My utmost thanks and appreciation to all (past, present and future) who have

submitted ideas and prayers for peace to this website.  You have added light

and life to the Infinite Love and Wisdom which are moving across the planet

now.  My heartfelt love and admiration goes to Spirit God which has woven us

all together in this time and space.  Can you feel it?  God is AWESOME!
Rev. Carol Williamson, MS CHHP, Pastor of New Light Temple Ministry located in

Dayton, Ohio

* Note:  The most recent comments will now appear first.  And, I do hope you will browse 

them all; they are very inspiring.

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peace:

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. And the government shall be 

on his shoulders. And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, 

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Only through Jesus, the Messiah, will there ever be peace.

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peace:

 Let's mind our work and let all people allow us to mind our work without 

interference.  Then peace will automatically follow us. It is not easy to do this.

It requires great self-control.  Let us knit this thread for peace. 

Susheelabai srinivasa.

peace:

let there be peace in world. stop war start loving.
stop violence let there be peace.

peace:

I think that prayer is a powerful and effective tool to use in every aspect of our lives. 

I think that once people start to learn how to pray and start praying there will be great

peace on earth.

Ashli Gould

peace:

Now is time to leave Iraq,
and send our soldiers back.
New ways must be sought
and no war battles fought.
We must find a better way
for all to live in peace today.
Thoughts made to invoke hate
must be replaced before it's too late. 
Prayer can help
 

peace:

Phil4:7
And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and 

minds through Christ Jesus. 9-Those things, which ye have both learned and received, 

and heard, and seen in me do and the God of peace shall be with you.

                                     Susie

peace:

AT THIS CRITICAL TIME,
    ITS NOT HATRED, ITS LOVE WE NEED
    ITS NOT EGO, ITS CARE WE NEED
    ITS NOT WAR, ITS PEACE WE NEED
 Riddhi

peace:

Prayer of St. Francis

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.
O 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; 
It is in pardoning, that we are pardoned; 
and It is in dying . . .that we are born to eternal life. 


Baha'i Prayer for Peace

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
Be fair in 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 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.

 
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. 


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. 


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 propogate 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. 


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. 


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". 


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. 

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. 


Shinto Prayer for Peace

Although the people living across the ocean surrounding us are all our 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. 


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. 


Sikh Prayer for Peace

God adjudges us according to our deeds, not by the coat that we wear.
Know 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. 


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.

peace:

Stand still and know that I am God. 
Peace Be Still!

Simone

peace:

In the Name of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ I pray 4 world peace. Lord even thou 

all people may not share the same religious beliefs we still share humanity and compassion 

for others, Let the Love and compassion move others to be decent and stop the wars in 

all countries please Lord.

Amen Thank You

peace:

peace must be of inner conception it must come from within the person.
peace without love is fictitious.

peace:

peace without love is fictitious

peace:

I noticed you had prayers for peace from many denominations here is a prayer fro 

peace from my wiccan denomination
Patti

Wiccan prayer for peace
Dona Nobis Pacem

Lady of Peace who hears the cries of the world
Extend your power through me and with me;
Bless those in harms way.
Bless those who are suffering.
Bless those who are dying.
Bless the lost unknowing dead.
Bless those who love.
Bless those who are helping.
Bless those who are scared.
Bless those who can do nothing but wait.
Bless those who are falsely suspected.
Bless those of limited understanding.
Bless those upholding civil liberties.
Bless those who, though well intentioned, do wrong.
Bless the Ancestors 
who love and hold us dear;
may we feel their comfort, too.
Bless those who work and pray for peace
throughout the good, green Mother Earth.
Bless us all, hold us safe within your embrace.

So Mote It Be!

peace:

Prayer is the key, faith unlocks the door and praise and meditation will bring us 

straight to the ultimate source of peace, Jesus Christ.  I know that name is not 

popular with all, nevertheless, my thought is:  Find peace within yourself and it 

will not be difficult to desire peace for others!
Min. Gloria Campbell ASN, BA, RN

peace:

Peace is Love....Love is Peace.

peace:

awesome site, you've got the skills to go far!!! keep up the great work!!

