Lama Atisha
Dipamkara
(982–1054)
“From this moment onwards until I attain enlightenment,
I shall not harbor harmful thoughts, anger, avarice or envy.
I shall cultivate pure conduct, give up wrong-doing and desire,
and with joy in the vow of discipline train myself to follow the buddhas.
I shall purify limitless inconceivable lands and remain in the ten directions
for all those who call my name.”
From The Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment by Atisha Dipamkarashrijnana, translated by Ruth Sonam, as published in Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment by Tenzin Gyatso, His Holines the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa. PDF available from Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive