Preface:

O eternally merciful Paramatma,
Allah,
Most merciful benevolent God,
Most merciful God almighty,
Yezdan, the bestower,
you are absolutely independent.

O infinitely merciful Paramatma,
knowing that you are so absolutely independent
I have taken hold of your independence
and I am approaching you.
I, Baba, with absolute humility,
on my behalf and on behalf of all who love me,
and on behalf of all worthy penitents,
I wish to express my repentance.
Please accept what I now say on behalf of all:

PRAYER OF REPENTANCE

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

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 especially
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 especially 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 wish.


--Meher Baba

Happy Independence