Very interesting site! It is more such in a global network!!!

peace:

we are not born to do great things but small 
things with great love.Love is all that we need  to
cherish and value our lives and that of others
-APARAJITA INDIA

peace:

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace. 

--Buddha (560-483 B.C.) 

peace:

"Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of 

service and compassion are the things which renew humanity." --Gautama Buddha 

peace:

Today there is no greater glory for man than that of service in the cause of the 

Most Great Peace. Peace is light… ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Abbás Effendi), 1844-1921, 

Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.123

peace:

"If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is 

beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in 

the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, 

there will be peace in the world." –Chinese Proverb

peace:

"Peace comes within the souls of people when they realize their oneness with the 

universe." 
--Black Elk (1863-195?)

peace:

May you become as the waves of one sea, stars of the same heaven, fruits adorning 

the same tree, roses of one garden in order that through you the oneness of humanity 

may establish its temple in the world of mankind.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá(Abbás Effendi), 1844-1921, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.214

peace:

"Peace, in the sense of absence of war, is of little value to someone who is dying 

of hunger or cold. Peace can only last where human rights are respected, where 

people are fed, and where individuals and nations are free." 
The 14th Dalai Lama 

peace:

"The best preparedness is the one that disarms the hostility of other nations and 

makes friends of them."
--Helen Keller, 1880-1968

peace:

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will 

shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I will 

shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this 

house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, 

saith the LORD of hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of 

the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith 

the LORD of hosts. Christianity.  Haggai 2:6-9

peace:

Non-violence is the greatest force man has been endowed with. Truth is the only goal 

he has. For God is none other than Truth. But Truth cannot be, never will be reached 

except through non-violence. 
--Mohandas Gandhi, 1869-1948

The cry for peace will be a cry in the wilderness, so long as the spirit of non-

violence does not dominate millions of men and women. --Mohandas Gandhi, 1869-1948

peace:

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but 

everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work. -- Thich 

Nhat Hanh Nguyen Xuan Bao, Vietnamese Buddhist monk, poet, peacemaker, born in 1926 

peace:

"Science and religion both teach that we are all interconnected, and thus 

interdependent. And at the very core, we are all One. But how do we live as if we 

know this?" --Ram Dass (Richard Alpert), 1931-present 

peace:

The Heavenly Books, the Bible, the Qur’án, and the other Holy Writings have been 

given by God as guides into the paths of Divine virtue, love, justice and peace. 
‘Abdu’l-Bahá(Abbás Effendi), 1844-1921, Paris Talks, p.61-62

peace:

"In the hearts of people today there is a deep longing for peace. When the true 

spirit of peace is thoroughly dominant, it becomes an inner experience with unlimited 

possibilities. Only when this really happens-- when the spirit of peace awakens and 

takes possession of men's hearts, can humanity be saved from perishing." 
--Dr. Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), humanitarian, theologian, medical missionary, 

organist, Nobel prize 

peace:

We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we make 

ungrudgingly for the cause of war. There is no task that is more important or closer 

to my heart. –Albert Einstein, 1879-1955

peace:

There can be no peace without law.  Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969, 34th US president

peace:

"...in such a world of conflict, a world of victims and executioners, it is the 

job of thinking people, not to be on the side of the executioners." - 

Albert Camus, 1913-1960, French writer and thinker, 

peace:

If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies. 

--Mother Teresa, 1910-1997 

peace:

"So instead of loving what you think is peace, love other [people] and love God 

above all. And instead of hating the people you think are war-makers, hate the 

appetites and the disorder in your own soul, which are the causes of war. If you 

love peace, then hate injustice, hate tyranny, hate greed - but hate these things 

in yourself, not in another." -- Thomas Merton, Trappist Monk, 1915-1968, from 

"New Seeds of Contemplation" 

peace:

"War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the 

same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today."  --John F. Kennedy, 

1917-1963, 35th US president

peace:

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the 

border? --Pablo Casals, 1876-1973, Spanish Conductor and Cellist

peace:

