Mechtild of Magdeburg on prayer

That prayer has great power which a person makes with all his might. It makes a sour heart sweet, a sad heart merry, a poor heart rich, a foolish heart wise, a timid heart brave, a sick heart well, a blind heart full of sight, a cold heart ardent. It draws down the great God into the little heart; it drives the hungry soul up into the fullness of God; it brings together two lovers, God and the soul, in a wondrous place where they speak much of love.
– Mechthild of Magdeburg

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Prayer to honor the Gulf

This prayer is a lovely (and powerful) example of the Hawaiian healing practice known as Ho'oponopono.

Much love, and I hope we can all join hearts and love in praying for the ocean animals, plants, waters, .....

(Thank you so much Nina)
Love, Lalita

Subject: Dr. Masaru Emoto's Healing Prayer for the Gulf

I'm participating in Earth Healings for our Oceans. Dr. Masaru Emoto, who
many of you will recognize as the scientist from Japan, has done all the
research and publications about the characteristics of water. Among other
things, his research reveals that water physically responds to emotions.
Right now, most of us have the predominantly angry emotion when we consider
what is happening in the Gulf. And while certainly we are justified in that
emotion, we may be of greater assistance to our planet and its life forms if
we sincerely, powerfully and humbly pray the prayer that Dr Emoto, himself,
has proposed:

I am passing this request to people who I believe might be willing to
participate in this prayer, to set an intention of love and healing that is
so large, so overwhelming that we can perform a miracle in the Gulf of
Mexico.
We are not powerless. We are powerful. Our united energy, speaking this
prayer daily...multiple times daily....can literally shift the balance of
destruction that is happening.
We don't have to know how......we just have to recognize that the power of
love is greater than any power active in the Universe today.

Please join me in repeating this healing prayer from Dr. Emoto. Feel free
to copy and paste this to send it around the planet. Let's take charge and
do our own clean up!
And so it is! Pass it on.

"I send the energy of love and gratitude to the water and all the living creatures in the Gulf of Mexico and its surroundings. To the whales, dolphins, pelicans, fish, shellfish, plankton, coral, algae, and all living creatures . . . I am sorry. Please forgive us. Thank you. I love you."

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Decrees of Light (authors unknown)

Preamble to Decrees

May all that is involved in Human speech be cleansed,
Our tongues and throats be washed with Light and blessed,
Our minds and hearts clear channels for the God's expression;
And that which we decree SHALL MANIFEST!

May consciousness hold strong in full awareness,
All inner turbulence be laid to rest,
All personal desire be bowed in joyful service;
And that which we decree SHALL MANIFEST!

May each accept his source within the heart of God,
And know that all who live are God expressed,
And know the power of the real shall have dominion;
And that which we decree SHALL MANIFEST!

In Love, in Power, and in Wisdom balanced,
May all the work be done with Truth its test,
Outpicturing the Master's plan through this clear channel;
And that which we decree SHALL MANIFEST!

---

The Great Invocation

From the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let Light stream forth into the minds of men.
Let Light descend on Earth.

From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let Love stream forth into the hearts of men.
May Christ return to Earth.

From the Centre where the Will of God is known
Let Purpose guide the little wills of men -
The Purpose which the Masters know and serve.

From the Centre which we call the Race of Men
Let the plan of Love and Light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.
Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.

---

Affirmation of the Disciple

I am a Point of Light, within a Greater Light.

I am a Strand of Loving Energy, within the Stream of Love Divine.

I am a Point of Sacrificial Fire

Focused within the fiery Will of God

And thus I stand!

I am a Way by which men may achieve.

I am a Source of Strength, enabling them to stand.

I am a Beam of Light,

Shining upon their Way.

And thus I stand!

And standing thus, revolve;

And tread this way, the ways of men,

And know the ways of God.

And thus I stand!

---

The Souls of Men

The Souls of men are one

And I am one with them.

I seek to Love, not Hate;

I seek to Serve, and not exact due service;

I seek to Heal, not Hurt.

Let pain bring due reward of Light and Love.

Let the Soul control the outer form

And life and all events,

And bring to light the Love

That underlies the happenings of the time.

Let vision come and insight.

Let the future stand revealed.

Let inner union demonstrate

And outer cleavages be gone.

Let Love prevail.

Let all Souls Love.

---

Affirmation of Will I am the Will that knows the way. I am the Love that holds the line. I am the Christ that lives in my heart. I am the Whole of all my parts. I am the Teacher and the Pupil. I am the Seeker and the Sought. I am the One and also the All. I am You and Me and We. We are All and We are One. We are Separate and We are Not. I live in You and You in Me. Together we strive and reach and grow. Until there is only God.

