Doha

(A Dharma Song by Ven. Lama Gendun Rinpoche)

Happiness cannot be found through

great effort and willpower,

but it 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 is 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.

As soon as you relax this grasping,

space is there -

open, inviting and comfortable.

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.

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