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Aspiration Prayers

Aspiration

May this day be used for awakening -
  for kindness, for peace, and for love.
May I remember to ask for guidance from the spirit helpers.
May I welcome all 'problems' as desirable,
  as opportunities for deepening the practice of the paramis.
May I remember that whether I like or dislike a person or a situation
  depends entirely on the mental formations I am used to calling 'me' and 'mine'.
  Remember the lotus unfolding!
May I see any illness that arises as an invitation to practice
  and thus as a source of joy.
May I remember that the greater part of each of us
  is light, spacious and already free of troubled feelings.
May my actions never be separate from the needs of others.
May I ever find better ways to practice dana, sila and ksanti.
May the Buddha mind of presence be here in all I do this day.

Mana Waite
Spring 2003

Aspiration

May we never be without teachers
May we never be without Teaching
May we always walk with sureness and compassion so that
We may never be without a doorway to Wisdom.

Catherine Jetsun Yeshe
Summer 2001 Retreat
Havelock ON Canada, August 2001

Aspiration

May I have quiet body today
When the impulse comes to rush away
Remind myself to stop and check
To scan the world within --
      for just a sec.

May I have quiet speech today
when I find the perfect thing to say
Hold my tongue for a little time
And let another speak
     the witty line.

May I have quiet mind today
When plots and plans begin to play
When gusts of fear and anger blow
May I breathe in and out --
      and let it go.

Anonymous student
Summer 2001 Retreat
Havelock ON Canada, August 2001

Aspiration

I aspire to develop a compassionate awareness of the interconnectedness of life at all times.
I aspire to be more able to see the teacher in all those around me.

Anonymous student
Summer 2001 Retreat
Havelock ON Canada, August 2001

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