According to Buddha
The more you realize, the more you realize there is nothing to realize. The idea that there’s somewhere we have got to get to, and something we have to attain, is our basic delusion.
we only stay as long as we can
just like the mountains return to sand
then come back again
we come back again
we come back again
***
winter beach San Isidro District, Lima, Peru ~ August 2019
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
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
here i am
just waiting for this storm to pass me by
and that’s the sound, of sunshine coming down!
and that’s the sound, of sunshine coming down!
(down, down, down)
***
Plaza central Lima, Cercado de Lima ~ August 2019
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
A smooth life is not a victorious life.
over the horizon
she’s smooth sailin’
these concrete seas
now she’s headed
east down the boule, the vard
***
Alberta and Saskatchewan ~ March 2018
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
According to Buddha
Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.
eu estou ficando cansada
de viver sem teu amor
e já quase não sinto mais nada
pois vivo sem teu calor
qualquer dia você volta
e encontra a casa vazia
não quero que a vida passe
sem alegria
***
According to Buddha
If a man is crossing a river and an empty boat collides with his own skiff, even though he be a bad-tempered man he will not become very angry. But if he sees a man in the boat, he will shout at him to steer clear. If the shout is not heard, he will shout again, and yet again, and begin cursing. And all because there is somebody in the boat. Yet if the boat were empty, he would not be shouting, and not angry. If you can empty your own boat crossing the river of the world, no one will oppose you, no one will seek to harm you….
i don’t wanna wait
we’re used to the night that leaves us unstable
we’re used to the night we take more than we’re able
we’re used to the night and whatever’s on the table
you don’t wanna wait
i don’t wanna wait
take, take anything
i don’t wanna wait
take, take anything
you know that i’d take
take, take anything
i don’t wanna wait
***
Bleriot Ferry, Drumheller Valley ~ August 2016
According to Buddha
Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain. Forget the future, for it is beyond your reach. Control the present. Live supremely well now. This is the way of the wise…
i don’t know why i just can’t let it go
i don’t know why i just can’t let it go
memory’s old but i just can’t let it go
the idea’s gone but i just can’t let it go
***
random streets in Lisbon, Portugal ~ April 2016.
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