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One Life Universal Church
Our mission is to assist in the on-going transformation
of earth and humanity toward a compassionate and sustainable way of
being.
Spiritual
Precepts
1. There is One God, the Source of All Creation,
who precedes and contains everything. All spirit and substance
are the living extension of the One, who is always accessible from
within, without limit, present everywhere, and all knowing.
2. All forms
of life are equally precious, and therefore inherently deserve
respect and nurturing.
3. Life is
holographic and imbedded in an intricate and infinite pattern of
frequencies, harmonics, and geometries.
4. Creating a compassionate, nurturing, sustainable
and harmonious culture in this world is within humanity’s
ability.
5. All religions are but aspects of one truth, and
are individually, creations of mankind, brought forth with varying
degrees of Divine inspiration. Each religion and
life-enhancing sacred practice is worthy of honor and respect.
6. Each
being is an aspect of, and an inseparable part of God. It is impossible to become
separate from or forgotten by God.
7. God, as
well as many beings of higher dimensions, can be called upon through
prayer, meditation, and communion. These practices have a
direct effect on the visible world.
8. The visible world is but a small part of the
greater reality; the full meaning of actions and experiences can be
revealed only within a broad view of a multi-dimensional heaven and
earth.
9. Each
individual is multi-dimensional and has the inherent ability to make
dramatic changes in their experience through intention and
action.
10. Aligning one’s
intention with the will of God greatly increases the significance
and potency of the manifestation.
11. The
‘Still, Small Voice Within,’ or the ‘Light Within’ is the only
completely reliable source of information; other communications can
only validate what comes from within.
12. All Life
is on a path of consciousness evolution that leads to an
ever-expanding view of reality.
“To
Manifest the Love of God on Earth”
Questions
and Answers
Comment: The following questions and answers were
developed to take a person’s understanding of the positions of the
Church to the next level. It is the intention that the ideas
are simple to understand, and always reflect a deep connection to
the idea of love and respect for all life
everywhere.
What kind of a Church is
this?
This is an organization that is
focused on bringing deep transformation to the earth. We envision a culture which
is based on respect, understanding, human fulfillment, and abundance
for all. We feel that
some of the ideas in widespread religions have become distorted over
time and have strayed far from the intentions of the original
teachers or prophets who were the catalysts for the founding of the
various religions. It
is intended that the teachings of this Church bring individuals back
to the deep and loving truths which were once at the core of most
religious teachings.
Do you have regular church services such
as other churches have?
This is optional, and decided by each
minister. We suggest
that individual Ministers work through an outreach center,
collectively called, Centers for Transformation. For example, the center
where I live is called the La Marque Texas Center for
Transformation.
Each Center is free to provide those services which their
individual leaders deem most desirable for their locality and
circumstances, and within their ability to provide, working in homes
or donated facilities.
Once a local membership has grown to the point that it can
comfortably support a physical location renting or purchasing
meeting space can be considered, however, it is the support of
members and the mission that it important; not the physical
location. It should be
remembered that it is not our purpose to glorify a ‘religion’ but it
is the purpose of our ‘religion’ to glorify the earth and its
inhabitants through steady progress and
education.
What are the Spiritual
Precepts?
The Spiritual Precepts are a list of
beliefs given to the founders through interdimensional
communication. They are
spiritual truths that are appropriate for the present stage of
humanity’s spiritual consciousness. See the Comments on
the Precepts page.
If I participate as a member, do I have
to pledge that I believe these
Precepts?
No.
The Precepts are meant to be points of discussion and to act
as an invitation to delve deeply into one’s own consciousness
regarding their truth.
Nothing in this church or belief system is
mandatory. In
addition, affiliated centers and discussion groups are encouraged to
add to these precepts should they choose to do so. However, the Precepts are
meant to be respected and embraced as representing carefully written
and selected ideas which will contribute to the transformation of
the worldwide culture at the present moment in history. They are also a good guide
to incorporate into any decision-making
process.
Does it have to be called a
church?
Yes and no. The parent organization is
called a church because this best describes its character regarding
its purposes which are primarily religious and spiritual, and for
reasons of legal status within the various governments. However, its outreach is
done by individual organizations which more accurately call
themselves fellowships or centers. This way the emphasis is on
education and community support.
Can I attend or belong if I participate
in another church or religion?
Definitely yes. We are not here to replace
religions or to change a person’s preferred spiritual practice or
ritual. We are here to
strengthen a person’s conscious connection with God in whatever form
that takes. We strive
to support other churches in every community and in every situation,
for example, by providing leadership training and discussions, which
evoke a deeper understanding of spiritual values and a more active
participation in outreach work. This is an important
departure from the viewpoint of traditional
churches.
Significantly,
this idea implies respect for all others, including respect for the
good being done within all churches and belief systems. A member might find
themselves saying, “I am a Universalist, and I also am a member of
the Congregational Church in my community.” Other churches or religions
may not permit membership in additional religious organizations, but
we do not have this restriction.
What do you mean by
“universal?”
All people are welcome to participate in
our events, regardless of other affiliations, religion, age, race,
sex, or sexual preference.
We believe the Precepts universally apply to everyone and
enhance the truths that are contained within other
religions.
Is this a ‘metaphysical’
church?
Yes. Metaphysics means beyond
that which can be known through the physical senses. We are open to truth from
many sources, regardless of whether the source or methodology is
visible, or generally accepted by mainstream science or religion
today. We believe that
true metaphysics never conflicts with what a person really believes
in their heart about their own
religion.
We condone and teach only that which
is of the highest good for all, unconditionally loving, and in
harmony with our stated Precepts. This would eliminate any
practice that is designed to produce power for one group or
individual over others.
What is this church’s position on
homosexuality?
Same-sex attractions are usually a
by-product of having a physical body of one polarity and an energy
body of the opposite polarity.
We believe that an individual’s sexual practices are personal
choices, as long as they are not exploitive of others. We also believe that sexual
behavior, regardless of gender mix, is personal and not to be
displayed in public.
What about ethics and
morality?
These ideas are embodied in our
precepts. If all people
were to choose only actions that are respectful of all others, then
we believe we would see a higher form of ethics and morality evolve
on the earth. War,
murder, sexual exploitation, domination, theft, and assault would
simply cease to exist.
Why does the Universal Church focus so
much attention on outreach
projects?
This is for several reasons. Apathy, cynicism and
resignation are by-products of a belief system that states that the
individual is disempowered; that power resides in governments,
churches, or spiritual masters that are outside of us. We believe in empowering and
educating people to help themselves and their
communities.
Second, when a person is hungry, he needs
to be fed. When a
person is thirsty he needs water. When a person is homeless,
he needs safe shelter.
Only when basic needs like these are fulfilled is he ready to
accept other blessings such as emotional, mental and spiritual
truths. We have a high
regard and base many of our action plans on Maslow’s Hierarchy of
Needs, discussed later in this
booklet.
Third, in the words of Huna philosophy,
“Pono means ‘Effectiveness is the measure of Truth’.” We believe that spiritual
truth is useless if it cannot relieve human suffering and lead the
way toward a more compassionate worldwide
culture.
Fourth, those who truly know and can
connect with the God within do not really need a church or
fellowship for their personal spiritual growth, however much good,
including group prayer and energy work, personal support,
friendship, fellowship, training, and outreach projects can only
take place within the context of working together, an ideal function
of the church.
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