4 ~ 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 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.
5 ~ 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 and 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.
6 ~ 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A weapon, howsoever powerful it may be, can always be superseded by a superior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.
7 ~ 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."
8 ~ Native African Prayer for Peace
Almighty God, the Great Thumb we cannot evade to tie any knot;
the Roaring Thunder that splits mighty trees:
the all-seeing Lord up on 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.
9 ~ 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.
10 ~ Shinto Prayer for Peace
Although the people living across the ocean surrounding us,
I believe are all over brother and sister.
Why are there constant troubles in this world?
Why do winds and waves rise in the oceans surrounding us?
I only earnestly wish that the wind will soon puff away all the clouds
which are hanging over the tops of mountains.
11 ~ Zoroastrian Prayer for Peace
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 that truth triumph over falsehood.
12 ~ Sikh Prayer for Peace
God adjudges us according to our deeds,
not the coat that we wear:
that Truth is above everything, but higher still is truthful living.
Know that we attaineth God when we loveth,
and only victory endures in consequences of which no one is defeated.
13 ~ 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 that strike you on the cheek, offer the other one 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 for them again.
And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them.
14 ~ Tibetan Prayer
May I Be Filled With Loving Kindness
May I Be Safe From Inner And Outer Harm
May I Be Well
May I Be Peaceful And At Ease
May I Be Happy
"A man of
peace is not a pacifist, a man of peace is simply a pool of silence. He
pulsates a new kind of energy into the world, he sings a new song. He lives in
a totally new way his very way of life is that of grace, that of prayer, that
of compassion. Whomsoever he touches, he creates more love-energy. The man of
peace is creative. He is not against war, because to be against anything is to
be at war. He is not against war, he simply understands why war exists. And
out of that understanding he becomes peaceful. Only when there are many people
who are pools of peace, silence, understanding, will the war disappear.'
~OSHO, from: 'Zen: The Path of Paradox, vol II'
