As long as space endures
As long as sentient beings remain,
Until then, may I, too, remain
And dispel the miseries of the world.
Shantideva
May I always be an object of enjoyment
For all sentient beings according to their wish
And without interference as are the earth,
water, fire, wind, medicine, and forests.
May I be as dear to sentient beings
as their
Own life and may the be very dear to me,
May their sins fructify me
And all my virtues for them
Nagarjuna
Precious Garland
From the Dalai Lama on Generating Compassion
Translated by Jeffery Hopkins
May the positive energies and fruits that manifest through this days practice (through my practice), serve towards the welfare and awakening of all beings everywhere, which of course includes myself.
Marcia Rose’ take on Bodhisattva vow
May I quickly attain liberation for the welfare, happiness and liberation of all beings.
May the merit of my practice be joined with all the wholesome actions of the three times (past, present, future) and together may it all be dedicated to the welfare, the happiness, and the liberation of all beings.
Joseph Goldstein’s take
I dedicate myself to my healing and liberation. May I practice for all beings who can’t practice for themselves. May the benefits I receive from this practice and my intention to deepen touch all beings and all life everywhere.
Thich Nhat Hahn
AH, OM HUNG
Tibetan chant (see especially Tenzin Wangyal)
May today there be peace within
May I
trust my highest power that I am exactly where I am meant to be
May I not forget the
infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May I use those
gifts that I have received, and pass on the love
that has
been given to me.
May I be content
knowing I am a child of God....
Let this
presence settle into my bones, and allow my soul the freedom
to sing, dance, praise and love. It is here for each and every one of us....
Sister Theresa Prayer (modified
pronouns)
Deliver me, O Jesus,
From the desire to be loved,
From the desire to be extolled,
From the desire to be honord,
From the desire to be praised,
From the desire to be preferred,
From the desire to be consulted,
From the desire to be approved,
From the desire to be popular,
From the fear of being humiliated,
From the fear of being despised,
From the fear of being rebuked,
From the fear of being calumniated/slandered,
From the fear of being forgotten,
From the fear of being wronged,
From the fear of being ridiculed,
From the fear of being suspected.
Mother Theresa
Lord make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
And where there is sadness, joy
O divine master grant that I may
not so much seek to be consoled as to console
to be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love
For it is in giving that we receive
And it is in pardoning that we are pardoned
And it's in dying that we are born to eternal life
Amen
My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself.
And the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.
And I hope I have the desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road through I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always through I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. Will not fear for you are ever with me and you will never leave me to face my trouble alone.