Today’s poem:
Happiness
Happiness cannot be found through
Great effort and will-power,
But is already there, in relaxation
And letting go.
Don’t strain yourself, there is
Nothing to do,
Whatever arises in the mind has
No importance at all,
Because it has no reality whatsoever.
Don’t become attached to it,
Don’t pass judgment.
Let the game happen, on its own,
Springing up and falling back –
Without changing anything –
And all will vanish and reappear
Without end.
Only our searching for happiness
Prevents us from seeing it.
It’s like a rainbow which you run after
Without ever catching it.
Although it does not exist,
It has always been there and
Accompanies you every instant.
Don’t believe in the reality of good
And bad experiences.
They are like rainbows.
Wanting to grasp the ungraspable,
You exhaust yourself in vain.
So, make use of it. All is yours already.
Don’t search any further.
Don’t go into the inextricable jungle
Looking for the elephant
Who is already quietly at home.
Nothing to do.
Nothing to force.
Nothing to want,
And everything happens by itself.
LAMA GENDUN RINPOCHE
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