IN ADDITION to the dedication verses at the conclusion of the meditation on the Buddha, you may also like to recite any or all of the following prayers. These dedications may also be done at the end of the day to dedicate the positive potential created by ourselves and others that day.

DEDICATION PRAYER OF THE GRADUAL PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT

by Je Tsongkhapa

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 Buddhasby practicing well.

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 directions 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 Buddhas’ deeds be nourished for a long time by this gradual path to enlightenment completed due to the wondrous virtuous conduct of the Buddhas and their spiritual children.

May all human and nonhuman 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 tenfold Mahayana virtuous practices, may he or she always be assisted by the mighty ones; and may oceans of prosperity spread everywhere.

DEDICATION FROM GUIDE TO THE BODHISATTVA’S WAY OF LIFE

by the great Indian sage Shantideva

May all beings everywhere

Plagued by sufferings of body and mind

Obtain an ocean of happiness and joy

By virtue of my merits.

May no living creature suffer,

Commit evil, or ever fall ill.

May no one be afraid or belittled,

With a mind weighed down by depression.

May the blind see forms,

And the deaf hear sounds.

May those whose bodies are worn with toil

Be restored on finding repose.

May the naked find clothing,

The hungry find food.

May the thirsty find water

And other delicious drinks.

May the poor find wealth,

Those weak with sorrow find joy.

May the forlorn find hope,

Constant happiness, and prosperity.

May all who are ill and injured

Quickly be freed from their ailments.

Whatever diseases there are in the world,

May these never occur again.

May the frightened cease to be afraid

And those bound be freed.

May the powerless find power

And may people think of benefiting each other.

For as long as space endures

And as long as living beings remain,

Until then may I too abide

To dispel the misery of the world.

DEDICATION FOR A MEANINGFUL LIFE

by Zopa Rinpoche

Whatever actions I do—eating, walking, sitting, sleeping, working, and so forth—and whatever I experience in life—up or down, happy or unhappy, healthy or sick, whether I have a terminal disease or don’t, whether my life is peaceful and harmonious or with discord and difficulties, whether I am successful or fail, rich or poor, praised or criticized, loved or unloved, whether I am living or dying, or even born in a horrible rebirth, whether I live long or not—may my life be beneficial for all beings. The main purpose of my life is not simply to be rich, respected, famous, healthy, and peaceful. The meaning of my life is to benefit all sentient beings. Therefore, from now on, may whatever actions I do be beneficial for all sentient beings. May whatever I experience in life be dedicated to actualizing the path to enlightenment in my mind. May my actions and experiences cause all sentient beings to attain full enlightenment quickly.