According to Buddha
Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.
better parted
i see people crying
truth gets harder
there’s no sense in lying
help me find a way from this maze
i can’t help myself
***
coldest February in 40 years ~ Etown, Alberta ~ February 2019
According to Buddha
Everything in the universe is created by our own mind. Our mind is the source of all phenomena. Form, sound, smell, taste, and tactile perception such as hot and cold, hard and soft—these are all creations of our mind. They do not exist as we usually think they do. Our consciousness is like an artist, painting every phenomenon into being. Once you have attained the state of the realm of no materiality, you will have succeeded. The realm of no materiality is the state in which we see that no phenomenon exists outside of our own mind.
***
along the way Saskatchewan Highway 16 ~ December 2018
According to Buddha
Real happiness can stand the challenge of all outer experiences. When you can bear the crucifixions of others’ wrongs against you and still return love and forgiveness; and when you can keep that divine inner peace intact despite all painful thrusts of outer circumstance, then you shall know this happiness.
i grew up here all of my life
but i dreamed someday i’d go
where the blue eyed girls and red guitars
and the naked rivers flow
i’m not all i thought i’d be
i’ve always stayed around
and i’ve been as far as mercy and grand
frozen to the ground
***
barn outside of etown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ March ~ 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
Someday, you will know yourself to be subject no longer to the tides of destiny. Your strength will come from within; you will not depend on outer incentives of any kind for motivation.
maybe all i need is a little motivation
if i want it, i can have it
if i want it, i can have it
***
downtown etown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ February ~ 2018
According to Buddha
Everything is the vibration of spirit consciousness condensed into electromagnetic images. The essence of those images cannot be severed by a sword, nor burned, nor drowned, nor suffer pain of any sort. It is not born nor does it die. It only passes through a few changes.
aucune histoire banale gravée dans ma mémoire
aucun bateau pirate ne prendra le pouvoir
aucune étoile filante me laissera dans le noir
aucun trac, aucun…
***
downtown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ February ~ 2018
According to Buddha
Those who allow their minds to ossify are truly dying. To solve the mystery of life you must be born anew every day. This means you must strive daily to improve yourself in some way. Above all, pray for wisdom, because with wisdom everything else comes. Be controlled not by moods, but by wisdom. And with that wisdom, develop creative thinking and activity.
ice age
don’t cry baby
’cause we’ll ride it where it goes
and we’ll dress up for the cold
there’s gonna be nice days
in the ice age
***
woods ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ February ~ 2018
According to Buddha
Many teachers will tell you to believe; then they put out your eyes of reason and instruct you to follow only their logic. But I want you to keep your eyes of reason open; in addition, I will open in you another eye, the eye of wisdom.
maybe i was missing something initially
and maybe eventually it will all make sense
snakes against angels and stairways to heaven
i’m shaking all over and i can’t control it
***
etown river edge ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ February ~ 2018
According to Buddha
Essentially, conditions are neither good nor bad; they are always neutral, seeming to be either depressing or encouraging because of the sad or bright attitude of the mind of the individual concerned with them.
i spent a lot of my time looking at blue,
the color of my room and my mood:
blue on the walls, blue out of my mouth;
the sort of blue between clouds, when the sun comes out,
the sort of blue in those eyes you get hung up about.
***
river drive ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ February ~ 2018
According to Buddha
Familiarity with Nature has bred contempt for her ultimate secrets; our relation with her is one of practical business. We tease her, so to speak, to discover the ways in which she may be forced to serve our purposes; we make use of her energies, whose Source yet remains unknown.
all around me are familiar faces
worn out places, worn out faces
bright and early for their daily races
going nowhere, going nowhere
look right through me, look right through me
***
downtown ~ Edmonton, Alberta ~ February ~ 2018
