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
The freer I get, the higher I go. The higher I go, the more I see. The more I see, the less I know. The less I know, the more I’m free.
now when i see those snowdrops
in March
my heart soars
back living a fairytale
a being in wonder
just as before
***
a day or so ago ~ North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton, AB ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
Start from where you are – not where you wish you were. The work you’re doing becomes your path.
even as the sunset descends on me
i stay unmoved to change the view
of where it leads
(of where it leads)
***
time just before dark ~Mill Creek Ravine ~ Ettown ~ March 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
The question we need to ask ourselves is whether there is any place we can stand in ourselves where we can look at all that’s happening around us without freaking out, where we can be quiet enough to hear our predicament, and where we can begin to find ways of acting that are at least not contributing to further destabilization.
i will wait by the river
in the light of the moon
at the edge of the city
i will wait for you
***
a day ago ~ Buena Vista Footbridge~ Etown ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
Friends are enemies sometimes, and enemies friends.
if god had a name what would it be?
and would you call it to his face?
if you were faced with him in all his glory
what would you ask if you had just one question?
***
inside St. Vital Église Catholique ~ Beaumont, Alberta March 2020
According to Buddha
Souls love. That’s what souls do. Egos don’t, but souls do. Become a soul, look around, and you’ll be amazed-all the beings around you are souls. Be one, see one. When many people have this heart connection, then we will know that we are all one, we human beings all over the planet. We will be one. One love. And don’t leave out the animals, and trees, and clouds, and galaxies-it’s all one. It’s one energy.
already, we’ll all float on, alright
already, we’ll all float on, alright
don’t worry, even if things end up a bit too heavy
we’ll all float on, alright
***
a day ago in the woods ~ etown ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
Consciousness equals energy = love = awareness = light = wisdom = beauty = truth = purity. It’s all the same trip.
“lets suppose that you were able every night to dream any dream you wanted to dream,
and you would naturally as you began on this adventure of dreams, you would fulfill all your wishes.
you would have every kind of pleasure, you see
and after several nights you would say, “well that was pretty great.”
but now lets have a surprise, lets have a dream which isn’t under control.
***
windows in Fort Heritage Precinct ~ Fort Saskatchewan ~ 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 most exquisite paradox…as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can’t have it. The minute you don’t want power, you’ll have more than you ever dreamed possible.
ah-ya, oh, oh
ah-ya-ah, uh-uh-uh
eres la infusión que necesito
***
abstractions of sympathy flora ~ etown ~ February 2020