---

I Am the Light of God

I Am the Light of God that never fails.

I Am the rebirth of all into God.

I am the transmutation of all that has been misqualified in my world.

I am perfect Love

And in my Love, all that I am is Bathed, Healed, Reborn

In the Heart of God, I am the Heart of God.

I am the Love and Forgiveness of all that I have created.

I am Divine Gentleness

And in this Gentleness, all resistances will melt away.

I am a Child of the Light.

I am the perfect Child of God.

To that which doubts and resists

I give unyielding Love and unfaltering Forgiveness.

I am Divine Faith, which does not yield.

I am Divine Light, which does not fade.

I am Divine Wisdom, which does not wander form the Truth.

I am Divine Power, which does not know limitation.

I am Divine Harmony, which does not reject what is.

---

I Am Divine Love

I am Divine Love, which has no blame.

I am Divine Forgiveness, which never turns away.

I am Divine Gratitude, which does not cling to misery.

I am Divine Reality, which does not wander from what is honest and true.

I am God incarnate.

I speak with the Voice of God incarnate.

I move with the Will of God incarnate.

I Love all that is.

I am Pure Love.

I am the Victory of the Light.

I am the God Within -

And all that is not a true expression of the God I am - I shall forgive.

I am God incarnate -

And all that I have created, I can change.

I am the Victory of Love in my world.

I am the Victory of Wisdom in my world.

I am the Victory of Power in my world.

I am the Victory of God's Love, Wisdom, and Power

Over all that is less than God.

I am the Balance of all that I am.

---

I am a Channel

I am a Channel of Love, Will, and Service.

I am a Gatekeeper of Universal Energy.

I stand with the Masters of Light -

Against the forces of darkness.

Amen

---

I Am Life

I am without beginning, without end.

I, who watch personal selves come and go,

Am more than my personal self.

I reach beyond time and space.

I am one part of one Whole - that Whole is God.

I, the offspring of that Whole, have great potential

Through: Trial and Error,

Interaction with others,

Cause and Effect,

And the Law of Rebirth.

I learn to Create, Love, and Blend with the Whole.

I affirm my oneness with all that exists:

Life eternal, unending and triumphant.

I am that Life, now and forever. Amen

---

Clearing & Cleansing

I call for a clear Mind,

Free from illusions of duality,

Receptive to Divine ideals,

Intuitively hearing the Soul.

I call for a clear Heart,

Free from the bonds of separation,

Shining with the Light of the Christ,

Ready to show God's Love.

I call for a clear Body,

Free from the desires of earth,

Cleansed in the fire of truth,

Ready to do God's Will.

I call for the Angel of the Presence

To command my earthly vessel,

To steer me on the lighted way,

To know God's will and but obey.

---

Divine Opulence

I call for the Opulence of the Father's Light To permeate my Soul, And sound the Tone of the God Within To ring the opposite pole

I Am the Light of the God Within And the bubbling joy in me. I know the peace that comes from Him And feel His harmony.

I have the wisdom to be real And the freedom to be free With the Father’s covenant I now seal The power of victory.

I am grateful, Father, for opening the gates So my love can flow again. And for guiding me through the narrow straits, To the heart of the God Within.

---

I Call Upon the God Within

I call upon the God within.

I call for the joy that I Am

To permeate all things -

My Consciousness,

My Being,

My World.

I have all of time.

A whole eternity exists in the Now,

And there just isn't any rush.

I have an abundance of time

And the opulence of God.

