heartsteps

May the winds, the oceans, the herbs,
and night and days, the mother earth,
the father heaven, all vegetation,
and the sun be all sweet to us.
Let us follow the path of goodness,
for all times, like the sun and the moon,
moving eternally in the sky.
Let us be charitable to one another.
Let us not kill,
or be violent with one another.
Let us know and appreciate,
the points of view of others.
And let us unite.
May the God who is friendly,
benevolent, all encompassing,
measurer of everything,
the sovereign, the lord of speech,
May God shower blessings on us.
Oh Lord, remove my indiscretion
and arrogance, control my mind.
But an end to the snare,
of endless desires.
Broaden the sphere of compassion,
and help me to cross,
the ocean of existence.

Hindu prayer

I promise myself to be so strong
that nothing can disturb my peace of mind;
To talk health, happiness and prosperity
to every person I meet;
To make all my friends feel
that there is something in them;
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make my optimism come true;
To think only of the best,
to work only for the best
and expect only the best;
To be just as enthusiastic
about the success of others
as I am about my own;
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on
to the greater achievements of the future;
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature I meet a smile;
To give so much time to the improvement of myself
that I have no time to criticize others;
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger,
too strong for fear, and too happy
to permit the presence of trouble.

Christian Larson

Where there is charity and wisdom,
there is neither fear nor ignorance.
Where there is patience and humility,
there is neither anger nor vexation.
Where there is poverty and joy,
there is neither greed nor avarice.
Where there is peace and meditation,
there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

Francis of Assisi

When the signs of age begin to mark my body
(and still more when they touch my mind);
when the ill that is to diminish me or carry me
off strikes from without
or is born within me;
when the painful moment comes in which I
suddenly waken
to the fact that I am ill or growing old;
and above all at the last moment
when I feel I am losing hold of myself
and absolutely passive in the hands
of the great unknown forces that have formed me;
in all those dark moments, O God,
grant that I may understand that it is you
(provided only my faith is strong enough)
who are painfully parting the fibres of my being
in order to penetrate to the very marrow of my
substance
and bear me away within yourself.

Teilhard de Chardin