The Glories of Brahman

“Thou art lord and master of Maya, man is her slave. With Maya uniting, Thou hast brought forth the universe. The source of all scriptures Thou art, and the source of all creeds. The universe is thy Maya; and Thou, great God, her lord, wherever the eye falls, there, within every form, Thou dwellest.

“One Thou art, One only. Born from many wombs, thou hast become many: unto Thee all return. Thou, Lord God, bestowest all blessings, Thou the Light, Thou the Adorable One. Whoever finds Thee finds infinite peace.

“Thou art Lord God of all gods, all the worlds rest in Thee; Thou art ruler of the beasts, two-footed, four-footed: our heart’s worship be Thine! Thou art the blissful Lord, subtler than the subtlest. In Thee alone is there peace.

“Thou, sole guardian of the universe, Thou, lord of all, in the hearts of Thy creatures Thou hidest Thyself. Gods and seers become one with Thee. Those who know Thee die not.

“Of all religions Thou art the Source. The light of Thy knowledge shining, there is nor day nor night, nor being nor non-being - Thou alone art.

“Thou alone art - Thou the Light Imperishable, Adorable; Great Glory is Thy name. No one is there beside Thee, no one equals to Thee. Invisible is Thy form, invisible to mortal eyes; the seers alone, in their purified hearts - they alone see Thee. They alone are immortal.

“Neither male nor female art Thou, nor neuter; whatsoever form thou assumest, That Thou Art.

“Thou dost pervade the universe, Thou art consciousness itself, Thou art creator of time. All-knowing Art Thou”

(Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4:9-18; 5:4-6, 10; 6:2).

Thou Art All

“Thou art the fire, Thou art the sun, Thou art the air, Thou art the moon, Thou art the starry firmament, Thou art Brahman Supreme: Thou art the waters - Thou, the creator of all.

“Thou art woman, thou art man, Thou art the youth, thou art the maiden, Thou art the old man tottering with his staff; Thou facest everywhere.

“Thou art the dark butterfly, Thou art the green parrot with red eyes, Thou art the thunder cloud, the seasons, the seas. Without beginning art thou, beyond time, beyond space. Thou art He from Whom sprang the three worlds” 

(Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4:2-4).

Thoughts of Thee

“O Brahman Supreme! Formless art Thou, and yet (though the reason none knows) Thou bringest forth many forms; Thou bringest them forth, and then withdrawest them to Thyself. Fill us with thoughts of Thee!”

(Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4:1).

The Lord's Prayer by Mooji

A version of the Lord's prayer by Mooji

  

Beloved Father,

Who dwells within the soul of my Being

Whose name is

I Am

Veneration to your holy name

Thy kingdom is here

Thy will prevails throughout the earth

as it does in the heavenly realms of my soul

You open your hands

and satisfy the hunger of all living beings

You heal all hearts of sorrow

So that they in turn may show forgiveness

to those whose minds

are shrouded in ignorance of the Self

Beloved Mother

Who imparts to all the sense of choice

so we may finally come to choose

You

who are Truth

and thus find everlasting freedom

Glory to your name

Oh Truth

For yours is the kingdom of existence

of peace and love

All power and glory emanates from

You alone

Who imparts to all

the wisdom, the light, the love and courage

to refer to themselves as

I Am

Amen Om

A Celebration of Cosmic Renewal

From You is born all ruling will,

the power and life to do, the song that beautifies all -

from age to age it renews.

To You belongs each fertile function:

ideals, energy, glorious harmony -

during every cosmic cycle.

Out of You, the queen and the kingship -

ruling principles, the "I can"

of the cosmos ...

Out of You, the Vital Force

producing and sustaining all life,

every virtue ...

Out of You the astonishing fire,

the birthing glory, returning light and sound

to the cosmos ...

Again and again, from each universal gathering -

of creatures, nations, planets, time, and space -

to the next.

Truly - power to these statements -

may they be the ground from which all

my actions grow:

Sealed in trust and faith.

Amen!

~ The Lord's Prayer / Prayers of the Cosmos ~

Remembrance: The Birth of New Creation and Liberty

Don't let surface things delude us,

But free us from what holds us back

(from our true purpose).

Don't let us enter forgetfulness,

the temptation of false appearances.

(To the fraud of inner vacillation - 

like a flag tossed in the wind -

alert us.)

But break the hold of unripeness,

the inner stagnation that

prevents good fruit.

(From the evil of injustice -

one green fruit and the rotten - 

grant us liberty.)

Deceived neither by the outer

nor the inner - free us to

walk your path with joy.

Keep us from hoarding false wealth,

and from the inner shame of 

help not given in time.

Don't let surface things delude us,

But free us from what holds us back.

~ The Lord's Prayer / Prayer of the Cosmos ~

Letting Go, Heartbeat by Heartbeat

Loose the cords of mistakes binding us,

as we release the strands we hold

of others' guilt.

