According to Buddha
On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open and the world is full of beauty.
Today is such a day.
***
downtown + woods ~ a day or so ago ~ Edmonton ~ Amiskwaciwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ ~ February 2021
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
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
Beginning with the early dawn, I will radiate my cheer to everyone I meet today. I will be the mental sunshine for all who cross my path this day.
when we scream, our lips don’t make a sound
we march, with feet on solid ground
we walk, where no one wants to go, on this untraveled road
***
Saskatchewan Highway 16, spaces along the Alberta and Saskatchewan highway ~ 2016.
According to Buddha
Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself…
no i won’t be no runaway
but what makes you think i’m enjoying being led to the flood?
we got another thing coming undone
and its taking us over
we don’t bleed when we don’t fight
go ahead, go ahead
throw your arms in the air tonight…
***
Elk Island Park, Edmonton Alberta ~ January 2016.
According to Buddha
If you permit your thoughts to dwell on evil you yourself will become ugly. Look only for the good in everything so you absorb the quality of beauty.
i never done good things
i never done bad things
i never did anything out of the blue,
want an axe to break the ice
wanna come down right now
my mama said, “to get things done you’d better not mess with major tom.”
***
QE2 highway ~ random spaces ~ Alberta, Canada ~ January 2016.
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
Our present existence is the sum of all they did, and we are the starting point for our descendants. All that our ancestors did reflects on us, and all that we do reflect on both our ancestors and descendants. One’s life is not entirely one’s own; it contains the past and conceives the future, and should therefore be lived with great care.
long live the pioneers
rebels and mutineers
go forth and have no fear
come close and lend an ear
***
Edmonton Alberta, Fort Edmonton Park, Terwillegar Park, September 2015
According to Buddha
If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.
don’t try to tell me to wait till i belong
you can’t convince me that what i dream is wrong
no matter what you say, you can’t cloud my head
i push the fear away…you remember what i said
you can’t stop the tide rising high, no
you can’t stop the light in my eyes, oh no
you can’t keep me down, i’ll tell you why
***
Saddle Lake, Alberta ~ September 2015.
According to Buddha
The places that we will experience in future rebirths will be the outcome of the karma that we share with the other beings living there. The actions of each of us, human or nonhuman, have contributed to the world in which we live. We all have a common responsibility for our world and are connected with everything in it.
she said slow down this train
slow down the iron that runs in my veins
***
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, along Highway 16 ~ Alberta ~ August 2015.
