According to Buddha
Moods are often a result of environmental influences. Each one of us is affected in different ways by the world about us. But you should not allow yourself to indulge in moods over external conditions. Why should you take on the effects of your environment?
sunbeam, stop tugging me
pull that door shut quietly
darling, what are you doing?
we don’t have time for this
mmm dey mmm da mmm daaeeoo
mmm dey mmm da mmm daaeeoo
***
Porto, Portugal ~ April 2018
According to Buddha
Life is a cosmic movie (projected within the screen of consciousness). I look at the beam of light, which is projecting these scenes on the screen of life (consciousness). I see the pictures of the whole universe coming from this beam.
just another diamond day
just a blade of grass
just another bale of hay
hope the horses pass
***
QE2 ~ Central Alberta ~ January 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
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.
take it from me
when you start it’s just a matter of time
any minute you will cross that line
take it from me
you never think about the price that you pay
take it from me
it got a mind of its own and it stings
take it from me
it got a mind of its own and it stings
nothing can stop me
nothing holds me back
think you could slow me down?
***
Edmonton, Alberta, City Hall, July 2016.
According to Buddha
The only reliable disciplinarian and guide for the ego-self is the true Self, or omniscient soul. “Wisdom never lies.”
and you’ll find out every trick in the book
and that’s there’s only one way to get things done
you’ll find out the only way to the top
is looking out for number one
i mean you keep looking out for number one
***
random streets in Lisbon, Portugal ~ April 2016.
According to Buddha
Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment.
gonna climb that hill behind my house
see what this place is all about
’cause from above it all
you can’t help but say
it’s gonna be a beautiful day
i’m making a beautiful day
***
Canada’s 149th birthday day, North Saskatchewan River ~ Edmonton ~ July 2016
According to Buddha
During the effort of being one-pointed, the yogi will be unsuccessful unless he can by concentration withdraw his attention from the activities of the life force in the various senses. Otherwise, he will be constantly distracted by restless thoughts—the mental concepts formed from sensory stimuli by the “fanciful faculty” of feeling.
don’t forget, don’t forget
mmhmm
that i believe in you
should you forget, should you forget
let me remind you
that i am behind you
***
random streets of Lisbon, Portugal ~ April 2016.
According to Buddha
Love gives joy. We love love because it gives us such intoxicating happiness. So love is not the ultimate; the ultimate is bliss.
i saw it coming like summer rain
incoming ocean, oncoming train
i veered in circles to get off your path
i tried to warn you
that this would be the kiss that counted
the one that mattered
my life before me undone
this would be the kiss that counted
***
Millcreek Ravine, Edmonton ~ February 2016.
According to Buddha
No matter what you seek, you must seek it with joy, in expectation of having joy by possessing it, and you must feel joyous when you actually get it. When seeking different things directly or indirectly, in reality you are seeking joy. When seeking all things, it is really joy that you seek through all these things and the fulfillment of all desires.
our love was like the water
that splashes on a stone
our love is like our music
its here, and then its gone
so take me to the airport
and put me on a plane
i got no expectations
to pass through here again
***
Alberta Aviation Museum, Edmonton ~ January 2016.
According to Buddha
Be silent and calm every night for at least half an hour, preferably much longer, before you retire, and again in the morning before starting the day’s activity. This will produce an undaunted, unbreakable inner habit of happiness that will make you able to meet all the trying situations of the everyday battle of life. With that unchangeable happiness within, go about seeking to fulfill the demands of your daily needs.
bones sinking like stones
all that we’ve fought for
homes, places we’ve grown
all of us are done for
we live in a beautiful world
yeah we do
yeah we do
we live in a beautiful world
***
Edmonton, Alberta, random stations ~ January 2016.
