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Some self-destructive Bodhisattva vows:
May I fall as rain to increase
The harvest that must feed living beings
And in ages of dire famine
May I myself serve as food and drink
My body, every possession
And all goodness, past, present and future
Without remorse I dedicate
To the well-being of the world
My bodily powers I dedicate
To the well-being of all lives,
Should anyone wish to kill,abuse or beat me,
The responsibility is purely their own.
Should anyone wish to ridicule me
And make me an object of jest and scorn
Why should I possibly care
if I have dedicated myself to others?
Let them do as they wish with me
So long as it does not harm them,
May no one who encounters me
Ever have an insignificant contact.
Regardless whether those whom I meet
Respond towards me with anger or faith,
May the mere fact of our meeting
Contribute to the fulfilment of their wishes.
May the slander, harm
And all forms of abuse
That anyone should direct towards me
Act as a cause of their enlightenment
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