People of different faiths come together to share their way of prayer. “Pray for the welfare of all. The power of prayer is incalculable. Everyone should pray everyday for the welfare and happiness of all people everywhere. This is true spirituality”. – Sathya Sai Baba
Song recorded at a ‘Unity of Faith Event” on 31st May 2008 in Melbourne, Australia.
“Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu.”
On August 31st 2008, in an interview to all the former students of Sri Sathya Sai University who are working as staff in various Swami’s institutions in Puttaparthi and Bangalore, Swami directed that the universal prayer “Lokah Samasthah Sukhino Bhavantu” which is chanted at the end of every Sai Bhajan session should actually be chanted as “Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu.”
Swami said that in the current version of the prayer which is “Lokah Samasthah Sukhino Bhavantu”, the meaning is understood as “Let everybody in this world be happy.” But truly our outlook should be much broader, and our prayer all-inclusive to include all beings in every plane in all the worlds that exist in this entire universe. And this is what is conveyed in the modified version of this universal prayer.
Therefore, it should be chanted as “Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu.”
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