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Buddhist Prayers

Buddhism

Meal Blessing

Anonymous

May this food be dedicated to the triple jewel The precious Buddha...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Daily, Meals, Food, Triple Jewel, Sentient Beings, Buddha, Jewel, Attachment, Medicine, Faith

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Buddhism

Table Blessing

Anonymous

Bless all of those who have brought this nourishment...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Daily, Meals, Multifaith, Nourishment, Faith

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Buddhism

Gatha Before Eating

Anonymous

The joys and pains of all beings are present in the gift of this food. Let us receive it in love...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Daily, Gratitude, Meals, Food, Living Beings, Beings, Pains, Gift, Joys, Suffering, Brothers, Sisters, Homeless, Faith

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Catholic

Prayer Before Eating

Anonymous

Before we eat, We turn our attention To the bounty before us...

Related Topics: New Age, Pagan, Multifaith, Judaism, Christian, Buddhism, Protestant, Catholic, Food, Faith

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Buddhism

In Memory of John Paul II

Beliefnet member Embracing_Life

May humanity and its leaders, collectively and individually, embrace and practice the mindfulness, love, and compassion ...

Related Topics: John Paul II, Humanity, Enlightenment, Nations & Leaders, Love, Compassion, Pontiff, Leaders, Mindfulness, Buddhism, Embrace, Buddhists, Faith

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Buddhism

The Three Jewels

A traditional Buddhist prayer

I take refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha Until I attain Enlightenment…

Related Topics: Buddhism, Comfort, Compassion, Morning, Peace, Protection, Enlightenment, Sentient Beings, Buddha, Dharma, Refuge, Sangha, Accumulations, Perfections, Faith

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Buddhism

Let Us Live Happily

The Buddha

Let us live happily, without hate amongst those who hate. Let us dwell unhating amidst hateful men. Let us live happi ...

Related Topics: Hateful Men, Yearning, Healing, Illness, Unhating, Hateful, Hate, Buddhism, Peace, Relationships, Ailing Men, Joy, Depression, Sensual Pleasures, Radiant Gods, Faith

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Buddhism

Let Us Rise Up and Be Thankful

The Buddha

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Gratitude, Didnt, Didnt Die, Thankful, Sick, Faith

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Buddhism

Walking Meditation

Andrew Weiss

My mind can go in a thousand directions. Now I walk in peace...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Comfort, Daily, Peace, Stress, Lotus Blooms, Mind, Warm Breeze, Directions, Step, Lotus, Faith

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Buddhism

The Four Immeasurables

The Buddha

May all living beings have happiness and the causes of happiness; May all living beings be free from misery and the ca ...

Related Topics: Happiness, Aversions, Comfort, Living Beings, Stress, Compassion, Beings, Buddhism, Peace, Relationships, Prejudicial Attachments, Depression, Misery, Causes, Hope, Faith, Living

Buddhism

Meditation in Affliction

Gyalwa Longchenpa

Assailed by afflictions, we discover Dharma And find the way to liberation. Thank you, evil forces! When sorrows ...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Compassion, Depression, Fear, Gratitude, Illness, Loss, Strength & Courage, Stress, Violence & Disasters, Mind, Evil Forces, Happiness, Peoples Hate, Sorrows, Essential Meaning, Affliction Assailed, Afflictions, Lasting Happiness, Liberation, Faith

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Buddhism

With Every Breath

Anonymous

With every breath I take today, I vow to be awake...

Related Topics: Breath, Morning, Daily, Love, Compassion, Heart, Buddhism, Peace, Gratitude, Grateful Heart, Faith

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Buddhism

Pledge to Dispel the Misery of the World

Shantideva, 8th century Buddhist monk

For as long as space endures And for as long as living beings remain...

Related Topics: World, Living Beings, Wish, Social Justice, Sangha, Space, Compassion, Beings, Buddhism, Attainment, Sentient Beings, Misery, Faith, Living

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Buddhism

May the Buddhas Smile Upon Us

Beliefnet member dreaming_romali

May the buddhas and bodhisattvas smile upon us with compassion and continue to turn the wheel of Dharma...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Compassion, Daily, Protection, Social Justice, Strength & Courage, Buddha, Bodhisattvas Smile, Bodhisattvas, Beings, Dharma, Smile, Wheel, Happiness, Faith

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Buddhism

Prayer for Young People

Beliefnet member Rachel_Zen1110

May the children of the world grow constantly in spiritual awareness and peace consciousness...

Related Topics: Parenting, World, Children, Peace Consciousness, Alert Stillness, Children’S Milestones, Spiritual Awareness, Spiritual, Buddhism, Peace, Awareness, Young People, Consciousness, Faith

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Buddhism

The Four Vows of a Bodhisattva

Anonymous

Sentient beings are numberless; we vow to liberate them. Delusions are inexhaustible; we vow to transcend them...

Related Topics: Strength & Courage, Delusions, Comfort, Dharma Teachings, Daily, Inexhaustible, Compassion, Beings, Buddhism, Peace, Numberless, Sentient Beings, Hope, Faith

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Buddhism

Going to Sleep

Andrew Weiss

Falling asleep at last I vow with all beings...

