According to Buddha
The you that goes in one side of the meditation experience is not the same you that comes out the other side.
they raised her up
they made her fly
they gave her roots and wings
as time moves on and years go by
she’ll miss those simple things
she’s the girl i used to be
***
Cape Gooseberries, Edmonton, Alberta ~ 2017
According to Buddha
Somehow all things have perfectly come together to bring us into existence, the chemical reactions, water, the perfect temperature, the perfect gravitational force…somehow, organisms started evolving on this beautiful earth, the sunlight providing life to everything, and the perfect system to assimilate the energies and sustain life, then came the fish and the frog and the monkey and the man.
it’s a beautiful day
sky falls, you feel like
it’s a beautiful day
don’t let it get away
***
frozen berries from the woods ~Edmonton, Alberta ~ March 2017
According to Buddha
Modern science has discovered that the various material elements are nothing more than differently vibrating atoms. The universe is a cosmic motion picture of dancing atoms, which in turn are energy-sparks—not matter at all but vibratory waves.
you wait too long indoors…
step out from that place
your comfort zone
***
room with a view and Dinosaur Provincial Park ~ Alberta ~ 2016
According to Buddha
The balanced rhythm of the universe is rooted in reciprocity.
to stare at the sky
i am wide open
reaching forever
i fly into the blue
i am wide open
reaching forever
i fly into the blue
flat mark
high tide
frantic to stay afloat
stay calm
let in some air i dare lie down
to stare at the sky
i am wide open
reaching forever
i fly into the blue
***
Jaume Plensa, The Bow, Calgary ~ October 2016
According to Buddha
The relationship that exists between friends is the grandest of human loves. Friendly love is pure, because it is without compulsion. If you once know divine love, you will never part with it, for there is nothing else like it in the whole universe.
i’m out on the street walking home
a small pale blur
leaving trails like a snail
i move so slow
time can bruise
violent indigo
rush home to your arms
you soothe my weary soul
others stray but i won’t
walk away
walk away
***
view from Black Dog Freehouse, Edmonton ~ August 2016
According to Buddha
I do not see any reason to spend one’s whole life tasting just one kind of fruit. We human beings can be nourished by the best values of many traditions.
i dare you to close your eyes
and see all the colours in disguise
running into the night
the earth is shaking and i see a light
the light is blinding my eyes
as the soft walls eat us alive
***
Physalis peruviana, Edmonton ~ August 2016
According to Buddha
Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.
one of these days,
i’m gonna sit down and write a long letter
to all the good friends i’ve known
one of these days, one of these days, one of these days,
and it won’t be long, it won’t be long.
***
Fort Edmonton, Alberta ~ July 2016
According to Buddha
One-half minute of revolution of energy around the sensitive spinal cord of man effects subtle progress in his evolution; that half-minute of Kriya equals one year of natural spiritual unfoldment.
you say you want a revolution
well, you know
we all want to change the world
you tell me that it’s evolution
well, you know
we all want to change the world
but when you talk about destruction
don’t you know that you can count me out
don’t you know it’s gonna be alright
alright, alright
***
inside Lisbon’s Cathedral in Alfama, Portugal ~ April 2016
According to Buddha
Realize that you are not really a fleshly being; neither categorize yourself as a Hindu nor as an American, or any other conception you may have of yourself that is limiting and sense-bound. It is wrong to say that we are mortals when we are essentially immortal. It is the truth that we are gods, and it is wrong to call ourselves weaklings.
the heart has a way
of pushing you though the darkest days
we live in our mind
and it makes us all forget sometimes
can make life hard to tell
but if you can take a moment
and just listen to your heart
you will find there something to relive the pressure
***
random streets of Lisbon, Portugal ~ April 2016.
According to Buddha
Thinkers do not accept the inevitable; they turn their efforts toward changing it.
warm as yellow.
and i do not want to be a rose.
i do not wish to be pale pink,
but flower scarlet, flower gold.
and have no thorns to distance me,
but be bright,
bright,
bright, bright as yellow,
warm as yellow.
***
Terwillegar Park, Edmonton, Alberta ~ May 2016.
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