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. - Shantideva

For the sake of all beings I have made this body pleasureless. Let them continually beat it, revile it, and cover it with filth. Let them play with my body. Let them laugh at it and ridicule it. What does it matter to me? I have given my body to them.

The Spirit of Awakening is known to be of two kinds: the spirit of aspiring for Awakening, and the spirit of venturing toward awakening. Just as one perceives the difference between a person who yearns to travel and a traveler, so do the learned recognize the corresponding difference between these two.

May I act as the mighty earth Or like the free and open skies To support and provide the space Whereby I and all others may grow.