Related Topics: Bedtime, Buddhism, Daily, Beings, Vast Unknown, Faith

Buddhism

Prayer for Peace and Protection

Ceisiwr Serith

Kwan Yin of the gentle hands, with arms held wide in benediction…

Related Topics: New Age, Pagan, Wide, Gentle, Buddhism, Peace, Hands, Protection, Gentle Hands, Arms, Faith

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Buddhism

May All Be Filled With Joy and Peace

Translated by Stephen H. Ruppenthal

May all be filled with joy and peace. May all beings everywhere, The strong and the weak...

Related Topics: Lasting Joy, Comfort, Boundless Love, Love, Life, Onepointed Mind, Compassion, Beings, Buddhism, Peace, Love Flow, Protection, Joy, Child, Hope, Faith

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Buddhism

Prayer for the Courage to Look Within

Beliefnet member kuliLinei

May all sentient beings have the courage to look within themselves and see the good and bad that exists in all of us...

Related Topics: Light, Strength & Courage, Loving Kindness, Love, Beings, Buddhism, Courage, Fear, Sentient Beings, Faith, Sentient

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Buddhism

First Steps of the Day

Andrew Weiss

As I take my first step, My foot kisses the floor...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Daily, Gratitude, Morning, Kisses, Foot Kisses, Floor, Step, Faith

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Buddhism

May We Feel Compassion

Beliefnet member lgalexander

May each of us find our true path and learn from our mistakes (karma) and accept each other's evolutionary pathway...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Compassion, Guidance, Mistakes, Evolutionary Pathway, Pathway, Express Disapproval, Path, Mindful Way, Evolutionary, Karma, Anger, Faith

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Buddhism

Discourse on Lovingkindness

The Buddha

Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, with ...

Related Topics: Height, Limitless Love, Limitless, Multifaith, Love, Flow, Compassion, Hatred, Depth, Buddhism, Peace, Love Flow, One Pointed Mind, Universe, Faith

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Buddhism

Prayer for Liberation for All Beings

Beliefnet member dreamtheatre

I beseech the wisdom of all enlightened beings, past and future. May the Four Immeasurable Minds...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Comfort, Compassion, Guidance, Peace, Enlightened Beings, Beings, Clear Light, Liberation, Enlightened, Immeasurable Minds, Hearts, Minds, Light, Faith

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Buddhism

Taking Refuge

Anonymous

I go to the Buddha for refuge...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Conversion, Refuge, Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, Intention, Faith

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Buddhism

Prayer for the Dalai Lama

Beliefnet member mcguffin

May all sentient beings be healthy and happy. May His Holiness the Dalai Lama have a long life...

Related Topics: Buddhism, Nations & Leaders, Sentient, Sentient Beings, Dalai Lama May, Healthy, Padme Hum, Beings, Tibet, Happy, Tireless Efforts, Life, Faith

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Buddhism

Zen Vows

Anonymous

Though the many beings are numberless, I vow to save them. Though greed, hatred, and ignorance rise endlessly...

Related Topics: Strength & Courage, Guidance, Compassion, Hatred, Beings, Buddhism, Ignorance, Attainment, Numberless, Faith

Buddhism

Prayer of Confession

Anonymous

All the evil karma ever committed by me since of old, On account of greed, anger, and folly, which have no beginning.. ...

Related Topics: Account, Evil, Anger, Open Confession, Karma, Buddhism, Folly, Faith, Evil Karma, Greed

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Buddhism

Prayer for Freedom From Suffering

Beliefnet member soaring_lotus

I pray to every divine being, every Buddha, Bodhisattva, Arhat, spirit, protector of the Dharma, god and goddess...

Related Topics: Protector, Dharma, Comfort, Guidance, Suffering, Goddess, Bodhisattva, God, Buddhism, Violence & Disasters, Divine, Protection, Arhat, Spirit, Buddha, Faith

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Buddhism

Traditional Blessing and Healing Chant

Anonymous

Just as the soft rains fill the streams, pour into the rivers, and join together in the oceans, so may the power of ...

Related Topics: Healing, Power, Illness, Streams, Oceans, Goodness, Hearts Wishes, Rivers, Nature, Heart, Buddhism, Wish Fulfilling Gem, Depression, Soft Rains, Rains, Hope, Faith

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Buddhism

Prayer for Life's Journey

Beliefnet member DivineJourney

May we know that it is the journey that is important. May we find our own truths and the divine within ourselves...

Related Topics: Multifaith, Guidance, Travelers, Fellow Travelers, Compassion, Journey, Buddhism, Divine, Truths, Faith

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Buddhism

May Love Abound

Beliefnet member PurpleStar26

May the lonely be comforted. May love abound and divisions between us cease to exist...

Related Topics: Enlightenment, Comfort, Divisions, Love, Loneliness, Compassion, Buddhism, Lonely, Fear, Path, Diligence, Faith