Why is it so easy for us to be willing to pick up arms and risk our lives, and so 

difficult to put down those same weapons and still risk our lives - in the cause of 

life? --Ramzi Kysia, a young Muslim-American peace activist

peace:

The God of life summons us to life; more, to be lifegivers, especially toward those 

who lie under the heel of the powers. --Daniel Berrigan, 1921-, peace activist, 

Irish, Roman Catholic priest

peace:

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I 

unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Christianity.  John 14:27

peace:

The job of the peacemaker is to stop war, to purify the world, to get it saved from 

poverty and riches, to heal the sick, to comfort the sad, to wake up those who have 

not yet found God, to create joy and beauty wherever you go, to find God in 

everything and everyone. --Muriel Lester, 1883-1968, English Baptist pacifist

peace:

Strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers. Turn towards 
God, and seek always to do that which is right and noble. Enrich the poor, raise 
the fallen, comfort the sorrowful, bring healing to the sick, reassure the fearful, 
rescue the oppressed, bring hope to the hopeless, shelter the destitute! ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, 

Paris Talks, p.81

peace:

Consecrate 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.  

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks,p.29

peace:

If you desire with all your heart, friendship with every race on earth, your 

thought, spiritual and positive, will spread, will spread; it will become the  
desire of  others, growing stronger and stronger, until it reaches the minds of 
all men. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p.29-30 

peace:

"Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we 

are, toward creating a world that supports everyone. But it is also securing the 

space for others to contribute the best that they have and all that they are." 

--Hafsat Abiola, Nigerian democracy and human rights activist 

peace:

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, 

whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are 

lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if 

there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both 

learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace 

shall be with you.  Christianity.  Phillipians 4:8-9

peace:

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it stands than to 

anything on which it is poured. 
--Anonymous

peace:

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to 

be good or evil. 
--Hannah Arendt, 1906-1975, Jewish, German political theorist

peace:

O SON OF SPIRIT! There is no peace for thee save by renouncing thyself and turning 

unto Me; for it behooveth thee to glory in My name, not in thine own; to put thy trust

in Me and not in thyself, since I desire to be loved alone and above all that is. 

—Bahá’u’lláh (Mírzá Husayn-`Alí), 1817-1892, Hidden Words

peace:

…Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love 

and peace shall be with you. 
Christianity.  2 Corinthians 13:11

peace:

The movement against war is sound. I pray for its success. But I cannot help the 

gnawing fear that the movement will fail, if it does not touch the root of all evil

 man's greed. --Mohandas Gandhi, 1869-1948

peace:

O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches and in perfect peace 

advance into the realm  of poverty; that from the well-spring of detachment thou 

mayest quaff the wine of immortal life. 
—Bahá’u’lláh (Mírzá Husayn-`Alí), 1817-1892

peace:

…we need to take an imaginative leap forward toward a fresh and generous idealism for 

the sake of all humanity…we need to apply the wisdom of nonviolence to politics, 

economics, and science. For many …increased materialism and unprecedented consumerism 

have not led to inner peace or happiness…it has not helped us distinguish between 

what enhances life and humanity and what destroys life and humanity…

Is it not insanity to go on producing nuclear and conventional weapons that if used 

can destroy millions of people, if not the whole planet? 
--Mairead Maguire, Nobel Prize Winner for Peace efforts in Northern Ireland, 

Reflections on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Gandhi's Assassination

peace:

O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great 

purpose. May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. Help them, O God, in 

their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. O God! Leave them not to 

themselves, but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their 

hearts by Thy love. Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord. 
—Bahá’u’lláh (Mírzá Husayn-`Alí), 1817-1892

peace:

O SON OF SPIRIT! With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice! To the court 

of holiness I summon thee; abide therein that thou mayest live in peace for evermore. 
—Bahá’u’lláh (Mírzá Husayn-`Alí), 1817-1892, Hidden Words
 

peace:

"Men hate each other because they fear each other, and they fear each other because 

they don't know each other, and they don't know each other because they are often 

separated from each other."  ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

peace:

