According to Buddha
We’re here to awaken from the illusion of separateness.
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a day or so ago ~ a nostalgic walk though Lower East side, Vancouver ~ August 2021
According to Buddha
The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can’t be organized or regulated. It isn’t true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth.
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a day ago woods ~ Centennial Park ~ White Rock ~ The Semiahmoo First Nation ~ August 2021
According to Buddha
If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body.
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a day ago ~ trees + present self study #2 ~ Etown – Amiskwaciwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ~ January 2021
According to Buddha
[Spiritually speaking]…everything that one wants, aspires to, and needs is ever-present, accessible here and now – for those with eyes to see.
i can make peace on earth
with my own two hands
i can clean up the earth
with my own two hands
i can reach out to you
with my own two hands
with my own
with my own two hands
***
a walk around the block ~ Cercado de Lima, Peru ~ August 2019
According to Buddha
Do not selfishly seek anything from others; if you have no expectations, then what can people take from you?
the man is tall, mad, mean, and good-lookin’
and he’s got me his eye
when he looks at me, i go weak at the knees
***
a walk around Flohmarkt am, Boxhagener Platz, Berlin ~ September 2018
According to Buddha
Lust, anger, and greed—these constitute the threefold gate of hell leading to the destruction of the soul’s welfare. These three, therefore, humans should abandon.
hey, st. peter
before you ring your bell
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Hauptkirche St. Petri ~ Hamburg, Germany ~ August 2018
According to Buddha
A wo/man looking at the sky and the mountains and the ocean does not detect in them the divine presence. The subtle beam of the creator is imperceptible to the human gaze. Because s/he is everywhere, it is as if s/he were nowhere.
now the wind don’t have to hurry
blowing ‘cross my bones
rollin’ up the pastures
smoothin’ out the stones
there’s fire on the mountain
dark angels in the trees
the wind don’t have to hurry
they’re taking what they please
***
Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain southwestern corner of the District of Alberta
According to Buddha
So, whenever you meet people, be watchful. Notice your first reaction to them. This tells you much about whether you knew those individuals before. It is not an emotion. When you feel in your heart a deep harmony with another person, then you know that you knew each other before.
i’ll be seeing you in all the old familiar places
that this heart of mine embraces all day through
in that small cafe, the park across the way
the children’s carousel,
the chestnut trees, the wishing well
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Cacilhas, Lisbon Metropolitan Area ~ Portugal ~ April 2018
According to Buddha
Someday, you will know yourself to be subject no longer to the tides of destiny. Your strength will come from within; you will not depend on outer incentives of any kind for motivation.
maybe all i need is a little motivation
if i want it, i can have it
if i want it, i can have it
***
downtown etown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ February ~ 2018
According to Buddha
You must know the difference between
imagination,
theoretical knowledge and
true realization.
call me the sea
call me the stream
call me the sky
call me the leaves
hear my call
hello, lo, lo, lo
lo, lo, lo, lo
call me the fire
call me the air
call me the grass
the silence of the hare
***
North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton, AB ~ August 2017
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