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Velandy Manohar, MD
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Sources of Solace, Strength, Insight and Inspiration

 

Sources of Solace and Strength, Insight, and Inspiration

Aa No Bhadraha, Krutvo Yantu Viswataha

May noble thoughts come to us from all directions; Rik Veda I: 89:1 Hindu Faith tradition

Readings for meditation before the Intense Case Review experience at Work and inspirational prayers.

 

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From: “Prayers and Declarations for a meaningful Life”Julia Cameron,
Jeremy P. Tarcher - Penguin Books. New York
Prayers to the Great Creator

Blood of Life flows Through Me

From: “Prayers and Declarations for a meaningful Life” Julia Cameron,

“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

 

The Blood of Life flows through me.

We are not alone. We are privileged to carry in our blood and bone the Wisdom of those who have gone before us.

We carry their lives, even in the face of their deaths. In each of us there survive the lives of those who gave us life. In our children there survive the lives of those who gave us life. In our children and in our brain children., our own lives go forward.

Faced with the loss of a human love, I turn to Divine love within me which can accept that loss and carry forward the beloved whom I feel to beyond reach.

God is in me and I am in God. All that ever was, still is.

We are a divine energy, a divine life.

In our Dying, we live again.

In our Living, we die again.

There is no loss, which isn’t a gain carried forward.

In my moments of greatest sorrow, I am touched by the Joy of having loved.

In my times of greatest loss, I am still loved.

Love is not lost through loss. It is found more fully.

I cherish the love my loss has helped me find.

 

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St. Francis of Assisi: Pax et Bonum Anne Harrison | Friday, March 29, 2013 - 16:54

The wind swept over the square outside the Upper Basilica, filling the sky with grey clouds. St Francis sat astride his horse with bowed head. This statue captures the moment when, in 1204, the saint heard the voice of God telling him to leave the war and return home. The grass shivered and swayed; the rain was not far away.

Pax et bonum (Peace and the Good, the motto of St Francis), it is everywhere. Despite the hour, many people knelt before the tomb: nuns, monks, priests, schoolchildren, tourists. It is possible to walk around the tomb whilst others venerate, and there are plenty of pews offering places for solitude

Prayer of St. Francis

Lord make me an instrument of your peace
Where there is hatred let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
And where there is sadness, joy

O divine master grant that I may
not so much seek to be consoled as to console
to be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love
For it is in giving that we receive

St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi greeted the people of the thirteenth century with the expression “Pace e bene!” or “Peace and all good!” So much was expressed by this little phrase: May you have the fullness of well-being, may you be secure and happy; may you not want; may your dignity be respected; may the goodness in your inmost being flourish; may the world in which we live know this deep peace. It was a blessing, a hope, and a way of acknowledging the sacredness of those whom they encountered.

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MGH-Spiritual-Care-Department-COVID-19-Resources-1.pdf

The Spiritual Practice of Self-Compassion

Connect with your spiritual self.

Be still and know that you are more than this current crisis or fear or unsettledness.

Your spirit is eternal in this moment.

Having connected to your spiritual self, practice of self-compassion. Say to yourself:

“I am suffering right now; all human beings suffer and deserve kindness; may I be kind to myself.” “Combining these words with placing your hand on your heart can spur the sense that you are connected with self and others.”

This practice may help to switch from fight-or-flight into relax-and-respond.

From this more centered place, ask yourself:

What gesture of kindness can I do now, for the world?

For those in need See what comes to you.

We have no idea the far-reaching impact of our large or small gestures, even the simple act of bringing ourselves into a state of loving-kindness has ripple effects we may not see.

All we know is that our peaceful, positive state is a contribution to the world around us. We can make choices from hope, not fear.

I.D

This is a prayer from a Card distributed during the funeral in 2013 for one of my key Prof in HMS when I was in Residency in Psychiatry. He was a Jesuit Priest before he was a Psychiatrist. It was happy coincidence because I was educated in India by Jesuits in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India  Ned Cassem Obituary (1935 - 2015) - West Hartford, CT - Hartford Courant (legacy.com). He was an insightful, caring, and compassionate clinician and a skillful and committed teacher. He helped to improve our capacity to think through our relationship with our patients and colleagues by introducing us to the philosophy of Martin Buber: Ich und Du [I and Thou] I have introduced this prayer at the outset out of my high regard for my teacher. One of Sanskrit Scriptures of the Hindu Faith Tradition- Taittiriya Upanishad includes Shishya Anushasanam. This  can be regarded as a commencement address after the completion of the studies in the forest academies in ancient India. It contains injunctions on personal integrity and a code of conduct. One key set of Injunctions  that I am adhering to is this: “Be thou who regards your mother, your father, your teacher, and your guest as God.”

