InterFaith Service Programme
1. Informal Gathering
2. Ringing of Bell
3. Slave Spiritual Medley into Shalom Aleichem
“Nobody knows the trouble I've seen”
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen,
Nobody knows my sorrow.
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen,
Glory, Glory, Halleiluyah.
(2x)
“Kum by Yah”
Kum by, Yah, my Lord. Kum by, Yah.
Kum by, Yah, my Lord. Kum by, Yah.
Kum by, Yah, my Lord. Kum by, Yah.
Oh Lord, kum by, Yah.
Someone's praying, my Lord. Kum by, Yah.
Someone's praying, my Lord. Kum by, Yah.
Someone's praying, my Lord. Kum by, Yah.
Oh Lord, kum by, Yah.
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
Swing low, sweet chariot,
comin for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
comin for to carry me home.
I looked over Yordan, and what did I see,
comin for to carry me home;
a band of angels comin after me,
comin for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
comin for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
comin for to carry me home.
"Somebody's Calling My Name"
Hush, hush: somebody's callin my name.
Hush, hush: somebody's callin my name.
Oh my Lord, Lord: what shall I do.
"Go Down, Moshe"
When Israel was in Egypt land,
Let My people go;
Oppressed so hard we could not stand,
Let My people go.
Go down, Moshe,
Way down, in Egypt land.
Tell ol Paraoh:
"Let My people go."
"Wade in the Water"
Wade in the water.
Wade in the water, children.
Wade in the water.
God's gonna trouble the water.
“Shalom Aleichem”
שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁרֵת מַלְאֲכֵי עֶלְיוֹן
מִמֶּלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא
בּוֹאֲכֶם לְשָׁלוֹם מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁלוֹם מַלְאֲכֵי עֶלְיוֹן
מִמֶּלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא
בָּרְכוּנִי לְשָׁלוֹם מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁלוֹם מַלְאָכֵי עֶלְיוֹן
מִמֶּלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא
צֵאתְכֶם לְשָׁלוֹם מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁלוֹם מַלְאָכֵי עֶלְיוֹן
מִמֶּלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא
Shalom aleichem malachei ha-sharet malachei elyon,
mi-melech malchei ha-melachim Ha-Kadosh Baruch Hu.
Bo'achem le-shalom malachei ha-shalom malachei elyon,
mi-melech malchei ha-melachim Ha-Kadosh Baruch Hu.
Barchuni le-shalom malachei ha-shalom malachei elyon,
mi-melech malchei ha-melachim Ha-Kadosh Baruch Hu.
Tzeit'chem le-shalom malachei ha-shalom malachei elyon,
mi-melech malchei ha-melachim Ha-Kadosh Baruch Hu.
Peace upon you, ministering angels, messengers of the Most High,
of the Supreme (Sovereign) of (Sovereigns), the Holy One, blessed be (God).
Come in peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
of the Supreme (Sovereign) of (Sovereigns), the Holy One, blessed be (God).
Bless me with peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
of the Supreme (Sovereign) of (Sovereigns), the Holy One, blessed be (God).
May your departure be in peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
of the Supreme (Sovereign) of (Sovereigns), the Holy One, blessed be (God).
4. Lighting of Candle
“Santa Lucia”
Sankta Lucia, ljusklara hägring,
sprid i vår vinternatt glans av din fägring.
||: Drömmar med vingesus under oss sia,
tänd dina vita ljus, Sankta Lucia. :|| (2x)
Saint Lucia, bright clear mirage,
spread in our winter splendour of your beauty.
||: Dreams with wings rustling, over us prophesy,
light your white candles, Santa Lucia. : || (2x)
5. Ringing of Bell
6. Silent Meditation
Bhagavad Gita 6:11 - 17
Select a clean spot, neither too high nor too low, and seat yourself firmly on a cloth, a deerskin, and kusha grass.
Then, once seated, strive to still your thoughts. Make your mind one-pointed in meditation, and you heart will be purified.
Hold your body, head, and neck firmly in a straight line, and keep your eyes from wandering.
With all fears dissolved in the peace of the Self and all desires dedicated to Brahman, controlling the mind and fixing it on (Me), sit in meditation with (Me) as your only goal.
With senses and mind constantly controlled through meditation, united with the Self within, an aspirant attains (Nirvana), the state of abiding joy and peace in (Me).
एक स्वच्छ स्थान का चयन करें, न तो बहुत अधिक है और न ही बहुत कम है, और एक कपड़ा, साबर, और kusha घास पर अपने आप को मजबूती से सीट.
फिर, एक बार बैठे, अपने विचारों को अभी भी करने का प्रयास करते हैं. अपने मन को ध्यान में एक ओर इशारा किया, और तुम हृदय शुद्ध हो जाएगा.
एक सीधी रेखा में मजबूती से अपने शरीर, सिर, गर्दन और पकड़ो, और भटक से अपनी आँखें रखो.
सभी भय के साथ स्वयं की शांति भंग में और सभी इच्छाओं को ब्रह्म के लिए समर्पित, मन को नियंत्रित करने और यह (मुझे) पर फिक्सिंग, के साथ (मुझे) अपने ही लक्ष्य के रूप में ध्यान में बैठ.
