Commitment & Dedication of The Bodhisattva
As Inspired by Shanti Deva
Thus by all the positive actions accumulated by the Three Times in the Ten Directions may the pain of every being be completely cleared away
In an Eon of famine, may I myself change into food and drink
May the hungry find food, vital and nutritious, may the thirsty find water, pure and ever abundant
May I become the doctor the medicine and the nurse, for all sick beings in the world until everyone is healed
May every disease in the world never occur again
May the blind see forms and the deaf hear sounds
May I become an inexhaustible treasure for those who are poor and destitute
May the naked find clothing and the homeless find shelter
May I be a comfortable bed to rest upon free from fear or harm
May I be a protector for those with out one, May the powerless find power and those bound be freed
May those with little splendour be endowed with majesty and those whose bodies are worn with toil find magnificent forms
May the lowly obtain grandeur and the proud be humbled and may beings think of benefiting one another
May those weak with sorrow find joy, the forlorn find hope constant happiness and prosperity
May no one ever be afraid or belittled, may no ones mind ever be depressed
May I turn into all things that anyone could ever need
May I be a lamp for those desiring light
May I become a boat a bridge and a guide for all travellers on the way
May those people with cold find warmth
May those oppressed by heat be cooled
May harvest be rich and bountiful and animals be free from the fear of being eaten
May all beings be without want, and woe and with out it being a source of dispute of harm may they always prosper
Just like space and all the elements, may I always support the life of all boundless creatures
For as long as sentient beings remain, until then may I too abide to dispel the pain in the world
May the suffering of living beings ripen solely above my self, I value all beings as equal to my self
I offer my self for you,
May this generosity transform negativity into love, compassion and kindness,
May all negativity, the effects of harmful actions be purified
and may beings think of benefiting one another, stirring the realms from their depths.