The inspiring verse printed on the Card is John 8:12. “ I am light of the World, he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the Light of Life

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Great Hymns:

[In a previous post my Essay, “ Mahatma Gandhi- 150th Birth Anniversary1, I included Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite  hymns and Bhajans. He was especially fond of these Christian Hymns Abide with me and Lead Kindly light.. included here]

 

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Agnus Dei - Gregorian Chant

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.[These luminous words are incorporated in the text of Gloria- Antonin Dvorak’s Mass in D Major- Op 86. Item I D below.

Maggie Wahls I year ago.

 

Which means (its Latin) "Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, grant us Peace".

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv7tD0aWfc4

 

Pieta Signore

Ferdinando Paoletta

Published on Mar 31, 2011

+ Luciano Pavarotti [Magnificent]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk12LNzvCf4 Luciano Pavarotti

HAVE MERCY, LORD Have mercy, Lord, on me in my remorse!

Lord, have mercy if my prayer rises to you: do not chastise me in your severity.

Less harshly, always mercifully, look down on me, on me.

Never let me be condemned to hell in the eternal fire by your severity.

Almighty God never let me be condemned to the eternal fire by your severity.

Have mercy, Lord, Lord, have mercy on me in my remorse!

If my prayer rises to you look down on me, Lord. Have mercy, Lord, on me in my remorse!

Lord, have mercy if my prayer rises to you: do not chastise me in your severity. Less harshly, always mercifully, look down on me, on me. Never let me be condemned to hell in the eternal fire by your severity. Almighty God never let me be condemned to the eternal fire by your severity, by your severity.

Other fabulous renditions:

+  Tomine Mikkeline Exquisite full of feeling.13-year-old Norwegian Girl

+  Olga Pyatigorskaya: Magisterial

+  Alex Sanfilippo: Beautiful

+ Angela Gheorghiu: Magisterial

+ Irina Arkhipova : Mezzo Soprano- Soaring grand voice.

+ Inna Andriyash-Mis'ko; Mature splendid rendition

+ Andrea Bocelli- Live From Basilica Di Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Italy / 1999 Lighter  voice, pleasing rendition. He used chorus that nobody else did This provided substitute magisterium.

 

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https://www.classicfm.com/composers/schubert/ave-maria-schubert-lyrics/

Ave Maria

By Franz Schubert

Ave Maria

 Gratia plena

Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus

Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Et benedictus fructus ventris
Ventris tuae, Jesus.

 Ave Maria

Ave Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Ora pro nobis
Ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Ave Maria

English translation:

Hail Mary, full of grace,
Mary, full of grace,
Mary, full of grace,
Hail, Hail, the Lord.
The Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women, and blessed,
Blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Thy womb, Jesus.
Hail Mary!

Hail Mary, Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
Pray, pray for us;
Pray, pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death,
The hour of our death / The hour of our death,
The hour of our death / Hail Mary.

Andrea Bocelli, Maria Callas and Celine Dion have all recorded beautiful versions, as has the inimitable Luciano Pavarotti: [This is total evocative in a fabulous form ]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPZK0gOQeWc

Gloria: The Gloria from Antonin Dvorak's Mass in D Major, performed in the 'Looking East' concert on November 18, 2012, by the Tucson Masterworks Chorale in Grace St Paul's Episcopal Church


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wclaPfDkzLU

www.melhoresmusicaclassicas.blogspot.com

Antonin Dvorak’s Mass in D Major- Op 86

Text is available in Latin and English at

http://www.antonin-dvorak.cz/en/mass-in-d-major-text. Words of Agnus Dei- the Gregorian Chant in Item I A is incorporated in this Mass.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3TUWU_yg4s

Hallelujah - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, UK  live performance of Handel's “Messiah”

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZEtVbJT5c

Royal Choral Society: 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Handel's Messiah

The Royal Choral Society has performed Handel's Messiah on Good Friday at the Royal Albert Hall every year since 1876. The RCS filmed their performance on 6 April 2012 by kind permission of the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This clip features the glorious Hallelujah Chorus

King of Kings,

Lord of Lords

And He shall reign forever And ever.

