According to Buddha
Surrender means surrendering who you are not, so that who you really are may emerge.
You are not what you think, you are not what you believe, you are not what you like or dislike.
Those are the adopted filters which speak through you.
***
Lichens a week ago, West Beach, White Rock lies on the Semiahmoo First Nation ~ February 2022
According to Buddha
When we drop all of our painful effort to attain something, then suddenly there is spaciousness in our consciousness, a sense of being unobstructed, and we are able to enjoy life as it comes.
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a day or so ago Lesser Slave Lake known traditionally as ᐊᔭᐦᒋᔨᓂᐤ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ayahciyiniw sâkahikan ~ Treaty 8 lands AB ~ November 2021
According to Buddha
I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion…and where it isn’t, that’s where my work lies.
***
a day or so ago seaside walk at “East Beach” ~ White Rock, BC ~ June 2021
According to Buddha
To be ecstatic is not difficult. It is thinking that it is difficult that holds you apart from it. Never think of divine joy as distant from you, and it will be with you always.
have you ever had a fever,
from a bitter-sweet refrain,
have you ever kissed the sunshine,
walked between the rain.
well, just climb up on my music,
and my songs will set you free,
well, just climb up on my music,
and from there jump off with me.
***
Brooks Aqueduct, Alberta ~ August 2016
According to Buddha
I find my earliest memories covering the anachronistic features of a previous incarnation. Clear recollections came to me of a distant life, a yogi amidst the Himalayan snows. These glimpses of the past, by some dimensionless link, also afforded me a glimpse of the future.
there’s dawn on the mountain
twilight on the town
but i’m there in the spirit
times so pretty
that the teardrops healed the rust
i was turning over stones
looking for someone to trust
you were there in the spirit
are there in the spirit?
are you there?
i’m there in the spirit.
***
Sunset Tour, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta
According to Buddha
Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.
one of these days,
i’m gonna sit down and write a long letter
to all the good friends i’ve known
one of these days, one of these days, one of these days,
and it won’t be long, it won’t be long.
***
Fort Edmonton, Alberta ~ July 2016
According to Buddha
If you eat your dinner and then run, you won’t be able to enjoy what you’ve eaten; you may only get indigestion. But if you rest afterwards, you will find that this is the best time to enjoy the effects of your meal.
long time
i’ve been waiting a long time
long enough
you got the song
you got the dance
you got the inspiration
you got it all palm of your hand
i got the rolling wheel
the sun is gonna shine again
the sun is gonna shine again
***
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
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.
According to Buddha
Realize that you are not really a fleshly being; neither categorize yourself as a Hindu nor as an American, or any other conception you may have of yourself that is limiting and sense-bound. It is wrong to say that we are mortals when we are essentially immortal. It is the truth that we are gods, and it is wrong to call ourselves weaklings.
the heart has a way
of pushing you though the darkest days
we live in our mind
and it makes us all forget sometimes
can make life hard to tell
but if you can take a moment
and just listen to your heart
you will find there something to relive the pressure
***
random streets of Lisbon, Portugal ~ April 2016.
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