लगातार स्वयं के साथ के माध्यम से ध्यान, संयुक्त भीतर नियंत्रित इंद्रियों और मन के साथ, एक आकांक्षी उपलब्ध हो जाता है (निर्वाण), स्थायी खुशी और शांति में (मुझे) के राज्य.
Ēka svaccha sthāna kā cayana karēṁ, na tō bahuta adhika hai aura na hī bahuta kama hai, aura ēka kapaṛā, sābara, aura kusha ghāsa para apanē āpa kō majabūtī sē sīṭa.
Phira, ēka bāra baiṭhē, apanē vicārōṁ kō abhī bhī karanē kā prayāsa karatē haiṁ. Apanē mana kō dhyāna mēṁ ēka ōra iśārā kiyā, aura tuma hr̥daya śud'dha hō jā'ēgā.
Ēka sīdhī rēkhā mēṁ majabūtī sē apanē śarīra, sira, gardana aura pakaṛō, aura bhaṭaka sē apanī ām̐khēṁ rakhō.
Sabhī bhaya kē sātha svayaṁ kī śānti bhaṅga mēṁ aura sabhī icchā'ōṁ kō brahma kē li'ē samarpita, mana kō niyantrita karanē aura yaha (mujhē) para phiksiṅga, kē sātha (mujhē) apanē hī lakṣya kē rūpa mēṁ dhyāna mēṁ baiṭha.
Lagātāra svayaṁ kē sātha kē mādhyama sē dhyāna, sanyukta bhītara niyantrita indriyōṁ aura mana kē sātha, ēka ākāṅkṣī upalabdha hō jātā hai (nirvāṇa), sthāyī khuśī aura śānti mēṁ (mujhē) kē rājya.
7. Ringing of Bell
8. Welcome
שלום.नमस्ते.สมาธ.Pax.سلم.Peace.Sat Nam.صلح.Kwey.Amani.ειρήνη.Pace.Paz.Paix.Fred.Frieden.Vrede.Siochana.мир.امن.和平.平和.평화.Aloha.
ૐ.אמן
We sincerely welcome everyone to this interFaith service, and we welcome ourselves into a heightened awareness, practise, and experience of Peace, Compassion, Healing, Truth, and Belonging within this Universe in which we reside; we affectionately refer to this as “Peach Trouble” (with the English acronym: “PeaCH TRuBel”).
Within this interFaith service, we do invoke the Name of “God;” we make prayers directly to, and vocalise worship of, God. We also invoke the Name of “God,” as it respectively exists within a number of different religious traditions, including: Hebrew, Sanskrit, Latin, Arabic, Lakotah, and additionally.
When we make this invocation of God, we are uninterested in explicitly or tacitly subjugating anyone to anyone else. In this respect, English translations of gender-specific terms that refer to this “Higher Authority” are included as, “God,” and are written within parentheses.
We each understand the “Highest Authority” in different ways; and for some of us, it seems to helpful to perceive this “Highest Authority” as: “Ultimate Reality,” “Ultimate Truth,” “Infinity,” and/or “Ultimate, Universal Love.” We invite ourselves to remain within our own respective realms of comfort, and to only make proclamations that are True to our own respective selves.
We abstain from proselytising; we are each welcome to the integrity of our own respective religious and personal beliefs, practises, and communities; we respect our differences whilst emphasising our commonalities; we would like for each of us to be able to genuinely say: “I believe what I believe, and that is good; and I am interested in knowing how others believe (within the same goodness that I share).”
Our main purpose of the interFaith service is to build “Peach Trouble”: to learn additionally about each other, each other’s traditions, communities, and beliefs; and to perform atunement, and even engage within an experience of shared esotericism, spirituality, and the Divine. We each abstain from proclaiming ordainment, or officially recognised scholarship, within each and every one of the religious traditions included within our interFaith service. However, we do have a modest understanding of each of these religious traditions. Our interFaith service includes a rich assortment of songs, chants, prayers, and teachings, that are generously provided to us from dear family members and friends, distant and near. Substantial effort is made to include authentic elements, many within original language, whilst maintain our cohesive, Universal message of Peace, Compassion, Healing, Truth, and Belonging.
We welcome your suggestions and question during the oneg, and further, upon the conclusion of the service. We also encourage each of us to learn further about our own respective religious beliefs, practises, and communities; and to share this increased knowledge, understanding, and wisdom with all of us, so that we may better alleviate the aggregate experience of Dukka (suffering) and perform Tikkun Olam (healing of the Universe), and improve the wellbeing of all life throughout the Universe.
9. Invocation Prayer.
"In the Name of the Highest Authority we respectively recognise, known by many names, including, God, El Shaddai, Elohim, Adonai, Hashem, Brahman, Nirvana, Dharma, Karma, Tao, Gud, Dieu, Deus, Dios, Dominus, Jah, Jehovah, Allah, Ahura Mazda, Infinity, Logic, Wakan Tanka, Ultimate Reality, and additionally... Om. Amen."
10. Blessing of the Prophets and Our Ancestors, Living and Past, Known and Unknown.
(Participants are welcome to announce additional names within this list of Prophets and ancestors during the allotted pause)
May Peace and Blessings Be upon the Prophets and our Ancestors, Known and Unknown, including the Rishis, Moshe, the Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, Baha'u'llah, Guru Nanak, Zarathustra, Avraham, Yitzak, Yaakov, Confucius, Lao Tzu, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Indigenous of Tainoterranea, Asia, Europe, Mediterranea, and Africa...