  1. 6   Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross.
  2. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=last+word+from+the+cross+opera

Last words on the Cross Opera-  from France. This includes enlightening and interesting discussion of the Composition: Performed and recorded on 4/28/2014  by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpRyB2puvSo

Joseph Hayden- Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross Hob XX:1A Riccardo Mutti

Haydn consideredThe Seven Last Words Of Christ to be one of his greatest works and thought it superior to either of his later oratorios, The Creation and The Seasons.

The Seven Last Words

I. Pater, dimitte illis, quia nesciunt, quid faciunt - Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34)
II. Hodie mecum eris in Paradiso - Today you will be with me in Paradise (Luke 23:43)
III. Mulier, ecce filius tuus - Mother, behold thy son (John 19:26)
IV. Deus meus, Deus meus, utquid dereliquisti me - My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? (Mark 15:34)
V. Sitio - I thirst (John 19:28)
VI. Consummatum est - It is finished (John 19:30)
VII. In manus tuas, Domine, commendo spiritum meum - Father, into your hands I commend my spirit (Luke 23:46)

 

  1. 7. The next two are hymns  that Mahatma Gandhi Loved, cherished, and treasured. These were incorporated into his Friday Worship which was coordinated all over the world.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Abide+with+me&oq=Abide+with+me&aqs=chrome..69i57.67205j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&enablesearch=true

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide.

The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.

When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Earth’s joys grow dim; its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless; Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness. Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory? I triumph still if Thou abide with me.

Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

W.H. Monk 1823-89

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnIYLEXHeFk

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Lead Kindly Light

The Pillar of the Cloud

{156}
LEAD, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom

          Lead Thou me on!

The night is dark, and I am far from home—

          Lead Thou me on!

Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see

The distant scene—one step enough for me.


I was not ever thus, nor pray'd that Thou

          Shouldst lead me on.

I loved to choose and see my path, but now

          Lead Thou me on!

I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,

Pride ruled my will: remember not past years.

{157}
So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still

          Will lead me on,

O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till

          The night is gone;

And with the morn those angel faces smile

Which I have loved long since and lost awhile.

 

J.H. Newman 1801-90 Cofounder of the Cambridge University Musical Society.

He was in dire straits- unwell and uncertain he would ever make it to England from Italy
At Sea.
June 16, 1833.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j2hBSgZMrw

Lead Kindly Light, Pope Benedict XVI releases the glorious Presence of Jesus. Hyde Park, London UK

Between 8 pm and 8-30 PM, darkness had fallen and most of the assembled were on their knees, heads bowed in solemn prayer on the grass in Hyde Park when this hymn was sung with devotion and love.

In devotion and reverence this Hymn was sung, " Lead Kindly Light". At this juncture the Presence of our Lord was tangible and vibrant. The PRESENCE was passing through like a wave. Do view and hear it.

Moments of this nature are very rare. Both Mahatma Gandhi and the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, loved to hear this hymn. We also want to dedicate this precious hymn to all those who are mourning at the sad passing away of former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa.

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O God our help in ages past.. This is a hymn by Isaac Watts, who paraphrased the 90th Psalms.

Psalm 90 starts thus: “ Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place is generations.” I am including this hymn because I am feeling quite concernedabout the choices being made by leaders in Nations all over the World are making that is increasing the pain and suffering of millions of people and threatening our ability to live out our lives by pursing our truth in liberty and safety while attempting to add values to the lives of children of all people across the world by achieving the unmet urgent Millennium Development Goals[MDG] and to make robust progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals [SDG] which was launched in 2015.

 

Thus, we would be working toward achieving the Goals of Mahatma Gandhiand creating a Beloved World -Wide Community while forging with grit, creativity, and resilience a more perfect Union in the United States of America. We must remember the Liberty Bell broke after it was rung the first time but that didn’t deter our capacity to try again and again to get our Union- one from many [E Pluribus Unum] to a higher ground and be the light of Freedom and hope for a better tomorrow for which we seek God’s grace with our thoughts, words, and deeds as we raise our voices with this Hymn and all others to praise God and seek his grace.

