According to Buddha
This outward spring and garden are a reflection of the inward garden.
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a week ago in Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver BC ~ March 2021
According to Buddha
The freer I get, the higher I go. The higher I go, the more I see. The more I see, the less I know. The less I know, the more I’m free.
now when i see those snowdrops
in March
my heart soars
back living a fairytale
a being in wonder
just as before
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a day or so ago ~ North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton, AB ~ March 2020
According to Buddha
Dualism is the real root of our suffering and of all our conflicts. All our concepts and beliefs, no matter how profound they may seem, are like nets which trap us in dualism. When we discover our limits we have to try to overcome them, untying ourselves from whatever type of religious, political or social conviction may condition us. We have to abandon such concepts as ‘enlightenment’, ‘the nature of the mind’, and so on, until we are no longer satisfied by a merely intellectual knowledge, and until we no longer neglect to integrate our knowledge with our actual existence.
by the sacred grove, where the waters flow
we will come and go, in the forest
in the summer rain, we will meet again
we will learn the code of the ancient ones
in the forest
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a walk in the woods ~ White Rock BC. ~ July 2019
According to Buddha
Abstaining from lying, from tale-bearing, from harsh language, and from vain talk; this is called the Mundane Right Speech which yields worldly fruits and brings good results.
your life is now your life is now your life is now
in this undiscovered moment
lift your head up above the crowd
we could shake this world
if you would only show us how
your life is now
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White Butte Recreation, Regina, Saskatchewan ~ September 2017
According to Buddha
You should not be carried away by the dictation of the mind, but the mind should be carried by your dictation.
time, time, time see what’s become of me
while i looked around for my possibilities
i was so hard to please
but look around leaves are brown
and the sky is a hazy shade of winter
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Mill Creek Ravine, Edmonton Alberta ~ 2017
According to Buddha
Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride.
it’s something unpredictable
so take the photographs
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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (新宿御苑 Shinjuku Gyoen), Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
according to Buddha
The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.
hear and see the good things in life…
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Edmonton, Alberta ~ days in the woods ~ May 2014
according to Buddha
The world is empty — all of the people and places, the earth, the seas, mountains, deserts, forests and cities, and the beings that inhabit them, are unchangeable.
it’s easy saying nothing when there’s nothing to say
thinking about it everyday, starting to notice you’re fading away.
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Edmonton Brewing & Malting Company on 100th Street, Edmonton, Alberta ~ March 2014
according to Buddha
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
i walk alone
every step i take, i walk alone
my winter storm
***
Calgary, Alberta ~ Canmore Park ~ January 2014