SOUL MANTRAM

I AM THE SOUL

I AM THE LIGHT DIVINE

I AM LOVE

I AM WILL

I AM FIXED DESIGN

---

THE GREAT INVOCATION

FROM THE POINT OF LIGHT WITHIN THE MIND OF GOD

LET LIGHT STREAM FORTH INTO THE MIND OF MAN

LET LIGHT DESCEND ON EARTH

FROM THE POINT OF LOVE WITHIN THE HEART OF GOD

LET LOVE STREAM FORTH INTO THE HEART OF MAN

MAY CHRIST RETURN TO EARTH

FROM THE CENTER WHERE THE WILL OF GOD IS KNOWN

LET PURPOSE GUIDE THE LITTLE WILL OF MAN

THE PURPOSE WHICH THE MASTERS KNOW AND SERVE

FROM THE CENTER WHICH WE CALL THE RACE OF MAN

LET THE PLAN OF LOVE AND LIGHT WORK OUT

AND MAY IT SEAL THE DOOR WHERE EVIL DWELLS

LET LIGHT AND LOVE AND POWER RESTORE THE PLAN ON EARTH

---

MANTRAM OF UNIFICATION

THE SONS OF MEN ARE ONE, AND I AM ONE WITH THEM

I SEEK TO LOVE, NOT HATE

I SEEK TO SERVE AND NOT EXACT DUE SERVICE

I SEEK TO HEAL, NOT HURT

LET PAIN BRING DUE REWARD OF LIGHT AND LOVE

LET THE SOUL CONTROL THE OUTER FORM AND LIFE AND ALL EVENTS

AND BRING TO LIGHT THE LOVE THAT UNDERLIES THE HAPPENINGS OF THE TIME

LET VISION COME AND INSIGHT

LET THE FUTURE STAND REVEALED

LET INNER UNION DEMONSTRATE AND OUTER CLEAVAGES BE GONE

LET LOVE PREVAIL

LET ALL MEN LOVE

---

Disciples' Mantra
(One Life, One Soul, One Work

also referred to as 5 o'clock Attunement)

(MANTRAM OF THE NEW GROUP OF WORLD SERVERS)

MAY THE POWER OF THE ONE LIFE POUR

THROUGH THE GROUP OF ALL TRUE SERVERS

MAY THE LOVE OF THE ONE SOUL CHARACTERIZE THE LIVES

OF ALL WHO SEEK TO AID THE GREAT ONES

MAY WE FULFILL OUR PART IN THE ONE WORK THROUGH

SELF-FORGETFULNESS, HARMLESSNESS, AND RIGHT SPEECH

---

AFFIRMATION OF A DISCIPLE

I AM A POINT OF LIGHT WITHIN A GREATER LIGHT

I AM A STRAND OF LOVING ENERGY WITHIN THE STREAM OF LOVE DIVINE

I AM A POINT OF SACRIFICIAL FIRE FOCUSED WITHIN THE FIERY WILL OF GOD

AND THUS I STAND

I AM A WAY BY WHICH MEN MAY ACHIEVE

I AM A SOURCE OF STRENGTH, ENABLING THEM TO STAND

I AM A BEAM OF LIGHT, SHINING UPON THEIR WAY

AND THUS I STAND

AND STANDING THUS REVOLVE

AND TREAD THIS WAY THE WAYS OF MEN

AND KNOW THE WAYS OF GOD

AND THUS I STAND

---

TRIANGLES

IN THE CENTER OF THE WILL OF GOD I STAND

NAUGHT SHALL DEFLECT MY WILL FROM HIS

I IMPLEMENT THAT WILL BY LOVE

I TURN TOWARDS THE FIELD OF SERVICE

THE TRIANGLE DIVINE, WORK OUT THAT WILL

WITHIN THE SQUARE AND SERVE MY FELLOWMAN

---

FORCES OF LIGHT

MAY THE FORCES OF LIGHT BRING ILLUMINATION TO MANKIND

MAY THE SPIRIT OF PEACE BE SPREAD ABROAD

MAY MEN OF GOODWILL EVERYWHERE

MEET IN A SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION

MAY FORGIVENESS ON THE PART OF ALL MEN

BE THE KEYNOTE AT THIS TIME

SO LET IT BE

AND HELP US TO DO OUR PART

---

THE GAYATRI

O THOU WHO GIVEST SUSTENANCE TO THE UNIVERSE

FROM WHOM ALL THINGS PROCEED

TO WHOM ALL THINGS RETURN

UNVEIL TO US THE FACE OF THE TRUE SPIRITUAL SUN

HIDDEN BY A DISC OF GOLDEN LIGHT

THAT WE MAY KNOW THE TRUTH

AND DO OUR PART AND WHOLE DUTY

AS WE JOURNEY TO THY SACRED FEET

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prayer for compassion - lovely

WONDERFUL PRAYER

Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in
traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day
and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry
and spend a few precious moments with her children.

Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man
who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college
student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of
not getting his student loans for next semester.

Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the
same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to
addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares.

Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through
the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this
moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last
week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together.

Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us,
the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with
those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to
us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive,
show patience, empathy and love. Matt 5:44



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In the life of the Indian...there is prayer...

In the life of the Indian, there was only one inevitable duty – the duty of prayer – the daily recognition of the Unseen and Eternal. His daily devotions were more necessary to him than daily food. He wakes at daybreak, puts on his moccasins and steps down to the water’s edge. Here he throws handfuls of clear, cold water into his face, or plunges in bodily. After the bath, he stands erect before the advancing dawn, facing the sun as it dances upon the horizon, and offers his unspoken orison. His mate may precede or follow him in his devotions, but never accompanies him. Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth and the Great Silence alone!