(Invitation for Participants to Proclaim additional names)
...Our Families, Friends, and the Universe. Om. Amen.
11. Songs
"Hiney Mah Tov"
הנה מה טוב ומה נעים
שבת אחים גם יחד (2x)
הנה מה טוב ומה נעים
שבת אחיות גם יחד (2x)
הנה מה טוב ומה נעים
שבת למשפחות גם יחד (2x)
Hine(y) ma tov u’ma-nayim
Shevet akh-im gam ya-chad (2x)
Hine(y) ma tov u’ma-nayim
Shevet akhit gam ya-chad (2x)
Hine(y) ma tov u’ma-nayim
Shevet l’mishpachit gam ya-chad (2x)
Hiney ma tov, Hiney ma tov
Ley, ley, ley,
Ley, ley, ley, ley
Ley, ley, ley. (6x)
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
for brethren to dwell together in unity!
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
for sisters to dwell together in unity!
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is
for families to dwell together in unity!
Behold, how good; behold, how good.
Ley, ley, ley,
Ley, ley, ley, ley
Ley, ley, ley.
“茉莉花” (“Molihua,” “Jasmine Flower”)
茉莉花 江苏民谣 童丽演唱
好一朵茉莉花
好一朵茉莉花
满园花草
香也香不过它
我有心采一朵戴
又怕看花的人儿要将我骂
好一朵茉莉花
好一朵茉莉花
茉莉花开
雪也白不过它
我有心采一朵戴
又怕旁人笑话
好一朵茉莉花
好一朵茉莉花
满园花开
比也比不过它
我有心采一朵戴
又怕来年不发芽
好一朵茉莉花
好一朵茉莉花
满园花开
比也比不过它
我有心采一朵戴
又怕来年不发芽
我有心采一朵戴
又怕来年不发芽
Hao yī duo mòlìhuā
hao yī duo mòlìhuā
man yuán huācao
xiāng yě xiāng bùguò tā
wo youxīn cai yī duo dài
yòu pà kàn huā de rén er yào jiāng wo mà
hao yī duo mòlìhuā
hao yī duo mòlìhuā
mòlìhuā kāi
xuě yě bái bu guò tā
wo youxīn cai yī duo dài
yòu pà pángrén xiàohuà
hao yī duo mòlìhuā
hao yī duo mòlìhuā
man yuán huā kāi
bi yě bi bùguò tā
wo youxīn cai yī duo dài
yòu pà láinián bù fāyá
hao yī duo mòlìhuā
hao yī duo mòlìhuā
man yuán huā kāi
bi yě bi bùguò tā
wo youxīn cai yī duo dài
yòu pà láinián bù fāyá
wo youxīn cai yī duo dài
yòu pà láinián bù fāyá
What a beautiful jasmine flower
What a beautiful jasmine flower
Sweet-smelling, beautiful, stems full of buds
Fragrant and white, everyone praises
Let me pluck you down
Give to someone's family
Jasmine flower, oh jasmine flower
Eastern European Song (Ivaylo)
Australian Aboriginal (Song/Chant) (Freeman)
“Gracias a la Vida”
Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto.
Me dió dos luceros, que cuando los abro.
Perfecto distingo lo negro del blanco
Y en el alto cielo su fondo estrellado,
Y en las multitudes
la mujer/el hombre que yo amo.
Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto.
Me ha dado el oído que en todo su ancho
Graba noche y día grillos y canarios
Martillos, turbinas, ladrillos, chubascos
Y la voz tan tierna de mi bien amada/amado.
Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto.
Me ha dado el sonido y el abecedario.
Con él las palabras que pienso y declaro,
“Madre,” “amigo,”hermano,” y luz alumbrando
La ruta del alma del que estoy amando.
Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto.
Me ha dado la marcha de mis pies cansados.
Con ellos anduve ciudades y charcos,
Valles y desiertos, montañas y llanos,
Y la casa tuya, tu calle y tu patio.
Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto.
Me dió el corazón, que agita su marco.
Cuando miro el fruto del cerebro humano,
Cuando miro al bueno tan lejos del malo.
Cuando miro el fondo de tus ojos claros.
Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto.
Me ha dado la risa, me ha dado el llanto.
Así yo distingo dicha de quebranto,
Los dos materiales que forman mi canto,
Y el canto de ustedes que es el mismo canto.
Y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto.
Thank you to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me two beams of light, that when opened,
Can perfectly distinguish black from white
And in the sky above, her starry backdrop,
And from within the multitude
The one that I love.
Thank you to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me an ear that, in all of its width
Records— night and day—crickets and canaries,
Hammers and turbines and bricks and storms,
And the tender voice of my beloved.
Thank you to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me sound and the alphabet.
With them the words that I think and declare:
“Mother,” “Friend,” “Brother” and the light shining.
The route of the soul from which comes love.
Thank you to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me the ability to walk with my tired feet.
With them I have traversed cities and puddles
Valleys and deserts, mountains and plains.
And your house, your street and your patio.
Thank you to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me a heart, that causes my frame to shudder,
When I see the fruit of the human brain,
When I see good so far from bad,
When I see within the clarity of your eyes…
Thank you to life, which has given me so much.
It gave me laughter and it gave me longing.
With them I distinguish happiness and pain—
The two materials from which my songs are formed,
And your song, as well, which is the same song.