 

The Knights Templar’s had it right, when they derived this prayer from Psalm 115.1 “Not unto us O Lord!, Not unto us, But to Thy Name give all the Glory” KJV, Psalm 115:1: “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give Glory, for Thy mercy, and for Thy Truth’s sake.”

  • Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

1. Our God, our help in ages past, 
our hope for years to come, 
our shelter from the stormy blast, 
and our eternal home: 

 

2. Under the shadow of your throne 
your saints have dwelt secure; 
sufficient is your arm alone, 
and our defense is sure. 

3. Before the hills in order stood, 
or earth received her frame, 
from everlasting you are God, 
to endless years the same. 

4. A thousand ages in your sight 
are like an evening gone; 
short as the watch that ends the night 
before the rising sun. 

5. The busy tribes of flesh and blood,
with all their lives and cares,
are carried downward by your flood,
and lost in foll'wing years.

6. Time, like an ever-rolling stream, 
bears all its sons away; 
they fly forgotten, as a dream 
dies at the op'ning day. So, True about the millions of our fellow Americans who sacrificed their lives and sacred honor on the Altar of freedom. Semper FI

 

7. Our God, our help in ages past 
our hope for years to come:
O be our guard while troubles last, 
and our eternal home. Amen and Amen!

A. 11

I. Classical Praise- Solo Piano Arranged and performed by Patricia Spedden. © 2003,

Discovery House Music. UPC #7 17336 45392 8

  1. He giveth more grace/Cares Chorus with Saint Saens’ the Swan
  2. You are my hiding place with Chopin’s Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17 No 4
  3. As the Deer/My Jesus, I love Thee with Debussy’s Arabesque Ni 1 in E. Major
  4. Seek Ye First/’Tis so sweet to trust in jesus-with Liszt’s Concert etude No 3 in D Major
  5. Children of the Heavenly father/When He cometh Based on a Polish Christmas Carol, “Lullaby Jesu, from Chopin’s Scherzo No 1 in B Minor. Op.20
  6. I am bound for the Promised land/Amazing grace with Beethoven’s Sonata No.14 in C Minor (Moonlight)
  7. Rejoice, the Lord is King!/Sing Hallelujah- reminiscent of Johann Sebastian Bach
  8. Love was when/O Love that wilt not let me go with Ave maria by Bach-Gounod
  9. Saved! Saved!/Jesus is calling with Liszt’s Liebstraum No 3 in A Major

 


  1. . Scripture

Numbers 6:22-27

"Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying, 'Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, "Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them:

The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord make His face shine on you,

And be gracious to you.

The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace."'

So, they shall invoke My name on the sons of Israel, and I

shall bless them."

Lord Jesus, a more recent of God’s precious messengers [Sadly they are few and are often martyred] also has expressed such benedictions.

 

         III.B. 1 Scripture

Psalm 127 KJV

Except the  build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the  keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

  1. B. 2.

Traditional Christian Fisherman’s Prayer:

“Protect me, O Lord; My Boat is so small, and your sea is so big.” There is no one who has not experienced such a desperate predicament especially in the past 12-15 months. VM

III.C  1. Scripture

Psalm 36: 5-12 KJV

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5Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.

10 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee: and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

11 Let not the foot of pride come against me and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.

  1. There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down and shall not be able to rise.

III.C.2. Prayer for Children: Luke1: 76-79: “ … Through the tender mercy of our God, when the day shall dawn upon us from on high. To Give Light to those sit in the Darkness and in the Shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of piece.”

III.D. Scripture Prayers from the Jain Faith Tradition:

Namokâr Mantra, also called the Navakâr Mantra or the Namaskâr Mantra, is the most important mantra used in Jainism [1]

Namo Arihantânam

I bow to the Arihantâs (Prophets).

Namo Siddhânam

I bow to the Siddhâs (Liberated Souls).

Namo Âyariyânam

I bow to the Âchâryas (Preceptors or Spiritual Leaders).

Namo Uvajjhâyanam

I bow to the Upadhyâya (Teachers).

Namo Loe Savva Sahûnam

I bow to all the Sadhûs (Saints).

Eso Panch Namokkaro, Savva Pâvappanâsano
Mangalanam Cha Savvesim, Padhamam Havai Mangalam

This fivefold bow (mantra) destroys all sins and obstacles
and of all auspicious mantras, is the first and foremost one.