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify

your Father which is in heaven. Matthew Chapter 5:16

peace:

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach 

men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do 

and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:19

peace:

21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and 

whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 22 But I say unto you, That 

whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the 

judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the 

council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 23 

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother 

hath ought against thee; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; 

first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Matthew Chapter 

5:21-24 

peace:

25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whilest thou art in the way with him; lest at 

any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the 

officer, and thou be cast into prison. Matthew 5:25

peace:

5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on 

thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matthew 5:38-39

peace:

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine 

enemy.But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to 

them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun 

to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans 

the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not 

even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven

is perfect. 
Matthew 5:43-48

peace:

Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All 

are His servants, and all abide by His bidding!  —The Báb 

peace:

O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock. Thou hast 

decreed that all shall belong to the same household. In Thy Holy Presence they are all

Thy servants, and all mankind are sheltered beneath Thy Tabernacle; all have gathered 

together at Thy Table of Bounty; all are illumined through the light of Thy Providence. 

O God! Thou art kind to all, Thou hast provided for all, dost shelter all, conferrest 

life upon all. Thou hast endowed each and all with talents and faculties, and all are

submerged in the Ocean of Thy Mercy. 

O Thou kind Lord! Unite all. Let the religions agree and make the nations one, so that 

they may see each other as one family and the whole earth as one home. May they all 

live together in perfect harmony. O God! Raise aloft the banner of the oneness of 

mankind. O God! Establish the Most Great Peace. Cement Thou, O God, the hearts 

together. O Thou kind Father, God! Gladden our hearts through the fragrance of 

Thy love. Brighten our eyes through the Light of Thy Guidance. Delight our ears with 

the melody of Thy Word, and shelter us all in the Stronghold of Thy Providence. 

Thou art the Mighty and Powerful, Thou art the Forgiving and Thou art the One Who 

overlooketh the shortcomings of all mankind.   -'Abdu'l-Bahá 

peace:

"Freethinkers are those who are willing to use 
their minds without prejudice and without fearing 
to understand things that clash with their own 
customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of 
mind is not common, but it is essential for right 
thinking." ~Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

peace:

Man did not weave the web of life - he is merely a 
strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. ~Chief Seattle, 1854.

peace:

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither 

male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then 

are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
~Bible, Galatians 3 :28-29

peace:

“And we created you in nations and tribes so that you may know one another.” – 

Translation, Quran 49:13

peace:

What is real unity? ...man is distinguished from the animal by his degree or kingdom.

 This comprehensive distinction includes all the posterity of Adam and constitutes 

one great household or human family which may be considered the fundamental or 

physical unity of mankind. ...a distinction exists between various groups of 

humankind according to lineage...There is also the unity of tongue...national 

unity...and political unity... All these unities are imaginary and without real 

foundation, for no real result proceeds from them. The purpose of true unity is real 

and divine outcomes.  The unity which is productive of unlimited results is first a 

unity of mankind which recognizes that all are sheltered beneath the overshadowing 

glory of he All-Glorious; that all are servants of one God; for all breathe the same 

atmosphere, live upon the same earth, move beneath the same heavens, receive 

effulgence from the same sun and are under the protection of one God. This is the 

most great unity...the radiance and favors of God are encompassing, minds have 

developed, perceptions have become acute, sciences and arts are widespread and 

capacity exists for the proclamation and promulgation of the real and ultimate 

unity of mankind...It will reconcile all religions, make warring nations loving, 

cause hostile kings to become friendly and bring peace and happiness to the human 

world. It will cement together the Orient and Occident, remove forever the 

foundations of war and upraise the ensign of the “Most Great Peace”... 

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Foundations of World Unity, p. 66-67.

peace:

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences 

of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but 

it is the same God which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit 

is given to every man to profit withal. 