And everyone’s song, which is my very song.
"One Love" (from Bob Marley)
One love, one heart
Let's get together and feel all right
Hear the children crying (One love)
Hear the children crying (One heart)
Sayin', "Give thanks and praise to the Lord,
“and I will feel all right."
Sayin', "Let's get together,
“and feel all right."
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Let them all pass all their dirty remarks (One love)
There is one question I'd really love to ask (One heart)
Is there a place for the hopeless sinner
Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own?
Believe me
One love, one heart
Let's get together and feel all right
As it was in the beginning (One love)
So shall it be in the end (One heart)
Alright, "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right."
"Let's get together and feel all right."
“Universal Love” (from Pato Banton)
There’s a vibe in the air
I can feel it everywhere
Universal Love
There’s a vibe in the air,
I can feel it everywhere.
Universal Love.
Oh Yeah.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
Universal Love.
Oh Yeah.
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.
Universal Love.
Universal Love. (Repeated: Drums Solo)
8x
“Utopia” (from Ijedayehu Gigi)
Sing, Sing,
Children of the World.
Sing, Sing,
Pray.
Sing, Sing,
Children of the World.
Sing, Sing,
Pray,
To the one God we all have,
To the one love we all know,
To the one God we all have,
To the One.
(2x)
“Peace Pole Song”
Salaam. Shalom. Wolakota. Shanti.
Heiwa. Mir. Paz. Hoa Binh. Amani.
May Peace prevail throughout the Earth,
For now and evermore.
May our children grow up safely in,
a World without any war.
A (part) of what makes a pole for Peace:
it stands up tall for our relief.
A World of kindness and unity,
A (part) of what makes a pole for Peace.
Salaam. Shalom. Wolakota. Shanti.
Heiwa. Mir. Paz. Hoa Binh. Amani.
We will all dance and celebrate,
with every nation and race.
And together, we will all create
a World of beauty and grace.
A piece of what makes a pole for Peace:
it stands up tall for our relief.
A world of kindness and unity,
a piece of what makes a pole for Peace.
Salaam. Shalom. Wolakota. Shanti.
Heiwa. Mir. Paz. Hoa Binh. Amani.
Salaam. Shalom. Wolakota. Shanti.
Heiwa. Mir. Paz. Hoa Binh. Amani.
“Holy Mountain (House of Prayer)”
They will come to My Holy Mountain,
and rejoice in My House of Prayer.
They will come to My Holy Mountain,
And rejoice in My House of Prayer.
My House will be a House of Prayer for all people.
My House will be a House of Prayer for all people.
Francais; Russian; Swahili, Espanol, Arabic, Hebrew, English, Chinese, Hindi, Thai/Pali, (Indigenous)
Ils viendront, à ma montagne sainte,
et réjouissez-vous, dans ma maison de prière.
Ma maison, sera, une maison de prière pour toutes les personnes.
--
Они придут на святой горе Моей,
и веселись в мой дом молитвы.
Мой дом будет домом молитвы для всех народов.
Oni pridut, na svyatoĭ gore Moyeĭ,
i veselisʹ, v moĭ dom molitvy .
Moĭ dom, budetdomom, molitvy dlya vsekh narodov.
--
Watakuja, Mlima Wangu Mtakatifu,
na kufurahi katika, nyumba yangu ya sala.
Nyumba, yangu itakuwa, nyumba ya sala kwa ajili ya watu wote.
--
Ellos vendrán a mi santo monte,
y se regocijan en mi casa de oración.
Mi casa será una casa de oración para todas las personas.
--
وسوف يأتون إلى جبل قدسي،
ونبتهج في بيتي من الصلاة.
وسوف يكون بيتي بيت الصلاة لجميع الناس.
(Transliteration)
--
הם יבואו אל הר קדשי,
ולשמוח בבית שלי התפילה.
הבית שלי יהיה בית תפילה לכל העמים.
(Transliteration)
--
他们会来我的圣山，
庆幸在我祷告的殿。
我的房子将成为众议院全体人民祈祷。
Tāmen huì lái wǒ de shèng shān,
Qìngxìng zài wǒ dǎogào de diàn.
Wǒ de fángzi jiāng chéngwéi zhòngyìyuàn quántǐ rénmín qídǎo.
--
वे मेरे पवित्र पर्वत के लिए आ जाएगा,
और प्रार्थना की मेरे घर में आनन्द.
मेरे घर के सभी लोगों के लिए प्रार्थना का घर होगा.
Vē mērē pavitra parvata kē li'ē ā jā'ēgā,
Aura prārthanā kī mērē ghara mēṁ ānanda.
Mērē ghara kē sabhī lōgōṁ kē li'ē prārthanā kā ghara hōgā.
--
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และชื่นชมยินดีในบ้านของฉันสวดมนต์
บ้านของฉันจะเป็นบ้านของการสวดมนต์สำหรับคนทุกคน
Phwk k̄heā ca mā t̄hụng p̣hūk̄heā ṣ̄ạkdi̒s̄ithṭhi̒ k̄hxng,
Læa chụ̄̀nchmyindī nı b̂ān k̄hxng c̄hạn s̄wd mnt̒
B̂ān k̄hxng c̄hạn ca pĕn b̂ān k̄hxng kār s̄wd mnt̒ s̄ảh̄rạb khn thuk khn
--
(Indigenous Language)
12. Holy Scriptures (Recitation)
Prayers before the Holy Scriptures
o Indigenous (Bob Roche):
o (African Proverb [Verified by Jared])
--
Abdul Baha, Paris Talks, 21 October, page 29:
I charge you all that each one of you concentrate all the thoughts of your heart on love and unity. When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love. Thoughts of war bring destruction to all harmony, well-being, restfulness and content.
