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Inspiration
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One
great thought
can change the dreams of the world.
One
great action,
taken all the way to the sea,
can change the history of the world.
Ben
Okri
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Native
American Prayer for Peace
Oh Great Spirit of our Ancestors, I raise my pipe to you.
To
your messengers 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 of mind.
Let
us learn to share all good things that you provide for us on this Earth
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“The
holiest of all spots on earth
is where an ancient hatred has become a present love”
A
Course in Miracles
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We
are the ones who can create the change.
We
do not stand alone.
We
have an army of others to support us
And
a bedrock of masters gone before us to inspire and assist us.
From
“Unarmed Heroes” compiled and edited by Peace Direct
Muslim
Saying
Kill a man -
kill all of humanity.
We are higher than Angels
and lower than dogs.
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Jainist
Prayer for Peace
Peace
and Universal Love is the essence of the Gospel preached by all
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weapon, howsoever powerful it may be, can always be superseded by a
superior one;
but
no weapon can, however, be superior to non-violence and love. |
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Muslim
PRAYER FOR UNITY
Movement For Reforming Society,
Lahore / Pakistan
IN THE NAME
OF GOD, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL, look with compassion on the
whole human family; take away the controversial teachings of arrogance,
divisions and hatreds which have badly infected our hearts; break down
the walls that separate us; reunite us in bonds of love; and work
through our struggle and confusion to accomplish Your purposes on earth;
that, in Your good time, all nations and races may jointly serve You in
justice, peace and harmony. (Amen)
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Hindu
prayer for peace
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
the waters be appeasing.
May
herbs be wholesome,
and
may trees, plants bring peace to all.
May
all beneficent beings bring peace to us.
May
thy 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.
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"Our roots are deep in the lands where we live. We have a great love
for our country, for our birthplace is here. The soil is rich from the
bones of thousands of our generations. Each of us was created in these
lands and it is our duty to take great care of them, because from these
lands will spring the future generations of our peoples. We walk about
with great respect, for the Earth is a very Sacred Place." --Sioux,
Navaho and Iroquois Declaration, 1978
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First
They Came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller
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Every
part of the earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every
sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clearing and humming
insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people. A Duwamish
Chief (Burger) |
Beit
Everything is a house for God. Let no house
be chosen over another house. Build me a
Temple
and I will dwell in them. We are two and cannot war against each other.
Here we are aligned, enter us all and at once, Divine One, that we may
be fertile with You. Now each moment is Beresheet, is In the Beginning
as we return again and again to the original creation. We live in the
house of God and the house of God is in us. That is the Blessing. The
grass, every blade of it, the song bird, and the howl, these are great
Temples
. The one we think is an enemy is a
Temple
. Beit invokes the recognition that all beings are
Temples
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by
Deena Metzger
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Jewish
Prayer for Peace
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 plough shares,
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,
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Muslim
Prayer for Peace
In
the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful.
Praise be to the Lord of the Universe who has created us and made us
into tribes and nations
That we may know each other, not that we may despise each other.
If the enemy incline towards peace, do thou also incline towards peace,
and trust God, for the Lord is the one that heareth and knoweth all
things.
And the servants of God,
Most gracious are those who walk on the Earth in humility,
and when we address them, we say "PEACE."
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Christian
Prayer for Peace
Blessed are the PEACEMAKERS,
for they shall be known as
the Children of God.
But I say to you that hear,
love your enemies,
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 of those who take away your goods,
do not ask them again.
And as you wish that others would do to you,
so do to them.
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Buddhist
prayer for peace:
May
all beings everywhere plagued
with sufferings 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 wilderness -
The children, the aged, the unprotected -
Be guarded by beneficial celestials,
And may they swiftly attain Buddhahood.
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There is only one God and he is God to all;
Therefore it is important that everyone is seen as equal before God.
I've always said we should help a Hindu become a better Hindu, a Muslim
become a better Muslim, a Buddhist become a better Buddhist and a
Christian become a better Christian.
Mother Theresa
"An eye for an eye leaves the
whole world blind"
Mahatma Gandhi |
Christian
Prayer of St. Frances
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
Where there is sadness, joy.
Divine
Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood, as to understand,
To be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
In pardoning that we are pardoned,
and in dying that we are born to eternal life.
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