A Universal Decalogue

A Universal Decalogue
by Ruth Cranston

1] UNITY—All Life is One. Brotherhood is a fact in nature.
2] MAN IS A SOUL—The seed of divinity is resident in every man; he has the power and the choice to advance or retard its flowering.
3] IMMORTALITY—Continuing life here and hereafter. Death is but a change.
4] LOVE—Compassion, charity, service.
5] PURITY—Of Body, Mind and Heart.
6] NON-INJURY, NON-KILLING—Hatred is overcome by love.
7] SELFLESSNESS—Personal detachment, freedom from vanity, ambition, and greed.
8] HUMILITY—Simplicity of life, few possessions.
9] SAVIORS OF HUMANITY—Perfected Men, Teachers.
10] UNION OF MAN WITH GOD—Through self-discipline, aspiration and devotion to the interests of others, man reaches At-one-ment with God.

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