In this mantra, Jains salute the virtues of the Pancha Parmeshtin, or five spiritual masters: the Arihantas, Siddhas, Âchâryas, Upadhyâyas, and normal monks. They do not pray to a specific Tirthankara or monk by name. By saluting them, Jains believe they receive the inspiration from them for the right path of true happiness and total freedom from the karma of their soul. Jains do not ask for any favors or material benefits from the Tirthankaras or from sâdhus and sâdhvis. This mantra simply serves as a gesture of deep respect towards beings they believe are more spiritually advanced and to remind followers of the Jain religion of their ultimate goal of nirvana or moksha.[2]

III.E 1 a North American  Indigenous Spiritual Tradition: From a wonderful, inspiring weighty tome- Amen: Prayers And Blessings From Around The World

Chief Sealth, “Will you teach your children what we have taught our children?

That the earth is our mother? What befalls the earth befalls all the sons of the earth.

This we know: the earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all.

Man did not weave the web of life; he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.

One thing we know: our God is also your God. The earth is precious to him and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on its creator. “Chief Sealth or Seattle  of the chief of ‘Dkhw’Duw’Absh’ and ‘Suquamish’ tribes of Native Americans. [Part of a letter to the President of the United states of America.]

III.E.1.b.

Prayers for Children: Omaha tribe.

All the heavens; air and Earth,

Hear this mother!

A New Life has come  among you,

Make its path smooth then shall it travel  beyond the four hills.”

III.E 2.

Ecclesiastes 3, 1-8  “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.

A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up.

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing.

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away.

 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak.

A time to love, and a time to hate, a time of war, and a time of peace

III.E.3. Islamic faith Tradition

“In the name of Allah, the most compassionate, the most merciful. Praise be to God the Lord of all worlds, the compassionate and merciful, the king on the day of Judgment ! Thee only do we worship, and to thee do we cry for help. Guide Thou us on the Right path, The path of those to whom Thou art gracious; Not to those with whom Thou are angered, nor of those who go astray.”

The Holy Quran: “ Remember thy Lord within thyself humbly and with Awe, below thy breath, at morn and evening, and in the night- time, also hymn His praise at the setting of the Stars.”

III.E. 4

Sikh Faith tradition:

Guru Nanak Teachings:

“Work harder and share with others Nanak, You will see God this way.”

“The Lord knows our needs and gives, Few there are that praise His blessings, He who thanks the Lord and in His will lives, 0!Nanak, is the King of kings.”
 

“Cruelty, false love, greed and anger are four streams of fire. They who fall into them are burnt, O Nanak. Only those are saved who cling to His feet.”

III.E. 5

Shanti Mantra- Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad. Hindu Faith Tradition. This is Foundational Sanskrit Scripture.

Asato Ma Sadgamaya
Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya |
Mrtyor Ma Amritam Gamaya
Om Shaanti Shaanti Shaantihi ||

  1. Om, Lead us from Unreality (of Transitory Existence) to the Reality (of Self),
    2: Lead us from the Darkness (of Ignorance) to the Light (of Spiritual Knowledge),
    3: Lead us from the Fear of Death to the Knowledge of Immortality.
    4: Om Peace prevail in the three spheres

 

III.E.6

Paramahansa Yogananda, “…In our hearts we can learn to be free from hate and selfishness. Let us pray for harmony among the Nations, that they march hand in hand through the gate of a fair new Civilization.”

III.E.7

Reinhold Niebuhr

“God, grant me the Serenity
To accept the things I cannot change...
Courage to change the things I can,
And Wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time,
Enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as the pathway to peace.
Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it.

Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His will.
That I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with Him forever in the next.
Amen. “       

III.E. 8

Mother Theresa,

”Lord, Open our Eyes,

That we may see You in us, brothers, and sisters.

Lord , Open our ears

that we may hear the cries

of the Hungry,

the cold,

the frightened,

the oppressed.

Lord, open our hearts, That we may love each other

As You love us.

Renew in us Your Spirit.

Lord, free us and

Make us one.

