Last week, I introduced a new blog series I am calling "Walking the Unity Talk." In this second installment of the series, I explore Unity Principle #1, which states, "There is only One Power and One Presence in the Universe and in my life. God the Good, Omnipotent." Specifically, we will take a look at what it means to really believe the truth implied by this principle, and explore what it might look like to fully live its truth in the world. A Brief Reminder About Unity Principles Before we...
Unity Principles
Walking the Unity Talk
Over the next couple of months or so, I will be exploring Unity’s five principles in a series of articles titled “Walking the Unity Talk.” This week’s article serves to introduce the series and to set the intention for the articles that follow. Over the seven plus years it took me to become a Licensed Unity Teacher, I spent a good bit of time studying, writing and speaking about the fundamentals of Unity teachings. At some point in my studies, I reached a place where I understood that I was...
Living The Truth We Know
According to renowned Unity minister and author Eric Butterworth, the great challenge of our age is the virtual absence of meditation from our daily lives. Butterworth describes meditation as the “art of lowly listening.” In Unity, the fourth principle teaches that the only space where we may “lowly listen” is in silent meditation. Without making time for silent meditation in our lives, we do not exercise and demonstrate our creative potential; mainly because, we do not make the time to...