May I become an island for those seeking dry land

A lamp for those needing light,

A place of rest for those who desire one,

And a servant for those needing service.

Shantideva (685-763), Shantideva was an 8th-century CE Indian Buddhist monk and scholar at Nalanda. He was an adherent of the Madhyamaka philosophy of Nagarjuna. Apparently he was one of those people who didn't show up for anything, never studying or coming to practice sessions. His fellow monks said that his three "realizations" were eating, sleeping, and shitting.