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Global Chalice Lighting for April 2013

The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists announces the 116th in its monthly series ofglobal chalice lighting readings. Congregations worldwide are invited to participate. We invite eachcongregation to use the reading for at least one worship service in the designated month,identifying it as the Global Chalice Lighting for that month and naming the group whichsubmitted it. Readings will be circulated in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and, wheredifferent, in their original language. This Global Chalice Lighting is submitted by the Indian Council ofUnitarian Churches for April 2013.

KHASI:U Blei u dei u tynrai jong ki jingtip baroh. Ai ba ka jingnang jingstad kan weng noh ia ka

jingdum bad ai ba ngin sngewthuh ba ka jingnang jingstad ka dei ka spah ba hapoh u briew,kaba lah ban pynioh ia u ia ki jingjop bashabar jong u.Da kaba thang ia ka sharak ai ba nginpyndem ialade ha ka jingnang jingstad kum ka spah bakhraw tam. Ka jingnang jingstad kakyrshan ia ki kam jongngi, la ki babha lane ki basniew. Namarkata, ngi thang ia kane kasharak kum ka jingsakhi ia ki jingmut jingpyrkhat bad ki kam ki jongngi. Ka ding ha kasharak ka meh shalor; ha kajuh ka rukom, ngi dei ban pdiang ia ka jaid jingstad ka bankyntiew ia ki jingthrang jingangnud jongngi shajrong. Haba kynthah da ka jingstad ba kynjamynsiem,baroh ki jingling basniew jongngi ki briew ki ing noh suki suki, bad ka malade ruhka jah noh. Ka jingnang jingstad kam duna haba ngi iasam ia ka bad kiwei pat; ha ka

jingshisha, ka pynmyntoi ia baroh aria u nongsam bad ia u nongiohpdiang.

ENGLISH:God is the Knowledge Principle. May knowledge remove ignorance and may we realize thatknowledge is a lasting inner wealth by which all outer achievements can be accomplished.By lighting the chalice may we bow down to knowledge as the greatest of all forms ofwealth.

Knowledge backs our actions, whether good or bad. We therefore light this chalice as awitness to our thoughts and actions. The flame of the chalice burns upwards; similarly, weshould acquire such knowledge as to take us towards higher ideals. When lit by spiritualknowledge, the negative tendencies in a human being get slowly exhausted, and the egotoo finally perishes.

Knowledge does not lessen when shared; on the contrary, it benefits both the giver and the

receiver.

FRENCH:Dieu est le principe suprme de la connaissance. Que celle-ci te lignorance et puissions-nous comprendre quelle est une richesse intrieure durable grce laquelle nous pouvonsmieux accomplir nos projets. En allumant notre calice, puissions nous voir en elle cetteconnaissance comme la plus grande de toutes les richesses. Elle inspire nos actions, quecelles-ci savrent bonnes ou mauvaises.

Cest pourquoi nous avons allum ce calice comme tmoin de nos penses et de nosactions. Voyez comment sa flamme brle vers le haut comme pour nous inspirer acqurirdes connaissances qui nous poussent vers des idaux plus levs. Eclaires par une

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connaissance spirituelle, nos tendances ngatives sont peu peu vacues et, finalement,notre Ego sestompe.

Cette connaissance ne diminue aucunement lorsquon la partage ; bien au contraire,donneurs et receveurs en profitent mutuellement.

GERMAN:Gott ist das Prinzip der Erkenntnis. Mge Erkenntnis Unwissenheit ablsen und mgen wirverstehen,dass Erkenntnis ein dauerhafter innerer Reichtum ist, durch den alle ueren

Ziele erreicht werden knnen. Durch das Entznden des Flammenkelchs verneigen wir unsvor der Erkenntnis als der bedeutendsten Form von Reichtum.

Erkenntnis untersttzt unser Tun, ob gut oder schlecht. Daher entznden wir diesenFlammenkelch als Zeugen unserer Gedanken und Handlungen. Die Flamme brennt in dieHhe; in hnlicher Weise sollten wir Erkenntnis erwerben, um uns zu hheren Idealen zufhren. Durch spirituelle Erkenntnis erleuchtet erschpfen sich ungnstige Neigungen einesMenschen allmhlich und schlielich schwindet auch das Ich.

Erkenntnis vermindert sich nicht,wenn man sie teilt,im Gegenteil,sie kommt dem Gebendenwie dem Nehmenden zugute.

ITALIAN:

Dio il principio della conoscenza. Possa la conoscenza rimuovere l'ignoranza e possiammonoi renderci conto che la conoscenza una ricchezza duratura interiore, attraverso la qualetutti i successi esterni possono essere realizzati. Accendendo il calice possiamo inchinarcialla conoscenza come la pi grande di tutte le forme di ricchezza.La conoscenza sostiene le nostre azioni, buone o cattive. Accendiamo quindi questo calicecome testimone dei nostri pensieri e azioni. La fiamma del calice brucia verso l'alto, allostesso modo, dobbiamo acquisire conoscenza tale da portarci verso i pi alti ideali. Quandosono illuminate dalla conoscenza spirituale, le tendenze negative in un essere umano siesauriscono lentamente, e anche l'ego finalmente muore.La conoscenza non diminuisce quando condivisa, al contrario, beneficia sia il donatore siail ricevente

SPANISH:Dios es el Principio del Conocimiento. Que el conocimiento elimine la ignorancia y que nosdemos cuenta de que el conocimiento es una riqueza interna perdurable por la cual sonposibles todos los logros externos. Que al encender el cliz nos inclinemos ante elconocimiento como la forma superior de la riqueza.

El conocimiento respalda nuestras acciones, sean stas buenas o malas. Por elloencendemos este cliz como un testimonio de nuestros pensamientos y acciones. La flamadel cliz arde hacia arriba; de manera similar, hemos de adquirir un conocimiento tal quenos eleve hacia ideales excelsos. Al encenderse por el conocimiento espiritual, se agotanlentamente las tendencias negativas de un ser humano y el ego tambin finalmente perece.

El conocimiento no sufre menoscabo al ser compartido; al contrario, beneficia a quien lo day a quien lo recibe.

(With many thanks to our volunteer translators: Gianluca Alfieri (Italian),Jean-Claude Barbier (French), Freya Bednarski-Stelling (German),Francisco Javier Lagunes Gaitn (Spanish))