CEREMONY of UNIVERSAL WORSHIP

1 INVOCATION, GAYATRI 1

Towards the One, the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty, the Only Being,

united with all the Illuminated souls, who form the Embodiment of the Master,

the Spirit of Guidance.

2 LIGHTNING THE CANDLES

To the glory of the Omnipresent God we kindle the light symbolically representing

1 - the Hindu religion;

2 - the Buddhist religion;

3 - the Zoroastrian religion;

4 - the Hebrew religion;

5 - the Christian religion;

6 - the religion of Islam;

7 - all those who, whether known or unknown to the world,

have held aloft the Light of Truth through the darkness of human ignorance.

Let us pray:

3 SAUM, GAYATRI 2

4 READING THE SCRIPTURES

We will read from the World Scriptures:

We read in the Hindu Scriptures;

We offer to the Omniscient God our reverence, our homage and our gratitude

for the Light of the Divine Wisdom.

We read in the Buddhist Scriptures;

- for the Light of the Divine Compassion.

We read in the Zoroastrian scriptures;

- for the Light of the Divine Purity.

We read in the Hebrew scriptures;

- for the Light of the Divine Law.

We read in the Christian scriptures;

- for the Light of the Divine Self-sacrifice.

We read in the Scriptures of Islam;

- for the Light of the Divine Unity.

We will now have a few minutes silence;

Let us pray:

5 SALAT, GAYATRI 5

We read in the Gayan, Vadan and/or Nirtan;

- for the Light of the Divine Truth.

6 ADDRESS

Let us pray:

7 KHATUM, GAYATRI 8

8 BLESSING 

May the Blessings of God rest upon you,

may His Peace abide with you,

may His Presence illuminate your heart, now and for evermore.