I composed the Prayer of Peace because I believe we can only achieve peace in ourselves and in the world by awakening to the fact that we are all one–one part of the same life force that lies beneath the illusion of our differences. For this reason, I shared it at the United Nations Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders. For this reason I would also like to share it with you now, more than ten years later.
I’d like to invite you to acknowledge this truth and pray for true peace together on January 1, 2011. As you pray, imagine the kind of world you want to live in and the kind of person you need to be to create it. Wouldn’t the best New Year’s resolution be to take the steps necessary to become that person? The potential to do that lies within each of our brains. We just need to make the choice, and then center our thoughts, words, and actions around that choice.
Thank you in advance for taking this small step toward being, as Mahatma Gandhi said, “the change you want to see in the world.”
There are 5 responses to this post
December 16, 2010 at 6:14 pm
Thank you Ilchi Lee, what a beautiful way for us to create peace inside of ourselves and the World.
December 20, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Thank you for this! We need more action for peace, and we need the mindset for that action! It starts with prayer.
December 23, 2010 at 4:18 am
Thank you llchi Lee for reminding us that we are the creators of our life and the world around us. And, that if we keep choosing the peace, we will create it.
December 24, 2010 at 5:24 pm
Thank you, I will share this prayer.
January 3, 2011 at 9:06 pm
I gave my best and read this prayer at about 3am on 1/1/11. I spoke out loud sending my voice from my heart into the heaven. The feeling I have had since then is so promising. I have hope residing in my heart right now. Thank you.