Prayer of Repentance

The Prayer of Repentance is a prayer created by Meher Baba. Meher Baba dictated the prayer in Kuldabad in November, 1951.

The prayer has become a part of a canon of prayers regularly repeated by Meher Baba's followers, along with the "O Parvardigar" and the "Beloved God Prayer". The three prayers are repeated morning and evening at Meher Baba's samadhi in Ahmednagar, India.

Text of the prayer

:"We repent, O God most merciful, for all our sins;":"for every thought that was false or unjust or unclean;":"for every word spoken that ought not to have been spoken;":"and for every deed done that ought not to have been done;"

:"We repent for every deed and word and thought inspired by selfishness,":"and for every deed and word and thought inspired by hatred.":"We repent most specially for every lustful thought and every lustful action;":"for every lie; for all hypocrisy;":"for every promise given but not fulfilled,":"and for all slander and backbiting."

:"Most specially also, we repent for every action":"that has brought ruin to others,":"for every word and deed that has given others pain;":"and for every wish that pain should befall others."

:"In Your unbounded mercy, we ask you to forgive us, O God,":"for all these sins committed by us,":"and to forgive us for our constant failures":"to think and speak and act according to Your will."

References

* "The God-Man: The Life, Journeys & Work of Meher Baba with an Interpretation of His Silence & Spiritual Teaching", Purdom, Charles Benjamin, George Allen & Unwin, London, 1962. p. 238

External links

* [http://www.meherbabadnyana.net/life_eternal/Book_One/Prayer.htm Quotes on Prayer by Meher Baba]
* [http://www.meherbabadnyana.net/life_eternal/Book_Two/2_Prayers.htm Prayers by Meher Baba]