Meditation for Interfaith Peace

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	Language	Traditions
Sipala	Hopi	Primal Traditions - Shamanic, Aboriginal
Sith	Gaelic	Pagan/Polytheistic Traditions - Goddess, Druid, Celtic, Wicca, Greek
Shanti	Hindi	Hinduism, Sikhism
Shalom	Hebrew	Judaism, Kabbalah
T’ai	Chinese	Taoism , Confucianism
Sidi	Tibetan	Buddhism
Pax	Latin	Christianity
Salaam	Aramaic	Islam, Sufism

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...