Thoughts of love are constructive of brotherhood, peace, friendship, and happiness.
When soldiers of the world draw their swords to kill, soldiers of God clasp each other’s hands! So may all the savagery of man disappear by the Mercy of God, working through the pure in heart and the sincere of soul. Do not think the peace of the world an ideal impossible to attain!
Nothing is impossible to the Divine Benevolence of God.
If you desire with all your heart, friendship with every race on earth, your thought, spiritual and positive, will spread; it will become the desire of others, growing stronger and stronger, until it reaches the minds of all men.
--
Torah Shemot 23:9
You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feeling of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.
Shemot 22:20 - 21
You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. You shall not ill treat any widow or orphan.
--
Dhammapada 1:2, 5
What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind, If a man speaks or acts with a pure mind, joy follows him as his own shadow.
For hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. This is a law eternal.
--
Gospels
Mark 12:29 - 31
Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.' The second is this, 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
Matthew 5:43 - 44;
You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
--
Bhagavad Gita 2:12
There has never been a time when you and I and the kings gathered here have not existed, nor will there be a time when we will cease to exist.
2:55
They live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire and sense craving tormenting the heart.
5:18 - 19
Those who possess this wisdom have equal regard for all. They see the same Self in a spiritual aspirant and an outcaste, in an elephant, a cow, and a dog.
Such people have mastered life. With even mind they rest in Brahman, who is perfect and is everywhere the same.
--
Koran 49:13
O mankind, surely We have created you from a male and a female, and made you tribes and families that you may know each other. Surely the noblest of you with Allah is the most dutiful of you. Surely Allah is Knowing, Aware.
Koran 25:63
And the servants of the Beneficent are they who walk the earth in humility, and when the ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!"
--
Tao Te Ching 32
The Principle has no name of its own. This nature so unmanifested is stronger than anything. If princes and emperors were to conform themselves to it, all beings would collaborate with them spontaneously; Heaven and Earth would act in perfect harmony, sprinkling a sweet dew (the best possible omen); the people would be governable without the need for constraint.
When, in the beginning, in this visible world, the Principle imparted itself in the production of (sentient) beings with names, it did not produce them in a way that exhausted itself (but only as tenuous prolongations, its mass remaining intact). The Principle is, with reference to the diversity of beings in the world, like the mass of great rivers and oceans with reference to trickles and rivulets of water.
--
五常, Wuchang (5 Constants)
仁, Ren (Humaneness)
義, Yi (Righteousness, Justice)
禮, Li (Propriety, Etiquette)
智, Zhi (Knowledge)
信, Xin (Integrity)
四字, Sizi (4 Virtues)
忠, Zhong (Loyalty)
孝, Xiao (Filial Piety)
節, Jie (Continency)
義, Yi (Righteousness)
Additional Principles:
誠, Cheng (Honesty)
恕, Shu (Kindness, Forgiveness)
廉, Lian (Kindness, Cleanness)
恥, Chi (Shame, Judgment)
勇, Yong (Bravery)
溫, Wen (Kind, Gentle)
良, Liang (Good, Kind-Hearted)
恭, Gong (Respectful, Reverent)
儉, Jian (Frugal)
讓, Rang (Modesty, Self-Effacing)
五倫, Wulun (5 Bonds/Relationships)
统治者统治, Tongzhì zhe tongzhì, Ruler to Ruled,
父亲到儿子, Fùqin dào érzi, Far to Son
丈夫向妻子, Zhàngfū xiàng qizi, Husband to Wife
哥哥弟弟, Gege Didi, Elder Brother to Younger Brother
朋友给朋友, Péngyou gei péngyou, Friend to Friend
--
Philosophy (Excerpts from Socrates)
Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
I pray Thee, O God, that I may be beautiful within.
Be as you wish to seem.
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
--
Indigenous
--
Zarathustrian Traditional Prayers
Ahura Mazda, Lord, God of the Universe, created each religion like a precious jewel with its own beauty and quality. Together they form an exquisite crown to adorn mankind. Hence, let us respect the greatness of all religions but be loyal and have the fullest faith in the religion we are born into, given to us by the Almighty (Ahura Mazda). So, dear fellow religionists, if you want the world to heed, put your deed into your creed. Rare is the golden key, which when turned with the hand of faith, will unlock God’s gifts.
May happiness, peace, contentment, and good health be yours forever.
Atha Jamyat Yatha Aafrinami!
(May it be so as I pray!)
--
African
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Prayers after Respective Holy Scriptures
13. Ringing of Bell
14. Silent Meditation (Teachings from Tenzin Gyatso and Thich Nhat Hanh)
Try to leave your mind vividly in a natural state, without thinking of what happened in the past or of what you are planning for the future, without generating any conceptuality.
As long as the mind does not encounter the external circumstance of conceptuality, it will abide empty without anything appearing in it, like clear water. Its very entity is that of mere experience. Let the mind flow of its own accord without conceptual overlay. Let the mind rest in its natural state, and observe it. In the beginning, when you are not used to this practice, it is quite difficult, but in time the mind appears like clear water.
