self, when he is present at the school. Here are translations of the Mantras which are chanted in unison by the scholars morning and evening, and which wonderfully express the heart of universal religion:
The Mantras of the Morning
I. Thou art our Father. May we know Thee as our Father. Strike us not. May we truly bow to Thee.
II. O Lord! O Father! Take away all our sins, and give
us that which is good.
We bow to Him in whom is the happiness.
We bow to Him in whom is the good.
We bow to Him from whom comes the happiness.
We bow to Him from whom comes the good.
We bow to Him who is the good.
We bow to Him who is the highest good.
Shanti Shanti Shanti Hari Om.
The Mantra of the Evening
The God who is in fire, who is in water, who interpenetrates the whole world, who is in herbs, who is in trees, to that God I bow down again and again.
A few of the school rules and practical details, likely to be of interest, are given to complete the rough chart:
Shanti Niketan
1. This Asram is situated on high ground in the middle of a wide plain open to the horizon on all sides. It is one and a half