Forgiving our hidden past, the secret shames,

as we consistently forgive

what others hide.

Lighten our load of secret debts as

we relieve others of their

need to repay.

Erase the inner marks our failures make,

just as we scrub our hearts

of others' faults.

Absorb our frustrated hopes and dreams,

as we embrace those of others

with emptiness.

Untangle the knots within

so that we can mend our hearts'

simple ties to others.

Compost our inner, stolen fruit

as we forgive others the spoils of

their trespassing.

Loose the cords of mistakes binding us,

as we release the  strands we hold

of others' guilt.

~ The Lord's Prayer / Prayers of the Cosmos ~

The Blessings of Earthiness: The Next Step

Grant what we need each day in bread and insight:

subsistence for the call of

growing life.

Give us the food we need to grow

through each new day,

through illumination of life's needs.

Let the measure of our need be earthiness:

give all things simple, verdant,

passionate.

Produce in us, for us, the possible:

each only-human step toward home

lit up.

Help us fulfill what lies within

the circle of our lives: each day we ask

no more, no less.

Animate the earth within us: we then

feel the Wisdom underneath

supporting all.

Generate through us the bread of life:

we hold only what is asked to feed 

the next mouth.

Grant what we need each day in bread and insight.

~ The Lord's Prayer / Prayers of the Cosmos ~

Heaven Comes to Earth: Universal compassion

Your one desire then acts with ours,

as in all light, so in

all forms.

Let all wills move together

in Your vortex, as stars and planets

swirl through the sky.

Help us love beyond our ideals

and sprout acts of compassion

for all creatures.

As we find Your love in ours,

let heaven and nature form

a new creation.

Unite the crowd within

in a vision of passionate purpose:

light mates with form.

Create in me a divine cooperation - 

from many selves, one voice

one action.

Let Your heart's fervent desire

unite heaven and earth

through our harmony.

Your one desire then acts with ours,

as in all light, so in

all forms.

~ The Lord's Prayer / Prayers of the Cosmos ~

The Creative Fire

Create Your reign of unity now -

through our fiery hearts

and willing hands.

Let Your counsel rule our lives,

clearing our intention

for co-creation.

Unite our "I can" to Yours, so that

we walk as kings and queens 

with every creature.

Desire with and through us

the rule of universal fruitfulnes

onto the earth.

Your rule springs into existence

as our arms reach out to

embrace all creation.

Come into the bedroom of our hearts,

prepare us for the  marriage  of

power and beauty.

From this divine union, let us  birth

new images for a new world of peace.

Create your reign of unity now!

~ The Lord's Prayer / Prayers of the Cosmos ~

Clearing Space for the Name to Live

Focus Your Light within us - make it useful:

as the rays of a beacon

show the way.

Help us breathe one holy breath

feeling only You - this creates a shrine

inside, in wholeness.

Help us let go, clear the space inside

of busy  forgetfulness: so the

Name comes to live.

Your name, Your sound can move us

if we tune our hearts as instruments

for its tone.

Hear the one Sound that created all others,

in this way the Name is hallowed

in silence.

In peace the Name resides:

a "room of one's own", a holy of holies

open, giving light, to all.

We all look elsewhere for this light -

it draws us out of ourselves - but the Name

always lives within.

Focus your light within us - make it useful!

~ The Lord's Prayer / Prayers of the Cosmos ~

Erase The Memory of Me

Erase the memory of me.

Close the personal account of the ego.

Rid me of ego and replace me with you.

~ Mooji ~

A Prayer For The Living

Life,

Break in me whatever needs to be broken.

Fix my hope of ever being fixed.

Use me. Draw every ounce of creativity out of me. Help me live a radically unique life, forever forging a never-before-trodden path in the forest.

Show me how to love more deeply than I ever thought possible.

Whatever I am still turning away from, keep shoving in my face.

Whatever I am still at war with, help me soften towards, relax into, fully embrace.

Where my heart is still closed, show me a way to open it without violence.

Where I am still holding on, help me let go.

Give me challenges and struggles and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, if that will bring an even deeper humility and trust in the intelligence of life.

Help me laugh at my own seriousness.

Allow me to find the humour in the dark places.
Show me a profound sense of rest in the midst of the storm.

Don't spare me from the truth. Ever.

Let gratitude be my guide.

Let forgiveness be my mantra.

Let this moment be a constant companion.

Let me see your face in every face.

Let me feel your warm presence in my own presence.

Hold me when I stumble.

Breathe me when I cannot breathe.
Let me die living, not live dying.

Amen.

~ Jeff Foster ~

A Beatitude: Breathing

Happy and aligned with the One 

are those who find their home in the breathing; 

to them belong the inner kingdom and queendom of heaven.

(Excerpted from "The Prayers of The Cosmos")