The Lam Rim Dedication Prayer

from Mahayana Prayers and Poetry by Jason Espada

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The Lam Rim Dedication Prayer

From my two collections, vast as space, that I have amassed
From working with effort at this practice for a great length of time,
May I become the chief leading Buddha for all those
Whose mind’s wisdom eye is blinded by ignorance.

Even if I do not reach this state, may I be held
In your loving compassion for all my lives, Manjushri
May I find the best of complete graded paths of the teachings
And may I please all the Buddhas by practicing.

Using skillful means drawn by the strong force of compassion,
May I clear the darkness from the minds of all beings
With the points of the path as I have discerned them:
May I uphold Buddha’s teachings for a very long time.

With my heart going out with great compassion
In whatever direction the most precious teachings
Have not yet spread, or once spread have declined,
May I expose this treasure of happiness and aid.

May the minds of those who wish for Liberation
be granted bounteous peace.
And the Buddha’s deeds be nourished for a long time
By even this Graded Course to Enlightenment completed due to
The wondrous virtuous conduct of the Buddhas and their Sons.

May all human and non-human beings who eliminate adversity
And make things conducive for practicing the excellent paths
Never be parted in any of their lives
From the purest path praised by the Buddhas.

Whenever someone makes effort to act
In accordance with the ten-fold Mahayana virtuous practices
May he always be assisted by the mighty ones
And may oceans of prosperity spread everywhere.

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from Mahayana Prayers and Poetry, released October 19, 2017

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