According to Buddha
Meet everybody and every circumstance on the battlefield of life with the courage of a hero and the smile of a conqueror.
and when the morning comes
i will feel that i am brave again
and when you pass me by
i will smile and then i’ll walk away
***
Bison ~ Elk Island National Park, Yellowhead Highway ~ October 2016
According to Buddha
First thing in the morning you lose your temper and complain, “My coffee is cold!” What does it matter? Why be disturbed by such things? Have that evenness of mind wherein you are absolutely calm, free from all anger. That is what you want. Don’t let anyone or anything “get your goat.” Your “goat” is your peace. Let nothing take it away from you.
some men drink alcohol
some men drink juices from the vine
but as for me, i’m very simple
give me coffee ev’ry time
make it warm and make it sweet
just the way my life has been
give me coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee, coffee
and let me tell you, you have found yourself a friend
***
Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association, Edmonton ~ February 2016.
According to Buddha
In the mountain hermitage which is my body,
In temple of my breast
At the summit of the triangle of my heart,
The horse which is my mind flies like the wind
He gallops on the plains of great bliss.
he’s a Spanish fly who bucks like a stallion,
in the suits that you got him, he looks more Italian.
when you worry about your tan, when the weathers getting clammy.
summer in the city, and winters in Miami.
and you get so high on the high-life pills.
cruising and boozin’ and rockin’ on the horse-sized pills.
***
Kelowna, British Columbia and Edmonton, Alberta ~ random horses ~ October 2015.
According to Buddha
Buddha-nature can also be understood as the primordial reality from which phenomenal reality springs or the changeless reality empty of only that which is other than itself.
a long, long time ago,
in the land of idiot boys,
there live a cat, a phenomenal cat,
who loved to wallow all day.
fum, fum, diddle-um di
la la la la, la-la la la
la la la la, la-la la la la
la la la la-la la la
According to Buddha
When others put you down for who you are or what you’re doing, it just means that you’re going in the right direction.
one two three and four is five,
everybody here is a friend of mine.
whatever happened to the Duke of Earl?
pop goes the world.
***
Edmonton, Alberta ~ Hawrelak Park ~ May 06, 2015.
According to Buddha
This body is not me; I am not caught in this body, I am life without boundaries, I have never been born and I have never died. Over there the wide ocean and the sky with many galaxies. All manifests from the basis of consciousness. Since beginningless time I have always been free. Birth and death are only a door through which we go in and out. Birth and death are only a game of hide-and-seek. So smile to me and take my hand and wave good-bye. Tomorrow we shall meet again or even before. We shall always be meeting again at the true source, Always meeting again on the myriad paths of life.
seven dances for the spirits
running a race, running a race
seven dances for the saints
running a race, running a race
looking for the stillness in the womb of space
boundless
boundless
***
Edmonton, Royal Alberta Museum and Blackfoot Provincial Park ~ April 2015.
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