"May i be a guard for those who need protection,
a guide for those on the path,
a raft, a boat, a bridge, for those to cross the flood;
May i be a lamp in the darkness,
a resting place for the weary,
may I be medicine for all who are sick;
A vase of plenty,
a tree of miracles.
May I bring food to the hungry,
and sustenance and awakening,
enduring like earth and sky,
for countless eons,
until all beings are freed from sorrow,
and all are awakened.
-The Dalai Lama's Boddhistava Vows
