The Prayer of Master Shantideva (H.H. the Dalai-Lama’s Favorite Prayer)

With the wish to free all beings
I will always go for refuge
To the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha
Until the attainment of full Enlightenment.

Enthused by Compassion and Wisdom
Today in the Buddha’s presence
I generate the Mind of Enlightenment
For the benefit of all sentient beings.

For as long as space endures
And as long as sentient beings remain
Until then may I too abide
To dispel the misery of the world.

—Master Shantideva