III.E.9

O Lord our God, who grant us what we ask for our Salvation, who hath commanded us to love each other and to pardon each other, our transgressions. Bless Lord, giver of Good things, Lover of Mankind, These two servants of thine who love each other with a love of the spirit and have come to thy Holy Temple wishing to receive they Sanctification and Benediction; Grant them unabashed  faithfulness  and sincere Love, and just as you gave thy Holy Disciples and Apostles They peace and love, grant them also to these Christ our God, giving them all things necessary for Salvation and Eternal Life. 11-12th Century

III.E. 10

Same Sex Wedding Vows:

“This is my commitment in You: to always be here for you, in comfort and in Joy for good, for better, and for best; to always be honest with you, even when that honesty may be hurtful; to always respect  you as my best friend , my one and only love, and my soul mate, in this life and here after; and to never let any man, woman, animal, or object become more important to me than this , our mutual bond.”

III.E.11

Rabbi Elyse Goldstein:

Blessed are you, our God, and the God of our ancestors, who has enabled us to further the generations with courage and blessed us with New Life. 

Blessed are You, the God of Life, who have given me strength in this Difficult Hour and blessed me with the joy of taking part in act of Creation.

Blessed are you, our God and God of our mothers and Fathers, for the Miracle of Birth and the Joy of Parenthood, for the beauty and love and the Harmony of the Life Cycle.

Blessed are you , the God of Life, and who protects your creatures and gives them wondrous cycle of Rebirth.

III.E. 12. a.

Confucius:

“To be able to Practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes Perfect Virtue. These are Gravity, Generosity of Soul, Sincerity , Earnestness and Kindness.

III.E.12.b

Lao Tse:

The highest good is like water. Water gives life to ten thousand things and does not strive. It flows in places and men reject and so is like Tao. In dwelling be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech be True. In Ruling be just. In Business be competent. In action, watch the Timing. No Fight and No Blame.

III.E.11 c

Buddha’s Song:

Great becomes the fruit, great the advantage of earnest contemplation, when it is set round with upright conduct. Great becomes the fruit, great the advantage of Intellect, when it is set quite free from the Intoxications: From the Intoxication of Sensuality, From the Intoxication of becoming, From the Intoxication of Delusion, from the intoxication of Ignorance.

III.E.12. d

From the Shinto Faith Tradition:

“ Our eyes may see some uncleanness but let not our mind see  things that are not clean. Our Ears may hear  some uncleanness but let not our mind hear things are not clean.

IV . A. Anthems

  1. 1 a

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/ludwig-van-beethoven/ode-to-joy

Ode to Joy [Ad Die freude]

                This is the final movement of Beethoven's Ninth and last Symphony. The German composer was increasingly aware of his declining health and spent seven years working on this symphony, starting the work in 1818 and finishing early in 1824. The symphony is one of the best-known works of the Western classical repertoire and is considered one of Beethoven's masterpieces.

                Beethoven was completely deaf when he embarked on this masterpiece, and it's a tragedy that he never heard a single note of it except inside his head. At the end of the symphony's first performance the German composer, who had been directing the piece and was consequently facing the orchestra, had to be turned around by the contralto Caroline Unger so that he could see the audience's ecstatic reaction. Beethoven had been unaware of the tumultuous roars of applause behind him.

                The Council of Europe and subsequently the European Union chose "Ode to Joy" as National Anthem of Europe.

                Michael Jackson's 1993 single "Will You Be There," starts with an excerpt from a lesser-known portion of the symphony's final movement.

  1. b.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wod-MudLNPA

  1. c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOjHhS5MtvA  Chicago Symphony Orchestra-Ricardo Mutti

  1. d.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IInG5nY_wrU

                Berlin Symphony Orchestra Conducted by L. Bernstein. Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, THE BERLIN CELEBRATION CONCERT is an historic performance marking the fall of the Berlin Wall. Performed on Christmas Day 1989 in the former East Berlin, the concert unites an international cast of celebrated musicians and vocalists for a moving performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

                Four Major Orchestra participated. Maestro Bernstein made a Change from An die Freude  for Ode to  Joy to An Die Freedom to mark the Reunification of Germany. Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerisches Rundfunks and members of Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestra of the Leningrad Kirov Theatre, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and Orchestre de Paris.

  1. e

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4N5-OALObk Beethoven Symphony no.9 Choral Conducted by Leonard Bernstein.

  1. f

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrhvmPHraE0 Beethoven Symphony no 9 Choral Bernstein [5]  Tribute to Beethoven's Ode To Joy (Vocal) From Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 performed by the Philharmonia Chorus. Spectacular indeed- A spiritual Experience.

