Wisdom Offerings
Free and Easy: A Spontaneous Vajra
Song
Happiness cannot be found
Through great effort and willpower,
But is already present, in open relaxation
and letting go.
Don’t strain yourself,
There is nothing to do or undo.
Whatever momentarily arises
in the bodymind
Has no real importance at all;
Has little reality whatsoever.
Why identify with it, and become attached
to it;
Passing judgment upon it and ourselves?
Far better to simplify
Let the entire game happen on its own,
Springing up and falling back like waves-
Without changing or manipulating anything-
And notice how everything vanishes and
Reappears, magically, again and again,
Time without end.
Only our searching for happiness
Prevents us from seeing it,
It’s like a vivid rainbow which you pursue
without ever catching,
Or a dog chasing its own tail.
Although peace and happiness do not exist
As an actual thing or place,
It is always available
and accompanies you every instant.
Don’t believe in the reality
Of good and bad experiences;
They are like today’s ephemeral weather
Like rainbows in the sky.
Wanting to grasp the ungraspable,
You exhaust yourself in vain.
As soon as you open and relax this tight fist
of grasping,
Infinite space is there-open, inviting
and comfortable.
Make use of this spaciousness, this freedom
and natural ease.
Don’t search further
Don’t go into the tangled jungle
Looking for the great awakened elephant,
Who is already resting quietly at home
In front of your own hearth.
Nothing to do or undo,
Nothing to force
Nothing to want
and nothing missing
Emaho! Marvelous!
Everything happens just by itself
-Venerable Lama Gendun Rinpoche
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