1. Shantidevas’ Bodhisattva vows

    Comment July 19, 2015

    In the spiritual energy that relieves
    The anguish of beings in misery and
    Places depressed beings in eternal joy
    I lift up my heart and rejoice.

    In the goodness producing illumination
    I lift up my heart and rejoice.

    I rejoice in the beings who have gained
    Eternal liberation from suffering.
    And I rejoice in those attained to Buddhahood
    As well as in their offspring, the noble Bodhisattvas.

    In the ocean-like virtue of the Bodhimind
    That brings joy to all beings
    And in accomplishing the well-being of others,
    I lift up my heart and rejoice.

    To the Buddhas of the ten directions
    I join my hands in respect
    Let blaze the light of Dharmas truth
    For the beings lost in darkness

    To the Buddhas considering parinirvarna
    I join my hands in prayer
    Do not abandon the beings in sorrow
    But remain and teach for countless ages.

    May any spiritual energy thus generated
    By my devotion to the enlightened ones
    Be dedicated to dispelling the misery
    Of living beings without exception.

    As long as diseases afflict living beings
    May I be the doctor, the medicine
    And also the nurse
    Who restores them to health.

    May I fall as rain to increase
    The harvests that must feed living beings
    And in ages of dire famine
    May I myself serve as food and drink. Continue reading →

  2. Shantideva’s Prayer: Dedication to the Precepts of A Bodhisattva

    Comment May 31, 2015
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    New Lotus Blossom. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt

    May all beings everywhere
    Plagued by sufferings of body and mind
    Obtain an ocean of happiness and joy
    By virtue of my merits.

    May no living creature suffer,
    Commit evil or ever fall ill.
    May no one be afraid or belittled,
    With a mind weighed down by depression.

    May the blind see forms,
    And the deaf hear sounds.
    May those whose bodies are worn with toil
    Be restored on finding repose.

    May the naked find clothing,
    The hungry find food;
    May the thirsty find water
    And delicious drinks. Continue reading →

  3. Prayer for Peace

    Comment January 22, 2015

    From left: Novice Ananda and Novice Kyle.

    “Good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge”

    May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses.
    May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free.
    May the powerless find power and may people think of befriending one another.
    May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wildernesses – the children, the aged, the unprotected – be guarded by beneficent celestials, and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood.

    ~A Buddhist Prayer for Peace

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