According to Buddha
If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.
got my hands on the wheel
got my foot on the pedal
gonna drive ’til i drop
’til the tires turn to metal
gonna sleep when i’m dead
gonna laugh like the devil
gonna find some place where no one knows me
***
Edmonton, Alberta ~ Auto Rescue ~ November 2015.
According to Buddha
It is as if we are continually chasing mirages, only to be disappointed when they do not give us the satisfaction we had hoped for.
listen close, as close as i am to you
like the bell of liberty, i’ll ring a sound that’s true
and days go by and seasons too
in time our love may digress with the words we can renew
oh, i’ll tell you that i
i love you by and by
i don’t know if i’d survive
without a friend like you in my life
***
Edmonton, Alberta ~ November 2015.
According to Buddha
Maturity can’t be hurried or produced on schedule. Growth takes time. We have to steep ourselves for a while, like a good cup of tea. We need to go through what’s necessary for us to endure. We need time and commitment. Probably we also need some luck.
there are things that sing
and things that bite
i’ll walk and walk til i’ve fallen
the water will drown out the din
but my ears i know
they will still ring
***
random flowers and random painted things ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ October 2015.
According to Buddha
If we let our attention jump from one thing to another, we will have a busy, fractured and probably unproductive day. If we focus entirely on one job, we may lose ourselves in that job, and it will not only be the most productive thing we do all day, but it’ll be very enjoyable.
who’s gonna tell you when i turned the key at 8:03
and the battery passed away inside a’ my automobile
i want my automobile
i want my automobile
i want to drive it all around this world
***
Leduc West Antique Annual Exposition, 25th Anniversary Celebration ~ July 2015.
According to Buddha
Life is like stepping onto a boat which is about to sail out to sea and sink.
if i had a boat
i’d go out on the ocean
and if i had a pony
i’d ride him on my boat
and we could all together
go out on the ocean
me upon my pony on my boat
***
US Coast Guard Cutter Taney and L’Hermione ~ Baltimore, Maryland ~ June 2015.
According to Buddha
Emptiness is a mode of perception, a way of looking at experience. It adds nothing to and takes nothing away from the raw data of physical and mental events. You look at events in the mind and the senses with no thought of whether there’s anything lying behind them.
ain’t no use in calling up your friends
ain’t no use in hiding in your bed
and ain’t no use in standing on your head
cause no new sights can fill your loneliness
***
Highway 39, Central Alberta ~ July 2015.
According to Buddha
I will teach you the Dhamma compared to a raft, for the purpose of crossing over, not for the purpose of holding onto. Listen and pay close attention. I will speak.
my game, please don’t leave me
come so far, don’t lose me
it matters where you are
***
Edmonton, Alberta ~ North Saskatchewan River ~ July 2015
According to Buddha
If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.
you can count on me like 1, 2, 3
i’ll be there
and i know when i need it
i can count on you like 4, 3, 2
***
Whyte Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta ~ July 2015
According to Buddha
Blind is the world
Few are those who clearly see.
As birds escape from a net
Few go to a blissful state.
i don’t want to be the one
waiting on the other side
waiting til my time has come
i’m gettin by just fine
living a life of regrets
and all the things i don’t got yet.
scared to give it a try, yeah i’m getting by
***
Baltimore, Maryland ~ random street ~ June 2015.
According to Buddha
If someone is jealous, selfish or dishonest, they are unattractive despite their eloquence or good features. But the person who is purged of such things and is free from hatred, it is he or she who is really beautiful.
the beautiful people
the beautiful people (aahh)
***
Baltimore, Maryland ~ Baltimoreans ~ June 2015.
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