A Prayer for World Peace

By Venerable Master Hsing Yun

Oh great, compassionate Buddha! No greed, only generosity;

As your students and followers, No harm, only achievement.
We are sincerely kneeling here before you;
Oh great, compassionate Buddha!
Please listen to these words from our hearts;
Let people of different ages
The rumbling of wars between nations,
Live in harmony;
The clamor of discord between people,
Let people of different social stations
The roar of greed in the rapids of craving,
have mutual respect;
The growl of hatred among races.
Let people of different professions
These sounds are
Work in cooperation;
Like tidal waves storming against our hearts!
Let people of different religions
The sound are
Practice with tolerance.
Like hurricanes pounding against our hearts!
As we observe all of this, Oh great, compassionate Buddha!
We realize that all human suffering You once said,
Originates from our self-conceit, prejudice, and "The mind, Buddha, and all sentient beings
delusion. Are no different from one another."
As we contemplate all of this, "You, I, and others are all equal."
We realize that all worldly turmoil We need to learn from you the wisdom
Is caused by our attachment to things, Dharma To close the distance between self and others;
and relationships. We need to learn from you the selflessness
Disagreement between different people To eliminate all of our attachments;
Has caused so many arguments; We need to learn from you the truth
Discrimination between different races To resolve the confrontations between races;
Has caused so many disasters; We need to learn from you the compassion
Intolerance between different religions To reconcile the conflicts between nations;
Has caused so many misfortunes; We need to learn from you the Buddha light
Conflict of interest between different nations To illuminate the darkness of the world.
Has caused so much chaos and upheaval.
Living in this kind of world, Oh great, compassionate Buddha!
Every day we live in fear, with no ease; Please hear my sincere and pious prayer!
Every day we live in senselessness, with no Please bestow peace upon the world!
peace. Please bless all sentient beings with harmony!

Oh great, compassionate Buddha! Oh great, compassionate Buddha,

Please listen to our sincere prayer:
We sincerely wish that, in this world, there be:
No jealousy, only admiration;
No hatred, only harmony;
Please accept our sincere prayer!
Oh great, compassionate Buddha,
Please accept our sincere prayer!
Namo Shakyamuni Buddha.