Whenever, in the course of the daily hunt the red hunter comes upon a scene that is strikingly beautiful or sublime – a black thundercloud with the rainbow’s glowing arch above the mountain, a white waterfall in the heart of a green gorge, a vast prairie tinged with the blood-red of sunset – he pauses for an instant in the attitude of worship. He sees no need for setting apart one day in seven as a holy day, since to him all days are God’s.

-Ohiyesa, Santee Dakota physician/author, in 1911

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12 Guidelines to help you Shift from Fear to Love

Twelve Guidelines to help you Shift from Fear to Love
from www.paulferrini.com

1. Learn to bless your own experience and that of others. If you find yourself judging or condemning yourself or others, hold that awareness with compassion until you find that you are able to shift into acceptance of self and other.

2. Be aware of your fear and move through it by breathing deeply and being present with your experience in that moment. By so doing, you take total responsibility for understanding and healing your fear and unworthiness so that you do not project them onto others.

3. Experience your equality with every person you meet. If you think or feel that you are "less than" or "more than" another person, understand that fear is present. Take a deep breath and be aware of the fear and the unworthiness behind it. Then bring love and compassion to yourself.

4. Do not take more than you need to live simply and actively share the rest with others. Freely give to others the resources and encouragement they need to be self-sufficient and to know that they are worthy of love and respect.

5. Every day connect with your Spiritual Essence, feel God's love in your heart and ask to be an instrument of love and peace.

6. Every day, pray for your loved ones.

7. Every day, pray for your enemies.

8. Every day, pray for the leaders of the world that they may open to love and work together to create understanding, cooperation and peace between all races, religions and governments.

9. Every day, pray for the earth and the creatures who live on it. Spend time in nature. Feel the embrace of the earth, her ground and her skies, her waters and her winds. Let every action you take honor her and sing her praises.

10. Know that peace is possible right now in your heart. Know that you are the bringer of love right now in this moment, wherever you are, whatever you are doing.

11. Join willingly with others in the above practices and share in the group energy and intention. Let the shared power of your love vibrate at its full intensity and extend outward to embrace your community, your country, and our planetary home.

12. Know that all minds, all hearts, and all physical bodies can come into alignment and resonance with the power of love. Trust and live in this as a moment-to-moment awareness

If you are willing to live in alignment with these guidelines, please email us at info@heartwayspress.com and we will help you connect with others who are joining in these intentions. Together will build a consciousness of love that will be so powerful it will hold our entire planet in its compassionate embrace.

Namaste,

Paul Ferrini

Monks on Silence and Prayer

I copied the following graphic, paragraph and link from the City Cafe page of the Public Broadcasting Atlanta website. It features a four-minute audio clip that has recently been broadcast on WABE, Atlanta’s public broadcasting radio station. Click on the link beneath the image to hear the audio clip; it features chanting by the monks and an interview with one of the brothers from the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia.

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Back in 1944 twenty-one Trappist monks left an Abbey in Kentucky to set up a monastery in what was then a very rural Conyers, Georgia. Trappist monks value silence and will generally only speak when necessary. And for decades they’ve worked to uphold their faith and traditions.

Three Buddhist Verses To Chant Before Eating

http://buddhism.about.com/od/becomingabuddhist/a/mealchants.htm

Each one of us is but a dream of You...

© 2009 Peace Through Kindness * text adapted by Heather Havey from a prayer by Normal Paulsen

from "Song of Reality" a prayer of the Seicho-No-Ie holy sutras

God is Life, Perfect, Whole, and immaculate.
I'm a child of God, His spirit within me.
I let live and give  life, strength, and hope to all,
As all things give me life and uplift me.

God is Love, perfect, pure, and all-embracing.
I'm a child of God, His spirit within me.
I love all through and through, seeking to return.
All things also love me and nourish me.

God is Wisdom, unerring and knowing all.
I'm a child of God, His spirit within me.
When in Oneness I pray, Heaven and Earth respond.
When in Oneness I move, the Universe moves.

God is all of everything, everywhere.
I'm a child of God, His spirit within me.
When in Oneness I pray, Heaven and Earth respond.
When in Oneness I move, the Universe moves.

I exist in this wondrous world of Truth.
I am a child of God, child of light, the Almighty.
Perfect peace and grand harmony shall reign.
Radiant world of omnipresent light!

-Seicho-no-Ie prayer