"Namo tassa Bhagavato, Arahato, Samma-Sambuddhasa"

("Aspiring to the Blessed, the Fully Purified, the Complete Awakening" A Theravada opening dedication to a period of meditation or prayer.)

"Here Bhikkus (monks), gone to the forest, or to the root of a tree, or an empty place, sits down; having folded his legs crosswise, set his body erect, established mindfulness in front of him, ever mindful he breathes in, mindful he breathes out."

From The Breath of Awakening, Namgyal Rinpoche, Ananda Bodhi