In a world of conflict and division, this heartfelt “Prayer of Peace” offers a path to awaken unconditional love, inner peace, and a sense of shared humanity.
In times of uncertainty and expanding conflict, the need for peace becomes more urgent—and more personal. When we witness suffering in the world, we often feel helpless. But peace is not only a political solution or a diplomatic effort. Peace begins in the human heart.
We are all born with the capacity for unconditional love and peace. It is not something that needs to be taught. It is already within us, waiting to be awakened. That awakening is the true beginning of peace—not only for ourselves, but for humanity.
In 2000, I wrote and recited the “Prayer of Peace” for the United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders. I wanted to express something beyond religion, beyond race, beyond nationality. Something essential. I called it a “human peace,” because that is what we need. Not a peace belonging to one group, but a peace that includes everyone.
Now, twenty-five years later, as war and division seem to be expanding once again, I feel the call to share this prayer anew—with excitement for the future, and the determination to make this vision real.
Awakening the Source of Peace Within
True peace is not achieved by agreement alone. It is created when we recognize our shared humanity and remember who we truly are. It comes from experiencing the divinity within ourselves, and honoring that same divinity in others. We are not separate beings. We are Earth Citizens—one life, one family.
“Peace will not come from someone else. It comes when each of us chooses to live as a peaceful being.” Share on XTo live this way, we must return to ourselves. Go into nature. Breathe deeply. Feel the energy in your body. Listen to your heart. This is how we raise our consciousness. This is how we connect to the true power of our brain—not as a storehouse of knowledge, but as a gateway to wisdom and spiritual essence.
If you feel sadness or anger about the state of the world, don’t turn away. Instead, go inward. Reclaim your power. Share your light. Peace will not come from someone else. It comes when each of us chooses to live as a peaceful being. This is how we build a world of lasting peace—one heart at a time.
I offer this prayer again today with love and hope:
Prayer of Peace
I offer this prayer of peace
Not to any one god nor to many gods
Not only to a Christian god
Nor only to a Jewish god
Not only to a Buddhist god
Nor only to an Islamic god
And not even to the indigenous gods of many nations
But to the Divinity within that we all hold inside
That makes us all brothers and sisters
Truly One Family
In the name of humanity.
I offer this prayer of peace
To the cosmic Oneness
That is our birthright
And our privilege
And our strength
That should we let it shine and show us the way
Will guide us to the road of peace:
Not a Christian peace
Nor a Jewish peace
Not a Buddhist peace
Nor an Islamic peace
And not even the indigenous peace of many nations
But the human peace
That has a place in the hearts of all people
To allow us to truly fulfill our divine potential
To become the children of one humanity.
I offer this prayer of peace
To allow us all to realize
The truth of our existence
To allow us all to discover
The sanctity of our lives
To allow us all to seek
The spirituality of our beings.
Please allow us to experience
With all our hearts and our souls
The intimate connection to the divine
That we all possess inside
For our bodies are the temples of worship
And our souls the altars
Before which we shall stand tall
And live out the true meaning
Of our existence.
I offer this prayer of peace
To declare a revolution
Of the human spirit.
I wish to announce that
It is now time
For all of us to spiritually awaken
And become enlightened
That the time of the enlightened few is over,
That the age of elitist enlightenment has passed.
For how long shall we wait for prophets
To come down from mountaintops
And tell us what to do?
We must all become enlightened
To recognize our divinity
To raise up our consciousness
And proclaim our independence
From blind reliance on long-ago sages
And find the answers from our own well
Of spiritual wisdom.
We must ourselves become the enlightened ones
We must ourselves realize our Oneness.
I declare that we must all become humans of the Earth
Beyond any religion, nation, or race
But of this Earth, for this Earth, and by this Earth
To create a lasting peace
On Earth.
I offer this prayer of peace
To You the Almighty
The God that lives within all of us
So that we may stand proudly
One day before you
As one humanity.
I offer this prayer of peace
With all Earth Humans
For a lasting peace on Earth.
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