Swami Akhilananda 1894-1962
Bangladesh
May He who is Father in Heaven to the Christians,
Holy One to the Jews,
Allah to the Muslims,
Buddha to the Buddhists,
Tao to the Chinese,
Ahura Mazda to the Zoroastrians,
Great Spirit to the Native Peoples,
And Brahma to the Hindus,
Lead us from the unreal to the Real,
From darkness to light,
From disease and death to immortality.
May the All-Loving Being manifest Himself to us,
And grant us abiding understanding
And all-consuming divine love.
Hari Om, Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.
Peace, Peace. Peace be unto all.