~ Bible, 1 Corinthians 12:4-7.

peace:

An Excerpt from…Song Of The Sindhu Hindu, (Composed by Karkarta Bharat, and sung 

along the banks of Sindhu river in 5,000 B.C.) Reproduced from 'Return of the 

Aryans'by Bhagwan S. Gidwani (pages 82-83)
 
"Our desires have grown immeasurable. But they should be desire to give, not merely 

to receive, to accept and not to reject; to honour and respect, not to deny or 

belittle...God's gracious purpose includes all human beings and all creation. 

For God is the Creator; and God is the Creation...Each man has his own stepping 

stones to reach the One-Supreme...God's grace is withdrawn from no one; not even 

from those who have chosen to withdraw from God's grace...How does it matter what 

idols they worship, or what images they bow to, so long as the conduct remains 

pure. It is conduct then - theirs and ours - that needs to be purified... 

There can be no compulsion; each man must be free to worship his gods as he 

chooses. Does every Hindu worship all the gods of all the Hindus? No, he has a 

free will; a free choice. A Hindu may worship Agni (fire), and ignore other deities. 

Do we deny that he is a Hindu? ..Another may worship God, through an idol of his 

choosing. Do we deny that he is a Hindu? Yet another will find God everywhere and 

not in any image or idol. Is he not a Hindu?. 

He who was Karkarta before me was a Sun-worshiper. Did the worshipers of Siva ever 

say that he was not a good Hindu? ... Do the worshipers of Vishnu feel that he who 

worships before the image of Brahma is not a Hindu?...How can a scheme of salvation 

be limited to a single view of God's nature and worship? Is then God, not an all-

loving Universal God? Clearly then, he who seeks to deny protection to another on 

the basis of his faith, offends against the Hindu way of life, and denies an all-

loving God… 

Those who love their own sects, idols and images more than Truth, will end up by 

loving themselves more than their gods...He who seeks to convert another to his own 

faith, offends against his own soul and the will of God and the law of humanity...In 

the Kingdom of God, there is no higher nor lower. The passion for perfection burns 

equally in all, for there is only one class even as there is only one God...The Hindu 

way of life?... Always it has been and always it shall be...that God wills a rich 

harmony - not a colorless uniformity...A Hindu must enlarge the heritage of mankind. 

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Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even 

Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, 

and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD 

commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. ~Bible, Psalm 133.

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Try with all your hearts to be willing channels for God’s Bounty. For I say unto you 

that He has chosen you to be His messengers of love throughout the world, to be His 

bearers of spiritual gifts to man, to be the means of spreading unity and concord on 

the earth.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p.67-68

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Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with 

another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship…So 

powerful is the  light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. 

Bahá'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'lláh, p.288

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I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the 

vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, 

forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the 

bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope 

of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is 

above all, and through all, and in you all. ~ Bible, Ephesians 4:1-6.

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"Although people have developed different languages and shades of skin color, yet 

the basic unity remains the same. They feel the same way and are all equally under 

Allah's care. – Translation, Quran, 21:22.

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Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that 

they respect yours. Chief Tecumseh

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And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which 

after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away 

lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 

~ Bible, Ephesians 4:23-25.

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Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to 

the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the 

holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all 

bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from 

you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one 

another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. ~ Bible, Ephesians 4:29-32.

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He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings 

in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye. ~Buddha

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I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian. — 

Mahatma Gandhi

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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.  — Kenyan Proverb 

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The Circle has healing power. In the Circle, we are all equal. When in the Circle, 

no one is in front of you. No one is behind you. No one is above you. No one is 

below you. The Sacred Circle is designed to create unity. The Hoop of Life is also 

a circle.  On this hoop there is a place for every species, every race, every tree 

and every plant. It is this completeness of Life that must be respected in order 

to bring about health on this planet. ~Dave Chief, Oglala Lakota~

Note: The shape of the earth is round!

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If we do not learn to live together as sisters and brothers, we shall die together 

like fools. –Martin Luther King

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Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children. 

Hinmaton-Yalaktit (Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt) (1840 - September 21, 1904) Leader of 

the Nez Perce

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Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom. ~Don Williams, Jr 

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Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. ~Buddha

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"Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself." 