IV. .A 2.

2.a

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/19/629875534/on-fanfare-for-the-common-man-an-anthem-for-the-american-century

Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland

                In 1942, Copland was commissioned by the music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra to write a fanfare. The U.S. had entered World War II, and then-Vice President Henry A. Wallace was trying to rally Americans against imperialism. Copland was inspired by a speech Wallace gave that spring at the Free World Association in New York City.

                Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" begins with dramatic percussion, heralding something big and exciting. Then comes a ladder of simple trumpet notes, solemn and heroic. The whole piece takes less than four minutes to play, but its admirers say it speaks volumes in that time.

"It's a piece that feels like it was written by God," says jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard. "Whenever I hear it, it stops me in my tracks and makes me reflect on the goodness of man. And I know that sounds corny for some, but it really makes me think about [how], at the end of the day, most people in this country are good, God-fearing people. Honestly, that could have been our national anthem."

"Some have spoken of the American Century," Wallace proclaimed. "I say that the century on which we are entering, the century which will come out of this war, can be and must be the century of the common man."  This inspired Copland, who would later echo that sentiment himself, saying, "It was the common man, after all, who was doing all the dirty work in the war and the army. He deserved a fanfare."

                "Fanfare for the Common Man" premiered on March 12, 1943, in observance of income tax time — something every "common man" has to endure. Since then, it has been performed for Presidents, played to honor victims at the opening of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in NYC and lent a sense of gravity to television sports and news programs. It's even been heard in space: In 2008, NASA pilot Eric Boe chose it as wake-up music for his crew of astronauts on the space shuttle Endeavor.

                "What it made me think about is that holy cow, I'm in space!" recalls Boe, who first heard the fanfare when he was studying at the Air Force Academy. He calls it magical, like his voyages above the globe: "You're going around the planet once every 90 minutes, and just looking at the Earth and how beautiful it is and the thin layer that we call the atmosphere that's protecting the planet — and then hearing this great music that goes with what's going on down below."

 

Included in this article: A short Clip of the Overture: Marin Alsop leads the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra in the opening section of Copeland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" in 2012. Broadcast by BBC

 

  1. b.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKgk6G0lekQ

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man - National Symphony Orchestra with Yo Yo Ma and Joseph Weilerstein

 

  1. c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AumAJHCRB8 Must let it soak in the sights, the sounds and the thousands of memorable objects left behind by martyrs who will never be forgotten.

Fanfare for the Common Man: New York Philharmonic. 9-11 museum closing ceremony. Video of Music Accompanied with very moving pictures of objects  gathered after the catastrophic explosions.

Introduced by Mayor of NYC His Honor Michael Bloomberg

IV  .B “These are my People”, By Johnny Cash

This is what I would inscribe at the base of a commemorative statute or Column for one of favorite poets and balladeers who triumphed over very great challenges

These are my people
This is a land where my forefathers lie
These are my people
In brotherhood, we're heirs of a creed to live by

A creed that proclaims that by loved one's blood stains
 

This is my land, and these are my people

These are my people
They were born on and lived by the land
These are my people
And their cities were raised by hardworking hands
And their faces do tell that they're holding on well
To this, their land


Yes, these are my people

These are my people
These are the ones who will reach for the stars
These are my people
By the light of the Earth, you can tell they are ours


A new step to take and a new day will break
For this, my land
Yes these are my people

These are my people
Hmm

IV. C

Mahatma Gandhi sought to form relationships with people of all strata of life, caste, creed, nationality, race, cultural heritage and circumstances of birth and his fond hopes and fervent prayers for their future is accurately and evocatively expressed in this humane and compassionate heartfelt ballad by the Man in Black- Johnny Cash.

Mahatma Gandhi devoted all the energy he could bring to bear in his missions to seek grace by offering his actions and the fruits of his endeavors to Almighty God and to interact with all those who consider their work as worship as his relatives and seek to uplift all mankind because he considered the universe as his mother land. There is Hindu Prayer that expresses these beliefs. {Mata Cha Parvati Devi, Devo Maheshwara…}

IV . D. Maestro Brother Ray’s unique evocative rendering of America the Beautiful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRUjr8EVgBg

America- The Beautiful ! Ray Charles.

