My mother, my father, they are in me

And when I look I see myself in them.

The Buddha, the patriarchs, they are in me

And when I look I see myself in them.

 

I am a continuation, of my mother and my father,

I am a continuation, of all my blood ancestors

It is my aspiration to preserve and continue

To nourish seeds of goodness, seeds of skill,

Seeds of happiness which I have inherited.

It's also my desire to recognize seeds of fear and suffering

I have inherited and bit by bit to transform them.

 

I am a continuation, of the Buddha and the patriarchs,

I am a continuation, of all my spiritual teachers,

It is my deep aspiration, to preserve, develop and nourish

Seeds of understanding, seeds of love, seeds of freedom

Which they have transmitted to me.

In my daily life, I also want to sow,

Seeds of love and compassion in my own consciousness

And in the hearts of other people,

I am determined not to water the

Seeds of craving, aversion, and violence in me.

I am determined not to water the seeds of craving, aversion, and violence in others.

 

With resolve and with compassion

I give rise to this aspiration

May our practice be an offering of our own hearts.