According to Buddha
Your search among books, word upon word, may lead you to the depths of knowledge, but it is not the way to receive the reflection of your true self. When you have thrown off your ideas as to mind and body, the original truth will fully appear.
another beautiful bike lane
another beautiful bike lane
go, freddie, go
another beautiful bike lane, beautiful
another beautiful bike lane, beautiful
***
biking in Amsterdam ~ September 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
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
Be not fooled, for moral values and hearts may fall short under tyrants. More significant still, the seat of human value is not the brain, but the sensible or supersensible heart.
if you are the dealer, i’m out of the game
if you are the healer, it means i’m broken and lame
if thine is the glory then mine must be the shame
you want it darker
we kill the flame
magnified, sanctified, be thy holy name
vilified, crucified, in the human frame
a million candles burning for the help that never came
you want it darker
***
Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg, Germany ~ September 2018
According to Buddha
When one becomes momentarily identified with a tragic picture, s/he feels miserable; but when s/he realizes that it is only a part of an entertaining variety show, s/he feels happy.
won’t you come home i surrender
i miss my sweet bag of bones
drunk and tender
why don’t you want to stay here suspended
in the dead arms of a year that has ended
***
Sternschanze quarter in Hamburg, Germany ~ August 2018
According to Buddha
Emotional sensitivity is the cause of suffering. Do not be so sensitive.
la la la la
take me home
mama, i’m coming home
***
Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Berlin Germany ~ September 2018
According to Buddha
Life comes in the form of opportunities, which are easy to recognize, after they have been wasted.
tiny curtain’s open, and we heard the tiny clap of little hands
a tiny man would tell a little joke, and get a tiny laugh from all the folks
sitting, drifting around in bubbles, and thinking it was us that carried them
when we finally got it figured out, that we had truly missed the boat
***
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.
if you love somebody
better tell them while they’re here
’cause they just may run away from you
’cause i’m on top of the world,
i’m on top of the world,
waiting on this for a while now
paying my dues to the dirt
i’ve been waiting to smile,
been holding it in for a while,
take you with me if i can
been dreaming of this since a child
***
Wilhelmsburger Inselpark, Hamburg, Germany ~ August 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
***
Hauptkirche St. Petri ~ Hamburg, Germany ~ August 2018
According to Buddha
Watch the meadow grasses as they wave in the wind. Imagine the breeze as spirit’s breath blowing over the world, inspiring all beings and giving them life.
let’s get away from who we think we are
and the things we cannot do
look into the mirror and pretend you’re me
and i’ll pretend i am you
take a little sunshine
give a little teardrop
everybody needs to love someone
even in the silence
you can listen to the rhythm
and have a little dance around the circle of the sun
***
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