Pima

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Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, 

of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of 

mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own 

things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which 

was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to 

be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of 

a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, 

he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 

~ Bible, Phillipians 2:2-8

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Love is the reflection of God's unity in the world of duality. It constitutes the 

entire significance of creation.
— Meher Baba

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There is no difference in the realization of the Truth either by a Muslim, Hindu, 

Zoroastrian, or a Christian.  The difference is only in words and terms. Truth is 

not the monopoly of a particular race or religion.
– Meher Baba

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"It is no longer good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace and live in 

peace." Shenandoah

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However many holy words you read, However many you speak, What good will they do you 

If you do not act on upon them? ~Buddha

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Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in 

anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything 

simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in 

anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in
traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after 

observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is 

conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

 ~ Buddha 

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Since no man is perfect, peace will not prevail until we master the virtue of 

forgiveness!

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Forgiveness is the scent that the rose leaves on the heel that crushes it.  

--Anonymous 

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Love is an act of endless forgiveness. --Peter Ustinov

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Forgiveness is the economy of the heart...forgiveness saves the expense of anger, 

the cost of hatred and the waste of spirits.  ----Hannah More

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He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if 

he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven. --George Herbert  

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The Old Testament, Psalms, Chapter 86 verse 5
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them 

that call upon thee.

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The New Testament, Matthew, Chapter 18 verses 21-22
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and 

I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until 

seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. 

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Koran, Sura 42: Counsel
1 Thus does God, the mighty, the wise, inspire thee and those 

before thee. 2 His is what is in the heavens and what is in the 

earth, and He is the high, the mighty! 3 The heavens well-nigh 

cleave asunder from above them; and the angels celebrate the 

praises of their Lord, and ask forgiveness for those who are on 

the earth. Ay, verily, God, He is the forgiving and merciful! …
34 And whatever ye are given it is but a provision of the life 

of this world; but what is with God is better and more lasting 

for those who believe and who upon their Lord rely, 35 and those

who avoid great sins and abominations, and who when they are 

wroth forgive, 36 and who assent to their Lord, and are 

steadfast in prayer, and whose affairs go by counsel amongst 

themselves, and who of what we have bestowed on them give alms, 

37 and who, when wrong, befalls them, help themselves.

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Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era, pages 153-155
… if someone oppresses, injures, and wrongs another, and the wronged man 

retaliates, this is vengeance, and is censurable. … No, rather 

he must return good for evil, and not only forgive, but also, if

possible, be of service to his oppressor. This conduct is worthy

of man; for what advantage does he gain by vengeance? 

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I BEG Thee to forgive me, O my Lord, for every mention but the mention of Thee, 

and for every praise but the praise of Thee, and for every delight but delight 

in Thy nearness, and for every pleasure but the pleasure of communion with 

Thee, and for every joy but the joy of Thy love and of Thy good-pleasure, 

and for all things pertaining unto me which bear no relationship 

unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of lords, He Who provideth the 

means and unlocketh the doors. 
--The Báb 

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The capacity to forgive is the capacity to let go of ego. — David Richo 

in Shadow Dance

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The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing 

of the world. 
— Marianne Williamson in A Return to Love

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Life is an adventure in forgiveness. –Norman Cousins

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Oh gracious God 
Grant life to him 
Who harbours ill-will and malice 
Against us 
And against whom 
We harbour hatred; 
Let him prosper 
And let us also prosper; 
May we be blessed with 
Cattle, horses, sons, grand-sons 
Home, health and wealth May all prosper ! 
May we also prosper 
- Atharva Veda 7/81/5 from Hinduism http://voiceofdharma.org/books/hvhb/ch21.htm

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Let your love flow outward through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent, 
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. 
Then as you stand or walk, 
Sit or lie down, 
As long as you are awake, 
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind; 
Your life will bring heaven to earth. 

