Pray Peace

Although the people living across the ocean
surrounding us, I believe, are all our brothers
and sisters, why are there constant troubles in this
world?

Why do winds and waves rise in the ocean
surrounding us?

I only earnestly wish that the world will soon puff
away all the clouds which are hanging over the tops
of the mountains.

Be generous in prosperity and thankful in adversity.

Be fair in judgment 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 the
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.

O Great Spirit of our Ancestors, I raise my pipe to you;

To your messengers in the four winds, and
to Mother Earth who provides for your children.

Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love, to
respect, and to be kind to each other, so that they
may grow with peace in mind.

Let us learn to share all good things that you
provide for us on this Earth.

Peace and Universal Love is the essence of the Gospel
preached by the Enlightened Ones.

The Lord has preached that equanimity is the Dharma.

Forgive do I, creatures all, and let all creatures forgive me.

Unto all have I amity, and unto none, enmity.

Know that violence is the root cause of all miseries in the
world.

Violence, in fact, is the knot of bondage.

"Do not injure any living being."

This is the eternal, perennial and unalterable way of spiritual
life.

A weapon, however powerful it may be, can always be
superseded by a superior one;
but no weapon can, however, be superior to non-violence
and Love.

Almighty God, the Great
Thumb we cannot evade to tie any knot:
The Roaring Thunder that splits mighty trees;
the all-seeing Lord up high who sees
even the footprints of an antelope on a rock mass
here on earth.
You are the one who does not hesitate to respond
to our call.
You are the cornerstone of peace.

God adjudges us according to our deeds, not the
clothes that we wear;
That truth is above everything, but higher still is
truthful living.
Know that we attain God when we love, and only
that victory endures in consequences of which
no one is defeated.

We pray to God to eradicate all the misery in the world:
that understanding triumph over ignorance,
that generosity triumph over indifference,
that trust triumph over contempt, and
the truth triumph over falsehood.

May all beings everywhere plagued with suffering of
body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses.

May those frightened cease to be afraid
and may those bound be free.

May the powerless find power,
and may people think of befriending one another.

May those who find themselves in trackless,
fearful wildernesses-the children, the aged, the
unprotected-be guarded by beneficent celestials,
and may they quickly attain Buddhahood.

Oh God, lead us from the unreal to the Real
Oh God, lead us from darkness to light
Oh God, lead us from death to immortality
Shanti, Shanti, Shanti unto all.

Oh Lord God almighty, may there be peace in Celestial
regions,
May there be peace on earth
May 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 the Vedic Law propagate peace all through the world.

May all things be a source of peace to us
And may thy peace itself bestow peace on all
And may that peace come to me also.

Come let us go to the mountain of the Lord, that
we may walk the paths of the most high.
And we shall beat our swords into plowshares, and
our spears into pruning hooks.
Nations shall not lift up sword against nation-
nether shall they learn war anymore.
And none shall be afraid, for the mouth of the Lord
of Hosts has spoken.