According to Buddha
Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth. Real devotion is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded, and intelligent.
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a day or so ago inside at the The Muttart Conservatory ~ Etown ~ Amiskwaciwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ~ May 2022
According to Buddha
The very entity of the mind, its nature of mere luminosity and knowing, is not polluted by defilements; they do not abide in the entity of the mind. Even when we generate afflictive emotions, the very entity or nature of the mind is still mere luminosity and knowing, and because of this we are able to remove the afflictive emotions. If you agitate the water in a pond, it becomes cloudy with mud; yet the very nature of the water itself is not dirty. When you allow it to become still again, the mud will settle leaving the water pure.
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a day ago water + gerber in a sunbeam in Etown – Amiskwaciwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ~ March 2022
According to Buddha
Everyone wants happiness,
but the true way to reach perfect happiness is to bring happiness to others.
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a day ago around Whyte Avenue ~ Etown – Amiskwaciwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ~ January 2022
According to Buddha
Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one human seems nonsense to another.
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a week ago Lesser Slave Lake known traditionally as ᐊᔭᐦᒋᔨᓂᐤ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ayahciyiniw sâkahikan ~ Treaty 8 lands AB ~ November 2021
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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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Canada’s 149th birthday day, North Saskatchewan River ~ Edmonton ~ July 2016
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