dinsdag 5 mei 2020
maandag 4 mei 2020
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 nor undo.
Whatever momentarily arises in the body mind
has no real importance at all,
has little reality whatsoever.
Why identify with, and become attached to it,
passing judgement upon it and ourselves?
Far better to simply
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 any further.
Don’t go into the entangled 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! Marvellous!
Everything happens by itself.
- Lama Guendune Rinpoche -
through great effort and willpower,
but is already present, in open relaxation
and letting go.
Don’t strain yourself:
there is nothing to do nor undo.
Whatever momentarily arises in the body mind
has no real importance at all,
has little reality whatsoever.
Why identify with, and become attached to it,
passing judgement upon it and ourselves?
Far better to simply
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 any further.
Don’t go into the entangled 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! Marvellous!
Everything happens by itself.
- Lama Guendune Rinpoche -
zondag 3 mei 2020
The peace that we are looking for is not peace that crumbles as soon
as there is difficulty or chaos.
Whether we’re seeking inner peace or global peace or a combination of the two, the way to experience it is to build on the foundation of unconditional openness to all that arises.
Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened.
– Pema Chödron -
from the book "Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears"
Whether we’re seeking inner peace or global peace or a combination of the two, the way to experience it is to build on the foundation of unconditional openness to all that arises.
Peace isn’t an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it’s an experience that’s expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened.
– Pema Chödron -
from the book "Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears"
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