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Bhante ~ The Venerable Dharmawara Mahathera

Bhante
in an unaltered photograph

Prayer
Oh mighty Lord of cosmic light,

Thou art the life giver, sustainer, and preserver.

Bless this suffering world

and bestow peace in our minds.

Give us strength to live in peace and harmony together.

Banish from the face of the earth

violence and conflict of every kind.

Transform this world into love and compassion

for now and all time.

Bhante
This Prayer was often recited by students before the beginning of a meditation class.

**Bhante**
**at 93 - in Lathrop, California**

Bhante was born in Cambodia under the French Colony. He was married and had a daughter. He rose to a Supreme Court Judge in the French System. In his early 30s when he left to become a monk. While this was a common practice, men did not remain monks, but return to secular life. Bhante had a calling. He did missionary work in the Cambodian Jungles. Later he founded the Asoka Mission in India and was frequently visited Gandhi. JG Bennett founder of the Gurdjieff School at Claymont met Bhante in the 1960s and invited him to teach at his Fourth Way School in England.

Bhante first came to the United States in the late 1960s at the request of The State Department. As a world wide respect religious leader he was called on to give solace to Southeast Asian students at Georgetown University. His reputation as a Healer, Man of Peace and a Buddhist Saint was well known. He began frequenting JG Bennett's new "experiment" in nearby West Virginia and developed a 10 day Meditation Retreat that are quite common.

I met Bhante in 1981. His teachings and presence had a profound impact on my life. While on my first 10-day meditation retreat I experienced a profound inner peace and connection with Nature that brings tears to my eyes even today
Although I only studied with him for less than a year he had a profound impact in my life. He was a man of peace. He continues his efforts for peace from his Enlightened State beyond his corporeal body.

Bhante
at 100 in Stockton, California

Tribute to Green Light
Oh green rays of balancing cosmic force,

Thou art the symbol of strength, energy, and youthfulness.

Flow on me thou eternal rays of wisdom's source

Make my mind and life ever green and fresh.

Oh emerald rays of great harmonizing light,

make me thy instrument, fit to serve mankind.

Bhante
This Prayer was often recited by students before the beginning of a meditation class.

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	Oh mighty Lord of cosmic light,
	Thou art the life giver, sustainer, and preserver.
	Bless this suffering world
	and bestow peace in our minds.
	Give us strength to live in peace and harmony together.
	Banish from the face of the earth
	violence and conflict of every kind.
	Transform this world into love and compassion
	for now and all time.

	Bhante This Prayer was often recited by students before the beginning of a meditation class.

	Oh green rays of balancing cosmic force,
	Thou art the symbol of strength, energy, and youthfulness.
	Flow on me thou eternal rays of wisdom's source
	Make my mind and life ever green and fresh.
	Oh emerald rays of great harmonizing light,
	make me thy instrument, fit to serve mankind.

	Bhante This Prayer was often recited by students before the beginning of a meditation class.