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Fiction, Street photography, The White Stripes- One More Cup of Coffee, Union Bank Inn, urban

Evile number in Lilo & Stitch

In Black and White Photography, Buddhist philosophical concepts, Fotografia, Monochromia, Street, Street photography, Urban life, Words of music on 2017/12/10 at 05:00

According to Buddha

I will drink vitality from the fountains of sunshine. I will drink peace from the silver fountain of mooned nights. I will drink thy power in the mighty cup of the wind. I will drink thy consciousness in all the little cups of my thoughts. I will drink thy joy in my joy. I will drink thy bliss in my blissful thoughts.

your breath is sweet and weak
your eyes are like
two jewels in the sky
your back is straight
your hair is smooth on the pillow where you lie
but i don’t sense affection
no gratitude
no love
your loyalty is not to me but
to the stars above

***

downtown etown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ December 2017

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Bus tour, Come With Me Now - Kongos, Street photography, Toronto, urbanscapes

Common P5 pentium processor number

In Architecture, Buddhist philosophical concepts, Colour photography, Fotografia, FujiX100s, Photography, Street, Street photography, Words of music on 2017/07/19 at 04:00

According to Buddha

Do not while away your time in idleness. A great many people occupy themselves with inconsequential activities. Ask them what they have been doing and they will usually say, “Oh, I have been busy every minute!” But they can scarcely remember what they were so busy about.

woah come with me now
i’m gonna show you how
afraid to lose control
and caught up in this world
i’ve wasted time, i’ve wasted breath
i think i’ve thought myself to death

***

random streets in downtown Toronto ~ June 2017

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Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar, homelessness, poverty, sculpture

restored cyber solider, Marcus number

In Age, Buddhist philosophical concepts, Documentary, Emotion, Fotografia, FujiX100s, Lifestyle, Photography, Reflection, Street, Street photography, Truth on 2017/07/05 at 04:00

According to Buddha

Suppose you are going to be punished by not being allowed to go to sleep when you are desperately in need of rest, and suddenly someone says: “All right, you may go to sleep now.” Think of the joy you would feel just before falling asleep.

hey hey
and i need a dollar dollar, a dollar is what i need
and if i share with you my story would you share your dollar with me
well i don’t know if i’m walking on solid ground
cause everything around me is crumbling down
and all i want is for someone to help me
hey hey

***

homeless people I met on random streets in downtown Toronto ~ June 2017

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Bloor Street, Grace Jones - I've Seen That Face Before

五百七十九

In Buddhist philosophical concepts, Colour photography, Fotografia, FujiX100s, Lifestyle, Photography, Street, Street photography, Words of music on 2017/06/25 at 04:00

According to Buddha

Consider no one a stranger. Learn to feel that everybody is akin to you.

strange i’ve seen that face before
seen him hanging round my door
like a hawk stealing for the pray
like the night waiting for the day

strange he shadows me back home
footsteps echo on the stone

***

Bloor-Yorkville, Toronto ~ June 2017

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Beck - Tropicalia, Downtown, etown, spring, Street photography

kate berlant and john early’s number

In Alberta, Architecture, Black and White Photography, Buddhist philosophical concepts, Edmonton, Foto, Fotografia, FujiX100s, Lifestyle, Photography, Street, Street photography on 2017/04/02 at 04:00

According to Buddha

There can be no images of light without contrasting shadows. Unless evil had been created, man would not know the opposite, good. Night brings out the bright contrast of day; sorrow teaches us the desirability of joy.

and all the streets, they reek of tropical charms
the embassies lie in hideous shards
where tourists snore and decay
when they dance in a reptile blaze
you wear a mask, an equatorial haze
into the past, a colonial maze

***

downtown etown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ March 2017

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Higher education, Lisbon, Praxe, ritual, student traditions, Take That - The Flood, university

quinhentos e quarenta e nove

In Black and White Photography, Buddhist philosophical concepts, Foto, Fotografia, Fotos, FujiX100s, Learning, Lifestyle, Outsider view, Photography, Street, Street photography, Urbanscape, Words of music on 2017/03/12 at 05:00

According to Buddha

Untrained warriors are soon killed on the battlefield; so also persons untrained in the art of preserving their inner peace are quickly riddled by the bullets of worry and restlessness in active life…The schools should educate young students in this art, and in how to develop calmness and concentration.

standing, on the edge of forever,
at the start of whatever,
shouting love at the world.
back then, we were like cavemen,
but we map the moon and the stars,
then we forgave them.
we will meet you where the lights are,
the defenders, of the faith we are.

