Worked at the hospital today. Decided to share some passages with you from Bodhisattvaacharyavatara, Part 1 by Acharya Shantideva, translated by Stephen Batchelor. This text can be found at : http://www.american-buddha.com/bodhi.1.htm It is from the Third Chapter:
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I rejoice in the Awakening of the Buddhas
And also in the spiritual levels of their Sons.
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And with gladness I rejoice
In the ocean of virtue from developing an Awakening Mind
That wishes all beings to be happy,
As well as in the deeds that bring them benefit.
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With folded hands I beseech
The Buddhas of all directions,
To shine the lamp of Dharma
For all bewildered in miesery's gloom.
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With folded hands I beseech
The Conquerors who wish to pass away,
To please remain for countless aeons
And not to leave the world in darkness.
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Thus by the virtue collected
Through all that I have done,
May the pain of every living creature
Be completely cleared away."
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