Source: The M.K. Gandhi Institute
for Nonviolence
Peace Prayers
Very
early in life Mohandas K. Gandhi began to appreciate the universality of religion.
He described them as highways leading to the same destination. As a mark of
his respect for all religions and for all human beings he incorporated into
his daily prayer relevant hymns or daily prayers, but he influenced millions
in India to use them also. All these selected passages have the underlying theme
of PEACE.
"My effort should never be
to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith."
-- M.K. Gandhi
Hindu
Peace Prayer
I desire neither earthly kingdom, nor even freedom from birth and death. I desire
only the deliverance from grief of all those afflicted by misery. Oh Lord, lead
us from the unreal to the real; from darkness to light; from death to immortality.
May there be peace in celestial regions. May there be peace on earth. May the
waters be appeasing. May herbs be wholesome and may trees and plants bring peace
to all. May all beneficent beings bring peace to us. May thy wisdom spread peace
all through the world. May all things be a source of peace to all and to me.
Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti (Peace, Peace, Peace).
Islamic
Peace Prayer
We think of Thee, worship Thee, bow toThee as the Creator of this Universe;
we seek refuge in Thee, the Truth, our only support. Thou art the Ruler, the
barge in this ocean of endless births and deaths. In the name of Allah, the
beneficient, the merciful. Praise be to the Lord of the Universe who has created
us and made us into tribes and nations. Give us wisdom that we may know each
other and not despise all things. We shall abide by thy Peace. And, we shall
remember the servants of God are those who walk on this earth in humility and,
when we addrss them, we shall say Peace Unto Us All.
Christian
Peace Prayer
Blessed are the PEACEMAKERS, for they shall be known as The Children of God.
But I say to you: love your enemy, do good to those who hate you, bless those
who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To those who strike you on the
cheek, offer the other also; and from those who take away your cloak, do not
withhold your coat as well. Give to everyone who begs from you; and, to those
who take away your goods, do not ask them again. And as you wish that others
would do unto you, do so unto them as well.
Jewish
Peace Prayer
Come let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, that we may walk the paths of
the Most High. And we shall beat our swords into ploughshares and our spears
into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation - neither
shall they learn war any more. And none shall be afraid, for the mouth of the
Lord of Hosts has spoken.
Shinto
Peace Prayer
Although the people living across the ocean surrounding us are all our brothers
and sisters why, Oh Lord, is there trouble in this world? Why do winds and waves
rise in the ocean surrounding us? I earnestly wish the wind will soon blow away
all the clouds hanging over the tops of the mountains.
Bahá'í
Peace Prayer
Be generous in prosperity and thankful in adversity. Be fair in thy judgement
and guarded in thy speech. Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness and a home
to the stranger. Be eyes to the blind and a guiding light unto he feet of the
erring. Be a breath of life to the body of humankind, a dew to the soil of the
human heart and a fruit upon the tree of humility.
Other sites of interest:
M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence
Phone: 901-452-2824
Fax: 901-452-2775
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