Even though I may be destitute and despised by all,
Beset with terrible illness and plagued by evil spirits,
Still to take upon myself all beings’ ills and harmful actions,
Without ever losing heart — this is the practice of all the bodhisattvas.
Gyelse Tokme Zangpo
The Thirty-Seven Practices of All the Bodhisattvas
translated by Adam Pearcey
source: http://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/gyalse-thogme-zangpo/37-practices-all-bodhisattvas
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