Composer : Samuel A. Ward , Katharine Lee Bates

Lyrics

Oh beautiful, for heroes proved,
In liberating strife,
Who more than self, their country loved,
And mercy more than life,

This America, sweet America, may God thy gold refine,
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain devined.


And you know when I was a little boy,
I remember we always sing it like this :

Oh beautiful, for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties,
Above the fruited plain,

America, America,
God done shed his grace on thee,
Oh yes He did, He did
He crowned thy good, oh don't you remember?
In a brotherhood,
From sea to shining sea.


You know, I wish I had somebody
to help me sing this
America, I love you America, you see,
My God he done shed his grace on thee,
And you oughta love him for it,
He, he, he, he, crowned thy good,
He told me he would, with brotherhood,
From sea to shining sea
Oh,yea Jesus, I want to thank you Lord.


V.A.

1 Corinthians 13:13 Context King James Version

10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. [Generosity of Spirit- connotes Love for God and fellow man]

13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. New International version.

V.B

Micah 6:8

New King James Version
He has shown you [us], O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you [us] But to do justly, [for us] To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your [our] God?

V.C   1.

Metta Brayer

This is a short deeply satisfying Prayer of Loving Kindness from the Buddhist spiritual tradition that I humbly recommend. Please feel free to select your favorite Mantras. There may be more than one mantra that provides comfort, solace and restores equilibrium that you may want to archive and have it handy.

“May all beings be peaceful.
May all beings be happy.
May all beings be safe.
May all beings awaken to 
the light of their true nature.
May all beings be free”
 - Metta Prayer

Metta is one of the four pre-eminent Brahma Viharas describing Meditation practices and Virtues: I would like to translate Brahma Viharas as Divine abodes. It is our choice to be committed to take residence in these dwellings which embody these divine, supremely sublime mental propensities. Please consider perusing and reflecting on the wisdom infused in these scriptures of the Buddhist Faith tradition.

  1. Loving Kindness or Benevolence- Metta
  2. Compassion or Karuna
  3. Empathetic Joy- for the good fortune whether experienced by our adversaries or our family or friends- Muditha
  4. Equanimity- Upekkha.

V.C 2

At Aware Recovery Care- we have distributed cards with this prayer that we can all use to help some- one who could benefit from quiet meditation.  [I shared this Buddhist prayer yesterday]

  1. May you be at Peace,..
  2. May your Heart remains Open…
  3. May you awaken to the Beauty…
  4. Of your own Nature,..
  5. May you be Healed…
  6. And may you be a source of Healing for others.

This is very familiar to very one who work the Steps and is constantly seeking to be established on a daily basis in fulsome Recovery and extending a helping hand to another on their way to recovery

Ba aur Bapu Amar Rahe [ May Kasturba and Mahatma Gandhiji live in the hearts of all forever and invigorate us with Faith, Hope and Love]

Velandy Manohar, MD,

Distinguished Life Fellow, Am. Psychiatric Association. [APA]

Founding member and Past Steering Committee Member- Psychotherapy Caucus of APA

CT. State Medical Society- Member- Ethics, Disaster Preparedness and Quality of Care Committees

Am. Health Council- Best in Medicine 2018

Medical Director-  Aware Recovery Care-CT and President ARC- In-Home Addiction Treatment, PC

In-Home Addiction Treatment -IHAT Institute – Impact Award Winner- 2019

Founding member- Community Resilience Collaborative of Mx. County- Focused on Adverse Childhood experiences.

Charter member and Nancy Berger Award winner of CT. Multi-Cultural Health partnership

Chair, Community Engagement and Outreach Standing Committee of the

Community Advisory Council of the Office of Health Strategy-CTCT. State Medical Society- Member- Ethics, Disaster Preparedness and Quality of Care Committees

Outside member of the Commission on Health Equity-CT to prepare response to RFI request from National Institute of Minority Health and Disparities- National Institutes of Health

Charter Member- Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. My writings on Dr Martin Luther king Jr and on consequences of systemic racism was archived in the Museum – May 2013.This Museum came into being because the Late Hon. Rep. John Lewis initiated Legislative measure when he first entered Congress in 1986.

Wall of Tolerance- In Sept 2002, The legendary Ms. Rosa Parks and Mr. Morris Dees Co-Chair authorized “ name of Dr. Velandy Manohar  be placed on Wall of Tolerance.

 

 

 

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