According to Buddha
Treat everyone you meet like God in drag.
(s)he gives
i get
and the dogs they run
and the dogs they
and the dogs they run
in the good good morning sun
***
my one week mutt study ~ etown ~ April 2020
According to Buddha
Treat everyone you meet like God in drag.
(s)he gives
i get
and the dogs they run
and the dogs they
and the dogs they run
in the good good morning sun
***
my one week mutt study ~ 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
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
It’s all real and it’s all illusory: that’s awareness.
il·lu·sion
/iˈlo͞oZHən/
***
wood pallets + weeds + coffee ~ art room Etown ~ March 2020
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
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
i am a workin’ (wo)man
but i ain’t worked for a while
like some old tin can
from the bottom of the pile
from the bottom of the pile
i have lost my way
but i hear tell
about a heaven in alberta
where they’ve got all hell for a basement
my words are like a rope
that’s wrapped around my throat
wash my mouth with soap
for words unfit to quote
and now i’m free to go
but time cannot remove
the only life i know
now only time will prove
yes only time will prove
yeah i lost my way
but i hear tell
about a heaven in alberta
where they’ve got all hell for a basement
***
it’s done! happy new year 💚welcome 2020💚 ~ Calgary (Mohkínstsis) ~ December 2019
According to Buddha
All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.
flying and you know i’m not coming down
you’re trying but you know you must soon go down
all my colours turn to clouds
all my colours turn to clouds
***
rocks at a rock workshop ~ Etown ~ December 2019
According to Buddha
Whoever has heart’s doors wide open, could see the sun itself in every atom.
good morning starshine
the earth says hello
you twinkle above us
we twinkle below
our early morning singing song
gliddy glub gloopy, nibby nabby noopy la, la, la, lo, lo
sabba sibby sabba, nooby abba nabba, le, le, lo, lo
tooby ooby walla, nooby abba naba
early morning singing song
***
good morning ~ TPark ~ Etown ~ October 2019
According to Buddha
On the other side, is substantialism, more materialism, everything is real to the extent we can see or measure it, and things are as real as I think they. That’s way too materialistic or substantialist, because things are not really what they seem to be.
baby, life’s what you make it
can’t escape it
baby, yesterday’s favorite
don’t you hate it
baby life’s what you make it
don’t back date it
baby, don’t try to shade it
beauty is naked
***
Parque de la Reserva, Lima Peru ~ 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