A Prayer to Begin Yoga Practice
May you move in harmony.
May you speak in unison.
Let your mind be Equanimeous.
Like in the beginning.
Let
the divinity manifest
In all your sacred endeavors.
Prayer for Peace
May there be peace in heaven,
Peace in the skies,
And peace on earth.
May all the waters know peace,
May all
the herbs and plants know peace,
May the great trees of the forest know peace.
May all the forces of the universe know peace.
The immense,
transcendent Reality is peace.
May all know peace,
Peace and only peace,
And may that peace come unto me.
Om peace, peace, peace.
O Adorable Lord of Mercy and Love!
Salutations and prostrations unto Thee.
Thou art Omnipresent, Omnipotent and
Omniscient.
Thou art Sat-Chid-Ananda.
Thou art Existence, Knowledge and Bliss Absolute.
Thou art the Indweller of all beings.
Grant us
an understanding heart,
Equal vision, balanced mind,
Faith, devotion and wisdom.
Grant us inner spiritual strength
To resist temptation
and to control the mind.
Free us from egoism, lust, anger,
greed, hatred and jealousy.
Fill our hearts with divine virtues.
Let us behold
Thee in all these names and forms.
Let us serve Thee in all these names and forms.
Let us ever remember Thee.
Let us ever sing Thy glories.
Let
Thy Name be ever on our lips.
Let us abide in Thee for ever and ever.
Swami Sivananda
