Freedom
SPIRITUAL FREEDOM
From the beginningless time until now,
I have fallen into the realms of misery.
Again and again I have been born
Into a body of flesh and blood.
And again and again I have used it for
Meaningless work . . . .
I wander lost through the dark realms of ignorance;
Will you not guide me from darkness into day?
I stagger helplessly in the winds of confusion;
Will you not hold me in the palm of compassion? . . .
Lead me to spiritual freedom now.
Arrest and destroy all my fears;
Remove all adverse conditions from my life . . . .
Increase and further my life and work
And grant me spiritual insight now
Into the vision that transcends conception . . . .
This prayer I offer with concentrated mind,
And not in words empty of feeling.
Send your blessings to me . . . .
Help me to perfect my contemplation.
And help me to realize my nature,
Impermanence, love and compassion,
Faith, enthusiasm, renunciation,
The supreme view of voidness, the profound point;
Protect my practice and my life.
NAGARJUNA
