According to Buddha
Winter always turns into Spring.
these cold dark places
places i’ve been
in cold dark places
i dream of spring
in cold dark places
i dream of spring
***
outside of etown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ February ~ 2018
According to Buddha
Winter always turns into Spring.
these cold dark places
places i’ve been
in cold dark places
i dream of spring
in cold dark places
i dream of spring
***
outside of etown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ February ~ 2018
According to Buddha
The astral world is the subtle sphere or heaven behind the gross physical world.
another time
in the age of wonder
another world
another time
this land was green and good
until the crystal cracked!
once more, they will replenish themselves
change and then wait
the power of their source…
the crystal…
***
south etown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ running errands ~ January 2018
According to Buddha
There is no excuse for a wrong state of mind. You must be always positive-minded, cheerful, smiling, vibrant. By all means, practice this mental youthfulness that comes from the core of your being.
i spent the day in bed
it’s a consolation
when all my dreams
are perfectly legal
in sheets for which i paid
i am now laid
and i recommend to all of my friends that they
stop watching the news!
because the news contrives to frighten you
to make you feel small and alone
to make you feel that your mind isn’t your own
***
Strathcona Antique Mall, Edmonton AB ~ December 2017
According to Buddha
Learn how to play the various parts of your life-movie without identifying your role with your Self. It is important to remember, whenever pain or anger or any kind of mental or physical suffering comes, to look upon them as would a spectator. Dissociate yourself from your experiences. Looking upon them as though they were happening to another person is the best way.
now i have children of my own
they ask their mother
what will i be
will i be handsome
will i be rich
i tell them tenderly
que sera, sera
whatever will be, will be
the future’s not ours to see
que sera, sera
what will be, will be
que sera, sera
***
Edmonton, Alberta ~ April 2017
According to Buddha
You have your own self-created destiny with its lessons to be learned, and you must play well that part for which you were sent here. If everybody on the stage wants to be a king or queen, there will be no play. An actor with even a minor part can ruin the entire production by a poor performance. Every role is important; everyone should interact harmoniously for the success of the play.
my babe, true little baby, my babe
my babe, i know she love me, my babe
oh yeah, i know she love me my babe
oh yeah, i know she love me
she don’t do nothin’ but kiss and hug me
my babe, true little baby, my babe
***
Whitemud Equine Learning Centre Association, Edmonton ~ March 2016
According to Buddha
Most people live on the surface of life. But it is by deep-sea diving in the ocean of thought that you receive the pearls of knowledge.
feel the rhythm with your hands
steal the rhythm while you can, spoonman
speak the rhythm on your own
speak the rhythm all alone, spoonman
spoonman, come together with your hands
save me, i’m together with your plan
save me
***
Edmonton, Alberta ~ March 2016
According to Buddha
Millions of people never analyze themselves. Mentally they are mechanical products of the factory of their environment, preoccupied with breakfast, lunch, and dinner, working and sleeping, and going here and there to be entertained. They don’t know what or why they are seeking, nor why they never realize complete happiness and lasting satisfaction. By evading self-analysis, people go on being robots, conditioned by their environment. True self-analysis is the greatest art of progress.
oh, saturday night
mmm, everyone’s having fun
i’m down at the laundromat
trying to get my washing done
like I done before
time and time again
watching the clothes go ’round
another week sees its end
***
my laundry room ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ January 2017
According to Buddha
In one of my former lives I was a cloud. The cloud had a nice time in the sky, travelling around and looking down. A cloud is sometimes transformed into rain, and when the rain comes, the cloud isn’t scared to death. The cloud knows that the rain is something very exciting too. So, instead of crying, the cloud begins to sing and becomes the rain falling on fields and into the rivers.
but hold me fast, hold me fast
’cause i’m a hopeless wanderer
and hold me fast, hold me fast
’cause i’m a hopeless wanderer
i will learn, i will learn to love the skies i’m under
***
random Canadian air iPhoneography shots ~ by Hedy Bach ~ 2015.
According to Buddha
We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness.
you’ve got a face not spoiled by beauty
i have some scars from where i’ve been
you’ve got eyes that can see right through me
you’re not afraid of anything they’ve seen
***
Toronto, Ontario ~ random streets ~ August 2015.