According to Buddha
Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation.
Use it.
well we know where we’re going
but we don’t know where we’ve been
and we know what we’re knowing
but we can’t say what we’ve seen
and we’re not little children
and we know what we want
and the future is certain
give us time to work it out
***
parked cars yesterday ~ Etown, AB ~ March 31, 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
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
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
According to Buddha
Cautious people say, “I’ll do nothing until I can be sure.” Merchants know better. If you do nothing, you lose.
cautionary tale that you know that i won’t be reading
cautionary tale that you know that i won’t be reading
cautionary tale to my own avail i believe in
cautionary tale that you know that i won’t be reading
***
East Beach ~ White Rock, BC ~ February 2020
According to Buddha
A human being is an animal, a part of nature. But we single ourselves out from the rest of nature. We classify other animals and living beings as nature, as if we ourselves are not part of it. Then we pose the question, “How should I deal with Nature?” We should deal with nature the way we deal with ourselves. Harming nature is harming ourselves, and vice versa.
here on this mountaintop oh oh oh
i got some wild, wild life
i got some news to tell ya oh oh
about some wild, wild life
***
‘don’t feed the bears’ Banff National Park~ fotos by f.fynebuik ~ circa 1958 ~ January 2020
According to Buddha
We’re all just walking each other home.
i was following the, i was following the
i was following the, i was following the
i was following the, i was following the
i was following the, i was following the
i was following the pack, all swallowed in their coats
with scarves of red tied ’round their throats
to keep their little heads from falling in the snow
and i turned ’round and there you go
***
elbow river ~ Calgary (Mohkínstsis) ~ 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
If you touch the nature of interbeing, you don’t try to run away from suffering anymore. Instead you try to embrace your suffering. You look deeply into it to understand its nature and learn how to make good use of suffering to produce happiness.
whether you’re woman or whether you’re man
sometimes you got to take a stand
just because you think you can
you got to run
you got to run
***
Bison ~ Elk Island National Park, Yellowhead Highway ~ October 2019
According to Buddha
Climate change is not the concern of just one or two nations. It is an issue that affects the whole of humanity and every living being on this earth.
if only we could all just find serenity
it would be nice if we could live as one
when will all this anger, hate and bigotry be gone?
i’m just a dreamer, i dream my life away (today)
i’m just a dreamer, who dreams of better days (okay)
i’m just a dreamer, who’s searching for the way (today)
i’m just a dreamer, dreaming my life away (oh yeah yeah yeah)
***
humans ~ Climate Strike (Greta Thunberg) visted Amiskwaciwâskahikan (etown) ~ October 2019
