Saturday, May 24, 2008

A prayer


It's been such a while since i last blogged, i guess is due to all the excitement in my life right now. And yes, this is one of the days that i desperately need to cut my hair, and let some of the tenseness and brain boiling go... But that is not why i am writing today. This morning i awoke feeling a little gloomy, it was just one of those days where you get up on the wrong side of the bed, because you slept on the wrong side. One of those days where the night didn't end too well and things get carried forward to the next morning. Guess we all get that. .

As i was looking through the paper I saw the the article which read " Myanmar Opens it's doors". Hoping that things will quickly improve in Myanmar and China and recalling the three months i spent among the gentle and kind people on myanmar, i felt great empathy for the people there, and this prayer came to mind... a prayer i once said and still say till today...

What ever good that i have done, in the past, present and future i share with all beings,
If by thought, speech and actions i have done any harm, may i be forgiven,
May i continue to receive guidance, blessings and protections,
And meet the right people, at the right time and right places.

If i ever go astray, may i have humility, the courage and the wisdom,
to return to the right path again.
May i continue to be surrounded by people of a similar purpose,
And may the light it my heart continue to grow for all those i hold dear.

If ever i am sick, my body broken or my heart shattered,
May i be able to smile and my mind forever be bright and clear,
And may i have the insight and the ability,
to give with right method and right intention.

When starving may i be able to give my last morsel of food,
to another whom may need it more,
At times of confusion, by gods grace,
may i be able to listen without judging and give without asking.

When conditions are harsh and at times of trouble,
May my heart be soft, be gentle, and my mind firm and strong,
May my purpose unfold, and my aspirations be fulfilled,
May i continue my work, according to gods will...


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