- The Buddha Source: Sutta Nipata

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I beg Thy forgiveness, O my God, and implore pardon after the manner Thou wishest Thy

servants to direct themselves to Thee.  I beg of Thee to wash away our sins as 

befitteth Thy Lordship, and to forgive me, my parents, and those who in Thy 

estimation have entered the abode of Thy love in a manner which is worthy of Thy 

transcendent sovereignty and well beseemeth the glory of Thy celestial power.  
O my God!  Thou hast inspired my soul to offer its supplication to Thee, and but for 

Thee, I would not call upon Thee.  Lauded and glorified art Thou; I yield Thee praise

inasmuch as Thou didst reveal Thyself unto me, and I beg Thee to forgive me, since I 

have fallen short in my duty to know Thee and have failed to walk in the path of Thy 

love.  
Báb, Bahá’i Faith

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Patience leads to peace! Be patient.

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One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may 

ruin a whole life.
–Chinese Proverb

And many lives can also be ruined as well as the environment and all that we have 

struggled to achieve through history.

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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear 

and obstacles vanish. –John Quincy Adams, 6th President of US, 1767-1848

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Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill

to do difficult things easily.    -- Johann Friedrich von Schiller, 1759-1805. 

German dramatist, poet and historian

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If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient 

attention, than to any other talent.  --Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

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Patience is power; with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown. 

–Chinese Proverb

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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour. –Ovid, Roman poet, 

43 B.C.-18 A. D.


For everything there is a season, And a time for every matter under heaven: 

A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what 

is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to 

build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance; 

A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace,

And a time to refrain from embracing; A time to seek, and a time to lose; A time to 

keep, and a time to throw away; A time to tear, and a time to sew; A time to keep 

silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate, A time for war, and

a time for peace.  --Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

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O Son of Man! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under 

My decree and patience under My trials. --Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words, #48 from 

the Arabic

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And we shall try you until we test those among you who strive their utmost and 

persevere in patience. 
Qu’ran 47:31

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Invite all to the way of your God with wisdom and beautiful preaching. And argue 

with them in ways that are best and most gracious. For your God knows best who have 

strayed from his path and who receive guidance. And if you do respond to an attack, 

respond no worse than they did. But if you show patience, that is indeed the best 

course. Be patient- for your patience is from God . . . Indeed, God is with those 

who restrain themselves and those who do good. Qu’ran 16:125-128

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And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh 

patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed;

because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given

unto us. --Christianity.  Romans 5:3-5

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Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you 

put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in 

like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will 

then be powerless to vex your mind. --Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) 

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“Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never 

changes.  Patience attains All that it strives for. He who has God Finds he lacks 

nothing:God alone suffices.” --St. Teresa of Avila, Spanish Nun, Mystic and writer 

1515-1582
	
Say: God sufficeth all things above all things, and nothing in the heavens or in the 

earth but God sufficeth. Verily, He is in Himself the Knower, the Sustainer, the 

Omnipotent. —The Báb

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God will add unto the recompense with which He shall reward Us, for having sustained 

with persevering patience the tribulations We have suffered. He, verily, shall 

increase the reward of them that endure with patience. Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of 

the Lord of Hosts, p.204

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My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, 

that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect 

work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 
Christianity.  James 1:2-4
	

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"You do things again and again, and nothing happens. You have to do things, do things,

 do things,. You have to light that match, light that match, light that match, not 

knowing how often it's going to sputter and go out and at what point it's going to 

take hold. Things take a long time. It requires patience, but not a passive patience 

-- the patience of activism." --Howard Zinn, historian and author, (1922-????)

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"I fall, I stand still… I trudge on. I gain a little… I get more eager and climb 

higher and begin to see the widening horizon. Every struggle is a victory." 

--Helen Keller, 1880-1968
 

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"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the 

closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." 

--Helen Keller, 1880-1968

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Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose 

courage in considering your own imperfections, but instantly set about remedying them

 — every day begin the task anew."  —Saint Francis De Sales, 17th Century Bishop, 

Patron Saint of Writers & Journalists

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" Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable ... Every step toward the goal 

of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and 

passionate concern of dedicated individuals. " --Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968

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It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them 

and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. — André Gide, French novelist, 

1869-1951

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No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor. — André Gide, 

French novelist, 1869-195