(Tenzin Gyatso)
Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. (Thich Nhat Hanh)
(Excitement:) too high, too much vigilance.
(Relaxation:) too low, too much suffering.
Good food. Good sleep. Meditation.
(Tenzin Gyatso)
Smile, breathe, and go slowly.
(Thich Nhat Hanh)
(Whilst inhaling, thinking): “Oui, Oui, Oui.”
(Whilst exhaling, thinking): “Merci, Merci, Merci.”
(Thich Nhat Hanh)
15. Ringing of Bell
16. Prayer for Hungry/Homeless/Shut-In/Sick/Those in Need of Healing.
(List Compiled in Advance; Participants Are Welcome to Add Names)
"Mi Shebeirach Avoteinu"
Mi shebeirach avoteinu
M'kor hab'racha l'imoteinu
May the source of strength,
Who blessed the ones before us,
Help us fidn the courage to make our lives a blessing,
and let us say, Amen.
Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M'kor habrachah l'avoteinu
Bless those in need of healing with r'fuah sh'leimah,
The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit,
And let us say, Amen.
(Those who sow in tears will reap in joy).
"We Shall Overcome"
1st Verse
We shall overcome.
We shall overcome.
We shall overcome, someday.
Oh, deep in my heart,
I do believe,
We shall overcome, someday.
2nd Verse
We are unafraid.
We are unafraid.
We are unafraid, today.
Oh, deep in my heart,
I do believe,
We shall overcome, someday.
Humming 1 Verse (Repeatedly as Needed)
Recitation of List of Names
Completion of Concluding 3 Lines Aloud:
"Oh, deep in my heart,
I do believe,
We shall overcome, someday."
17. Chanting
“Ate Wakan Tanka Unsimalayo” (“(Lord) (God) Have Pity on Us All”)
Ate Wakantanka heya uweyo. (2x)
Ate Wakantanka onsimala yo.
Oyate, oyate zanni cinpelo.
Heya hoyewayelo.
(Lord) Wakantanka says come.
(Lord) Wakantanka, pity me.
The people, the people want good health.
Saying that, I send a voice.
from Joseph Shields, Jr (Lakotah); (Wancanyaca)
Pilamaya yelo (Thank You)
“Patthanā Sutta” (“Aspiration Sutta”)
Iminā puññakammena
Mā me bālasamāgamo
Sataṃ samāgamo hotu
Yāva nibbānapattiyā
By the grace of this merit that I have acquired
May I never meet the foolish
But the wise
Until I attain final emancipation!
“Khamāyācanā Sutta” (“Forgiveness of Faults Sutta”)
Kāyena vācā cittena
Pamādena mayā kataṃ
Accayaṃ khama me bhante
Bhūripañña tathāgata!
If by deeds, speech or thoughts heedlessly
I have committed any wrong-doing
Forgive me, O Venerable,
O Victor, Greatly Wise!
“Mettā Sutta” (“Discourse on Loving Kindness”)
1. Karaṇīyamattha-kusalena
Yantaṃ santaṃ padaṃ abhisamecca
Sakko ujū ca sūjū ca
Suvaco cassa mudu anatimānī
2. Santussako ca subharo ca
Appakicco ca sallahukavutti
Santindriyo ca nipako ca
Appagabbho kulesu ananugiddho
3. Na ca khuddaṃ samācare kiñci
Yena viññū pare upavadeyyum
Sukhino vā khemino hontu!
Sabbe sattā bhavantu sukhitattā!
4. Ye keci pānabhūtatthi
Tasā vā thāvarā vā anavasesā
Dīghā vā ye mahantā vā
Majjhimā rassakānukathūlā
5. Diṭṭhā vā ye va addiṭṭhā
Ye ca dūre vasanti avidūre
Bhūtā vā sambhavesī vā
Sabbe sattā bhavantu sukhitattā
6. Na paro paraṃ nikubbetha
Nātimaññetha katthaci naṃ kañci
Byārosanā paṭighasaññā
Nāññamaññassa dukkhamiccheyya
7. Mātā yathā niyaṃ puttaṃ
Āyusā ekaputtamanurakkhe
Evam pi sabbabhūtesu
Mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ
8. Mettañ ca sabbalokasmiṃ
Mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ
Uddhaṃ adho ca tiriyañ ca
Asambādhaṃ averaṃ asapattaṃ
9. Tiṭṭhaṃ caraṃ nissinno vā
Sayano vā yāva tassa vigatamiddho
Etaṃ satiṃ adhiṭṭheyya
Brahmametaṃ vihāraṃ idhamāhu
10. Diṭṭhiñ ca anupagamma sīlavā
Dassanena sampanno
Kamesu vineyya gedhaṃ
Na hi jātu gabbhaseyyaṃ punaretī ti
1. He who is skilled in what is good
And who wishes to attain that state of calm
Should act thus:
He should be able, upright,
Obedient, gentle and humble.
2. Contented, easily supportable with few duties,
Of right livelihood, controlled in senses,
Discreet, not imprudent,
Not to be greedily attached to families.
3. He should not commit any slight wrong
Such that other wise men might censure him.
And he should think:
May all beings be happy and secure;
May their hearts be happy!
