The iPeace Mandala and Mantra
In the service of advancing inner and outer peace between faith traditions I created and practice this Mantra-Mandala Meditation for Interfaith Peace, and offer it here for those who wish to use it as part of their own meditation and/or peace practice.
THE IPEACE MANTRA
Sipala Sith Shanti Shalom T'ai Sidi Pax Salaam
The iPeace Mantra is a
compilation of eight words for PEACE from eight different languages used to
represent the eight major streams of world religions: Primal Traditions,
Paganism/Polytheism, Hinduism, Judaism, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam.
The words are arranged in the chronological/historical order of the emergence
of each of these faiths. The purpose and intent of this mantra is to nurture
and amplify personal and collective peace. This mantra can be used by itself or as part of any mantra meditation practice or in combination with the below mandala meditation. For a audio sample of the mantra visit the iPeace Project at: http://www.ipeaceproject.org/
Word
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Language
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Traditions
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Sipala
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Hopi
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Primal Traditions - Shamanic,
Aboriginal
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Sith
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Gaelic
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Pagan/Polytheistic Traditions - Goddess, Druid,
Celtic, Wicca, Greek
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Shanti
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Hindi
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Hinduism, Sikhism
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Shalom
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Hebrew
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Judaism, Kabbalah
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T’ai
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Chinese
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Taoism , Confucianism
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Sidi
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Tibetan
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Buddhism
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Pax
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Latin
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Christianity
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Salaam
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Aramaic
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Islam, Sufism
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THE IPEACE MANDALA
The iPeace Mandala
The iPeace Mandala
is an assemblage of eight symbols from eight major streams of world religions:
Primal Traditions, Paganism/Polytheism, Hinduism, Judaism, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity
and Islam. These symbols are set in a circle around an image of the earth and
within a beautiful mandala pattern by artist Maja Apolonia Rode.
Surrounding these
images are the words of the iPeace Mantra which, as stated above, is a compilation of eight words
for PEACE from eight different languages representing each of the eight
traditions. The symbols and words are arranged in the chronological/historical order of the
emergence of each of these faiths. The purpose and intent of this mandala is to
nurture and amplify personal and collective peace. Gazing at this mandala while repeating the mantra has been a powerful and transformative practice for me.
A free printable copy of the iPeace Mandala is available at: http://www.ipeaceproject.org/. For those wishing to spread the iPeace Mantra and Mandala energy through other dimensions of their life or share it with others, you can purchase iPeace Mantra and Mandala Note Cards, T-Shirts, Posters, Stickers, Mugs, and more at the iPeace Project store at: http://www.zazzle.com/ipeace
With blessings of peace for all faiths and peoples...