***

near Rossio Square in Lisbon, Portugal ~ April 2016.

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Évora, Portugal, Trenton - Found, UNESCO World Heritage Site, yellow, yellow building evora, yellow buildings, yellow house evora

age of McMaster’s book of hours

In Buddhist philosophical concepts, Colour photography, Foto, Fotografia, Fotos, FujiX100s, Lifestyle, Outsider view, Street, Street photography, Urbanscape, Words of music on 2017/02/26 at 05:00

According to Buddha

use the time of your life.
develop your inner happiness.
recognize the impermanence
of all outer pleasure.

turn the clock back to find
a film that plays
with closed eyes you see it clear as day
climbing trees to unwind
the altitude eased your mind
you’re dreaming of your escape

untie my hand and show me where to go now

***

Évora, Portugal ~ April 2016

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Chiado district, George Harrison- The Inner Light, Lisbon, Photography, Portugal

the Sun’s Susanna minor planet number

In Black and White Photography, Foto, Fotografia, Fotos, FujiX100s, Street, Street photography, Urban life on 2017/02/15 at 05:00

According to Buddha

In time you will surely behold the inner light, for it is ever there, shining in your forehead. Just as all human beings have eyes, so does everyone have this spiritual eye within his forehead. It awaits only his discovery in deep concentration within.

without going out of your door,
you can know all things on earth
without looking out of your window,
you can know the ways of heaven.
the farther one travels
the less one knows
the less one really knows.

***

Chiado district ~ Lisbon, Portugal ~ April 2016

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Black and White photography, by Hedy Bach, Istanbul, Men, Street photography, Taksim Square, The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love?, Turkey, woman

number of US electoral seats

In Age, Black and White Photography, Buddhist philosophical concepts, Foto, Fotografia, Fotos, FujiX100s, Imagemaker, Lifestyle, Monochromia, Outsider view, Photography, Photowalking, Street, Street photography, Travel, Words of music on 2017/02/01 at 05:00

According to Buddha

It is not your passing thoughts or brilliant ideas so much as your plain everyday habits that control your life…Live simply. Don’t get caught in the machine of the world — it is too exacting. By the time you get what you are seeking your nerves are gone, the heart is damaged, and the bones are aching. Resolve to develop your spiritual powers more earnestly from now on. Learn the art of right living. If you have joy you have everything, so learn to be glad and contented…Have happiness now.

sing with me y’all:
one world, one world (we only got)
one world, one world (that’s all we got)
one world, one world
and something’s wrong with it (yeah)
something’s wrong with it (yeah)
something’s wrong with the wo-wo-world, yeah
we only got
(one world, one world)
that’s all we got
(one world, one world)

Istanbul, Turkey ~Taksim Square ~ 2013

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A Happy New Year to you, Lunar New Year, May all your wishes come true, PJ Harvey - Good Fortune, Year of the Rooster

21.14173 inches in millimeters

In Alberta, Buddhist philosophical concepts, by Hedy Bach, Canada, Colour photography, Edmonton, Emotion, Foto, Fotografia, Fotos, FujiX100s, Imagemaker, Photography, Photowalking, Street, Street photography, Urban life, Urbanscape on 2017/01/29 at 05:00

According to Buddha

The secret of success and happiness is inside you. If you have found success and prosperity outside, but not inside, you are not truly successful. A millionaire who is not happy is not successful. I don’t mean that if you have a million dollars you cannot be a success. Whether you are rich or poor, if you get happiness out of life you are a real success.