4-5. Whatever living beings there are —
Feeble or strong, long, stout or medium,
Short, small or large, seen or unseen,
Those dwelling far or near,
Those who are born and those who are to be born
May all beings, without exception,
Be happy-hearted!
6. Let no one deceive another
Nor despise any person whatever in any place,
Either in anger or in ill will,
Let one not wish any harm to another.
7. Just as a mother would protect her only child
Even at her own life’s risk,
So let him cultivate
A boundless heart towards all beings.
8. Let his heart of boundless love
Pervade the whole world above,
Below and across; with no obstruction,
No hatred and no enmity.
9. Whether he stands, walks, sits or lies down;
As long as he is awake,
He should develop this mindfulness.
This, they say is Divine Abiding here.
10. Not falling into views,
Being virtuous and endowed with insight,
He gives up attachment to sense-desires.
Truly, he does not come again
For conception in a womb.
"Allah au Abha"
Allah au Abha.
Allah au Abha.
Allah au Abha.
Allah au Abha.
(8x)
"Allahu il Allahu"
Allahu il Allahu.
Allahu il Allahu.
Allahu il Allahu.
Allahu il Allahu.
Pour upon us, Thy love and Thy light.
Pour upon us, Thy love and Thy light.
Pour upon us, Thy love and Thy light.
Pour upon us, Thy love and Thy light.
(4x)
"Let Me Do Thy Will, Allah"
Let me do Thy Will, Allah. Allah, Allah.
Let me do Thy Will, Allah. Allah, Allah.
Let me do Thy Will, Allah. Allah, Allah.
Let me do Thy Will, Allah. Allah, Allah.
Ya Shafi. Ya Kafi.
Ya Shafi. Ya Kafi.
Ya Shafi. Ya Kafi.
Ya Shafi. Ya Kafi.
(4x)
“Allah hu”
Allah hu Allah hu.
Allah hu Allah hu.
Allah hu Allah hu.
Allah hu Allah hu.
La Ilahu. Il Allah.
La Ilahu. Il Allah.
La Ilahu. Il Allah.
La Ilahu. Il Allah.
(4x)
"Gayatri Mantra"
Gayatri Mantra Translation:
Om Bhur Bhuvah Svaha
Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi
Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat
(8x)
Syllable Translation
Om: Para Brahman
Bhur: The Physical plane
Bhuvah: The Astral plane
Svaha: The Celestial plane
Tat: Ultimate Reality
Savitur: The Source of All
Varenyam: Fit to be worshiped
Bhargo: The Spiritual effulgence
Devasya: Divine Reality
Dhimahi: We meditate
Dhiyo: Intellect
Yo: Which
Nah: Our
Prachodayat: Enlighten
General Translation
We meditate upon the spiritual effulgence of that adorable supreme divine reality
Who is the source of the physical, the astral and the heavenly spheres of existence.
May that supreme divine being enlighten our intellect, so that we may realise the supreme truth.
“(Deus Noster)” (“Lord’s Prayer”)
(Deus) noster, qui es in caelis, sanctificetur nomen tuum. Adveniat regnum tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra. Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis hodie, et dimitte nobis debita nostra sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tentationem, sed libera nos a malo. Amen.
Our (God), Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy (Sovereignty) come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
“Jin. Dahn. Shu. Gahn.” (Taoist Healing Chant)
Jin. Dahn. Shuuu. Ghan.
Jin-Dahn. Shuuu. Ghan.
Jin-Dahn. Shuuu. Ghaaan.
Jin. Dahn. Shuuu. Ghan.
Jin. DHAAN. Shuuu. Ghan.
(4x)
(Jin. Dahn. Ju. Mu.)
Jin Dahn. Golden Light Above.
Shu. Smooth
Gahn. Liver
Ju. Manage/Balance
Mu. Wood Element
"Ra Ma Dah Sa; Sa Say So Hung." (Snatam Kaur)
Raa Maa Daa Saa.
Saa Say So Hung.
Raa Maa Daa Saa.
Saa Say So Hung.
Raa Maa Daa Saa.
Saa Say So Hung.
Raa Maa Daa Saa.
Saa Say So Hung.
(4x)
Translation -
Raa- Sun
Maa- Moon
Daa- Earth
Saa- Impersonal infinity
Saa Say- Totally of infinity
So- Personal sense of merger and identity
Hung- The infinite vibrating and real
"ShalOm"
(8x)
18. Mourner's Kaddish
Recitation of List of Yahrzeits
Recitation of List of Recently Deceased
(v’hayekoom) והיקום
.רבא שמה ויתקדש יתגדל
.כרעותה ברא-די בעלמא
.קריב ובזמן בעגלא (ועולמ) ישראל בית-דכל ובחיי וביומיכון בתייכון מלכותה וימליך
:אמן ואמרו
:עלמיא ולעלמי לעלם מברך רבא שמה יהא
.דקדשא שמה ויתהלל ויתעלה ויתהדר ויתנשא ויתרמם ויתפאר וישתבח יתברך
.הוא בריך
.בעלמא דאמירן ונחמתא תשבחתא ושירתא ברכתא-כל-מן לעלא
:אמן ואמרו
.(ועולמ) ישראל-כל-ועל-עלינו-וחים-מרשמיא-רבא-שלמא-יהא
:אמן ואמרו
.(ועולמ) ישראל-כל-ועל עלינו שלום יעשה הוא במרומיו שלום עשה
:אמן ואמרו
Yit-ga-dal v’yit-ka-dash sh’may ra-bo,
B’ol-mo dee-v’ro hir-u-say, v’yam-leeh mal-hu-tay,
B’ha-yay-hon uv-yo-may-hon, uv-ha-yay d’hol bayt yis-ro-ayl (v’olam),
Ba-a-go-lo u-viz’man ko-reev, v’im-ru o-mayn.
