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Serene Sage is about recovery. This space on the web has been created for those of you who sometimes stay up late at night surfing the internet for recovery-oriented sites, and for those of you who are so serene you don't have to. If you've found this place, then you were meant to be here, and I sincerely welcome you!
There is a devotional poem that became a powerful song lyric in the 1970's on Pete Townsend's "Who Came First" album; it is called "Universal Prayer." I have never found any more accurate words to describe my Higher Power than these:
O Parvardigar, the Preserver and Protector of all
Without beginning are you Lord without end
Non-dual , beyond compare, and none can measure You
Without color, expression, or form, nor attributes to lend
You are unlimited and unfathomable
Imperishable beyond conception by our minds
None can divide you ,oh God you are eternal
None can see you but with eyes divine
You always were, You always are, and always will be
You are everywhere, in everything and beyond
In the firmament above and in the deep
On all the seven planes and far beyond
And in all thats hidden to our eyes and all we see
Beyond the trinity of worlds and in the vow
You can not be perceived or no one shall repent
O Parvardigar preserve protect us all
Without beginning are you Lord without end
You always were, You always are, and always will be
You are the Creator, the Lord of Lords
The knower of all minds and hearts
Omnipotent, omnipresent, over all you tower
You are Knowledge, Infinite Bliss, Infinite Power
You are the ocean of knowledge knowing all
Infinitely knowing, we can but tell
The knower of the past, the present and future
crowning even this, your knowledge itself
Oh merciful benevolent eternal
Your the trinity of Knowledge, Truth and Bliss
You are the source of Truth, The One with infinite attributes
You are the ocean of love we sorely miss
You always were, You always are, and always will be
You are the Ancient One, the Highest of the High
You are Prabhu and Parameshwar
Beyond God, Beyond-Beyond God are you
Parabrahma; Elahi and Allah
Yezdan; Ahuramazda and God the Beloved
O Parvardigar, the Preserver and Protector of all
Without beginning are you Lord without end
You are named Ezad, the only one worthy of worship
We sing the universal prayer to you Amen
"WDK"© 2001
