 2020
According to Buddha
Words are like the finger pointing at the moon. They point to what is unspeakable. They can take you into their method to get you beyond words. They only work if you don’t get lost in the content. They start moving you in a certain direction, but then you’ve got to let go. They’re not the ocean, they’re the diving board. But you walk out on the diving board to get into the ocean. So we can convey relative truth, not absolute truth.
saw it written and i saw it say
pink moon is on its way
and none of you stand so tall
pink moon gonna get ye all
and it’s a pink moon
hey it’s a pink moon
***
April’s ‘pink moon‘ ~ Etown ~ April 2020
According to Buddha
So go with the flow, doing your best to accept and appreciate everything just the way it is (including your own imperfect efforts to resist nothing.) In doing so, you’ll find that the world becomes more chill, people become more beautiful, and your heart becomes increasingly filled with sweet, sweet gratitude.
you’ve got to get up every morning
with a smile in your face
and show the world all the love in your heart
then people gonna treat you better
you’re gonna find, yes you will
that you’re beautiful, as you feel
***
day trip central Alberta ~ Treaty 6 ~ a day or so ago ~ April 2020
According to Buddha
The freer I get, the higher I go. The higher I go, the more I see. The more I see, the less I know. The less I know, the more I’m free.
now when i see those snowdrops
in March
my heart soars
back living a fairytale
a being in wonder
just as before
***
a day or so ago ~ North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton, AB ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected with one another.
every moral has a story
every story has an end
every battle has its glory
and its consequence
***
walking around Strathcona, Etown ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
The question we need to ask ourselves is whether there is any place we can stand in ourselves where we can look at all that’s happening around us without freaking out, where we can be quiet enough to hear our predicament, and where we can begin to find ways of acting that are at least not contributing to further destabilization.
i will wait by the river
in the light of the moon
at the edge of the city
i will wait for you
***
a day ago ~ Buena Vista Footbridge~ Etown ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
Friends are enemies sometimes, and enemies friends.
if god had a name what would it be?
and would you call it to his face?
if you were faced with him in all his glory
what would you ask if you had just one question?
***
inside St. Vital Église Catholique ~ Beaumont, Alberta March 2020
According to Buddha
Souls love. That’s what souls do. Egos don’t, but souls do. Become a soul, look around, and you’ll be amazed-all the beings around you are souls. Be one, see one. When many people have this heart connection, then we will know that we are all one, we human beings all over the planet. We will be one. One love. And don’t leave out the animals, and trees, and clouds, and galaxies-it’s all one. It’s one energy.
already, we’ll all float on, alright
already, we’ll all float on, alright
don’t worry, even if things end up a bit too heavy
we’ll all float on, alright
***
a day ago in the woods ~ etown ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
Consciousness equals energy = love = awareness = light = wisdom = beauty = truth = purity. It’s all the same trip.
“lets suppose that you were able every night to dream any dream you wanted to dream,
and you would naturally as you began on this adventure of dreams, you would fulfill all your wishes.
you would have every kind of pleasure, you see
and after several nights you would say, “well that was pretty great.”
but now lets have a surprise, lets have a dream which isn’t under control.
***
windows in Fort Heritage Precinct ~ Fort Saskatchewan ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
The thing about perspective is:
something happens.
it means nothing.
we make up a story about what it means based on what we feel.
this story becomes our truth.
this story creates our reality, our world, what is possible and what is not.
follow, follow the sun
and which way the wind blows
when this day is done
breathe, breathe in the air
set your intentions
dream with care
tomorrow’s a new day for everyone
a brand new moon and brand new sun
***
room with a view ~ Calgary (Mohkínstsis) ~ February 2020
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