Y’hay sh’may ra-bo m’vo-rah, l’o-lam ul-ol-may ol-ma-yo.
Yit-borah v’yish-ta-bah, v’yit-a-leh, v’yit-ha-lal sh’may d’kud sho b’rih hu;
L’ay-lo min kol bir-ho-so v’shee-ro-so,
Tush-b’ho-so v’ne-heh-mo-to, da-a-mee-ron b’ol-mo,
V’im-ru o-mayn.
Y’hay sh’lo-mo ra-bo min sh’ma-yo,
V’ha-yeem o-lay-nu v’al kol yis-ro-ayl (v’olam) v’im-ru o-mayn.
O-se sho-lom bim-ro-mov hu ya-a-te sho-lom
O-lay-nu v’al kol yis-ro-ayl (v’olam) v’im-ru o-mayn.
(ועולמ)
(v’olam)
Glorified and sanctified be God's great name throughout the world which (God) has created according to (God's) will. May (God) establish (God's) Sovereignty in your lifetime and during your days, and within the life of the entire House of Israel (and the Universe), speedily and soon; and say, Amen.
May (God's) great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and honoured, adored and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be (God), beyond all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations that are ever spoken in the world; and say, Amen.
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us
and for all Israel (and the Universe); and say, Amen.
God who creates peace in (God's) celestial heights, may (God) create peace for us and for all Israel (and the Universe); and say, Amen.
--
We pray and meditate for those who experience the death of a family member or loved one to experience increased comfort and healing; may the memories of those who are past be a blessing and a source of joy for those who continue in life. Om. Amen.
--
19. Prayer for All Beings.
May we each, as individuals, find the solutions to our own respective challenges and difficulties within life.
May we, as families, communities, strangers, and enemies, better see how all these solutions are interconnected and rely upon each other.
May we, as a Universe, learn how to better live with each other through these solutions.
And may our example teach these solutions well to our children to better solve the challenges and difficulties of the next 7 generations and beyond.
Together, through compassion and love, may we alleviate Dukka and perform Tikkun Olam.
שלום.नमस्ते.สมาธ.Pax.سلم.Peace.Sat Nam.صلح.Kwey.Amani.ειρήνη.Pace.Paz.Paix.Fred.Frieden.Vrede.Siochana.мир.امن.和平.平和.평화.Aloha.
B’ezrat Hashem. En’sh’Allah. God Willing. Samadhi. Om. Amen.
20. Good News/Good Will/Good Riddles
21. Birthdays for the Next Month
“Dansk Fodselsdagensangsk” (Danish Birthday Song)
1. I dag er det vores kære fødselssdag
Hurra, hurra, hurra!
vores kære sikkert sig en gave får
som han har ønsket sig i år
med dejlig chokolade og kager til.
2. Hvor smiler vores kære, hvor er vores kære glad
hurra, hurra, hurra!
men denne dag er også rar
for hjemme venter mødre og fædre
med dejlig chokolade og kager til.
3. Og når vores kære hjem fra skole og arbejde går
hurra, hurra, hurra!
så skal vores kære hjem og holde fest
og hvem, der kommer med som gæst
får dejlig chokolade og kager til.
Today is our loved ones’ birthday
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!
Our loved ones will probably get a present
For which our loved ones have been wishing
All with tasty chocolate and cakes.
Oh, how our loved ones smiles; how happy our loved ones are
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!
But then, this day sure is nice
cuz' mors and fars are waiting at home
with tasty chocolate and cakes.
And when our loved ones go home from school and work
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!
Our loved ones will be going home to throw a party
And all those invited as guests
Get tasty chocolate and cakes.
22. Benediction Prayer
"In the Name of the Highest Authority we respectively recognise, known by many names, including, God, El Shaddai, Elohim, Adonai, Hashem, Brahman, Nirvana, Dharma, Karma, Tao, Gud, Dieu, Deus, Dios, Dominus, Jah, Jehovah, Allah, Ahura Mazda, Infinity, Logic, Wakan Tanka, Ultimate Reality, and additionally... Om. Amen."
23. Extinguishing of Candles
"This Little Light of Mine" (with Invitation for Renditions)
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Everywhere I go,
I'm gonna let it shine.
Everywhere I go,
I'm gonna let it shine.
Everywhere I go,
I'm gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
(Participant's Offerings):
(This little ___________ of mine)
This little light of mine,
I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I’m gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
24. "May All Beings Be Well"
May all beings be well.
May all beings be happy.
Peace. Peace. Peace.
שלום.नमस्ते.สมาธ.Pax.سلم.Peace.Sat Nam.صلح.Kwey.Amani.ειρήνη.Pace.Paz.Paix.Fred.Frieden.Vrede.Siochana.мир.امن.和平.平和.평화.Aloha.
ૐ.אמן
25. Ringing of Bell
26. Oneg
Ancestors
Yahrzeits; Recently Deceased
Birthday List
Sick/Shut In/Homeless/Hungry/In Need of Healing
Lights
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