Basic Goodness

When you live your life
in accordance with basic goodness,
then you develop natural elegance.
Your life can be spacious and relaxed,
without having to be sloppy.
You can actually let go of your depression
and embarrassment about being a human being,
and you can cheer up.

Dorje Dradul of Mukpo, on Letting Go

Candles

A candle loses nothing

by lighting another candle.

Maya Angelou

Not Poet Enough

If your daily life seems poor,
do not blame it;
blame yourself that you
are not poet enough
to call forth its riches.

Rainer Maria Rilke