Peace prayer and translation

Aum, saha naavavatu,

Saha nau bhunaktu.

Saha viryam karavaavahai.

Tejasvi naavadhit amastu

Maa vidvishaavahai,

Aum, shantih shantih shantih.

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Let us be nourished together.

Let us put forth great effort.

Let our learning be enlightening

and the conflict between us vanish.

Aum, peace peace peace.

Be the light you seek

I spend the time that I ask my students to center at the beginning of classes praying. I pray for the proper atmosphere and conditions for the class to take place and ask for support in my teaching. I pray that my students are connected to their higher selves or own place of power so they will keep from harm. I do not pray to a god or in a particular religious style. I am inclusive of all religions and spiritual but not religious. I have a concept I use called the divine light of truth love and wisdom, because personally that is what I seek.

While I was praying at the beginning of one of my classes this week, I entered the divine light. I just decided in the moment to allow that concept into myself and I sat and basked in its beauty. I have so often prayed to be connected to, protected by, etc the divine light of truth love and wisdom and finally I just sat in it and became one with it and allowed myself to be it... in those moments.