What is the significance of the threefold invocation of Shanti or peace at the end of prayer sessions? Bhagawan clearly explains the significance today!

The word shanti is pronounced three times at the end of every prayer, ritual, or offering. What is the meaning behind this? The first shanti means: ‘May we enjoy peace for the body.’ It means that the body should not get heated by feelings of jealousy, hatred, attachments, and the like. Whatever news you receive about any event, you should receive it with calmness and serenity. The second shanti pertains to the mind. You should not get worked up when someone says something about you which is not true. Simply dismiss it as something which does not concern you. If you get angry or irritated, you are losing your peace of mind! You should say to yourself: ‘Why should I lose my peace of mind just because someone says something about me which is not true?’ Resolve to stick to your truth and be true to your own nature. The third shanti refers to peace of the soul. This peace must be realised through love. This world must be brought back on to the rails and it is love and peace alone which can achieve this! Fill your thoughts, actions, emotions with love, truth and peace. There may be people who may hate us, but love them too!