According to Buddha
When your consciousness withdraws still more deeply, into superconsciousness, then you are centered in bliss, in the spine. In that bliss-state you are aware in the causal body, the soul.
the lights and the music
the smell and the taste
the devil is downtown
it’s a hell of a place
and if you’re searching
if your looking for a change
go where you can see the stars
and they don’t seem so far away
***
According to Buddha
Realize that enough hidden strength lies within you to overcome all obstacles and temptations. Bring forth that indomitable power and energy.
eu estou ficando cansada
de viver sem teu amor
e já quase não sinto mais nada
pois vivo sem teu calor
qualquer dia você volta
e encontra a casa vazia
não quero que a vida passe
sem alegria
***
According to Buddha
Having lots of money while not having inner peace is like dying of thirst while bathing in the ocean.
so maybe i’ll see you there
we can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares
so go downtown, things’ll be great when you’re
downtown, don’t wait a minute for
downtown, everything’s waiting for you
downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown
downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown, downtown
***
Edmonton, Alberta ~ November 2016
According to Buddha
Am I the ocean? It is too small, A dream dewdrop on the azure blades of space. Am I the sky? It is too small, A lake in the bosom of eternity. Am I eternity? It is too small, Framed in a name. In the vast region of namelessness I love to dwell, Beyond limits of dreams, names, conceptions. I am what I am always — In the ever-present past, In the ever-present future, In the ever-present now.
here’s what we know
we don’t know what we’ve got or if we’ve got it
and what we had, we already forgot it
the race is evidently to the bottom
we don’t, we don’t, we don’t know what to say
don’t know what it was but we want it back
***
random streets in Lisbon, Portugal ~ April 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.
se eu dançar no meu barco
eu não estou indo para o mar cruel
e não lhe dizer onde eu estava cantando
sorrindo, dança, vida, sonhando com você
***
Cascais, 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.
According to Buddha
Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain. Forget the future, for it is beyond your reach. Control the present. Live supremely well now. This is the way of the wise…
i don’t know why i just can’t let it go
i don’t know why i just can’t let it go
memory’s old but i just can’t let it go
the idea’s gone but i just can’t let it go
***
random streets in Lisbon, Portugal ~ April 2016.
According to Buddha
You have come to earth to entertain and to be entertained.
o amarelo da carris
vai da alfama à mouraria
quem diria
vai da baixa ao bairro alto
trepa à graça em sobressalto
sem saber geografia
o amarelo da carris
já teve um avô outrora
que era o xora?
teve um pai americano
foi inglês por muito ano
só é português agora
***
Trams in Lisbon ~ April 2016
According to Buddha
Never concentrate on your faults. By doing so you identify yourself with them. You are the one who puts the veil of delusion in front of your wisdom’s eyes. Whatsoever you think, that is what you are.
i will find my own way,
on roads that only i can pave,
another year, or another day,
i will find my own way.
***
Edmonton, Alberta, Deep Freeze Byzantine Winter Festival, January 2016.
