According to Buddha
Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.
***
a bird walk a day or so ago, 40 acres sits on Tsawwassen First Nation and Musqueam land ~ Ladner, BC ~ February 2022
According to Buddha
Life is like walking on a tightrope. We are sure to fall if we keep looking back instead of focusing on what is ahead.
jamayo aounnaledé aounana dougouba diadela
jamayo aounaledé aounana mogo gnènadièdela
ko assidya djougou magnidé obèna ni mogo magossadeyè
ali gningoya djougou magnidé obèna ni mogo magossadeyè
***
bird’s eye of view over the Rockies ~ July 2019
According to Buddha
Sing songs that none have sung, think thoughts that ne’er in the brain have rung; walk in paths that none have trod; weep tears as none have shed for spirit. Give peace to all to whom none other gave, claim them your own who’s everywhere disclaimed. Love all with love that none have felt and brave the battle of life with strength unchained.
keep your thoughts to yourself and you’ll be fine
don’t let them see the light of day
tell the people what they want to hear
and you’ll always have the right thing to say
***
just after dark monday morning ~ Etown, Alberta ~ July 2018
According to Buddha
The rains of life’s blessings cannot gather on mountaintops of pride, but flow easily into valleys of humbleness.
like a sorcerer’s cape
the rain ripped the lips off the mouth of the bay
rendered the eye
sleighted the hand
tricked the land and
blew the air away
then came a quiet no one should know
***
Regina Beach, central Saskatchewan, just off Highway 54 ~ June 2018
According to Buddha
Be a light unto yourself; betake yourselves to no external refuge. Hold fast to the Truth. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.
they walk in the sky
so near and so high
they’re stopping for none
and when the day’s done
they agree that the sea
is the best place to be
wondrously free
they live happily
sun slips into horizon
moon reaches for the stars
music is the healer
no matter who you are
no matter who you are…
***
Edmonton, Alberta urban + iphone aiplane sky ~ September 2017
According to Buddha
I am beyond everything finite; I now see that the Spirit, alone in a space with Its ever-new joy, has expressed Itself as the vast body of nature.
I am the stars,
I am the waves,
I am the Life of all,
I am the laughter within all hearts,
I am the smile on the faces of the flowers and in each soul.
I am the Wisdom and Power that sustain all creation.
i am a star, the tear of the sun
i am a wonder, a wonder in flower
i am the spear as it cries out for blood
the word of great power
i am the wind that breathes on the sea
who but i can cast light upon the meeting of the mountains?
who but i will cry aloud the changes in the moon?
who but i will find the place where hides away the sun?
***
Talus Dome + iPhone airplane clouds ~ Edmonton to Toronto ~ June 2017
According to Buddha
Your mind is like a bird that has been locked in a cage for many years. It fears liberty. Yet, freedom is its birthright.
i opened my mouth to scream and shout
waved my arms and flapped about
but i couldn’t scream i couldn’t shout,
the song was coming from my mouth.
from my mouth,
from my mouth,
from my mouth.
but in my dreams began to creep
that old familiar tweet tweet tweet
***
Hanna, Alberta ~ August 2016
According to Buddha
Roam in the world as a lion of self-control; see that the frogs of weakness don’t kick you around.
you heard my voice, i came out of the woods by choice
shelter also gave their shade
but in the dark i have no name
so leave that click in my head
and i will remember the words that you said
left a clouded mind and a heavy heart
but i am sure we could see a new start
so when your hopes on fire
but you know your desire
don’t hold a glass over the flame
don’t let your heart grow cold
i will call you by name
i will share your road
***
before Olds ~ Alberta ~ July 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
Stillness is the altar of Spirit. There is no limit of the deepening of stillness.
we are not alone
and we are more alone
so hurry up and lose me
hurry up and find me
again
so i’ll pass
the lumber mills
i’ll pass the coal mines
and the parks
and the dried up oil fields
i’ll pass a thousand lonely pines
that bend their backs against the sun
***
Saskatchewan Highway 16, 7 km off the highway ~ May 2016.
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