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I wrote the following.  I’m very proud of it.  I don’t think
too many people who believe all truth lies in a book will like it, but
those who believe all truth resides in their hearts will have a banner
to flock to…  This is about the 5th draft, might be the final
version… like all writers, I’m always hypercritical and try to find
ways to improve everything, but sooner or later I give up and let it
stand.

The Basics:

Spirituality Without Dogma
Gerald L. “Moss” Bliss, D.D.

Simple version:

God is One — everything is God, is within God, and God made it the way it is.

Three Step version:

1. Deity is One, Creator and Creation;
the physical and metaphysical Universe and all within it is within
Deity. Deity has one face, two faces (male and female), and many faces
(gods, humans, Creation itself), depending on our current perceptions;
the gods of all religions are merely faces of the One — as are we
ourselves.  There is no “them”, only “us”.

2. It is our purpose to find Balance
— of Human and Nature, of Light and Shadow, of masculine and feminine,
and of body, mind and soul/spirit/heart. As Ministers, we help guide
ourselves and others to find this Balance; we allow ourselves, and help
others, to grow — in love of ourselves, each other, and the Deity we
serve and are part of, and to be more whole within humanity and Deity.

3. Whatever path you follow, honor the paths of all others.
Deity can be likened to a mountain, too large to be seen in totality
and towering above the clouds; there are an infinite number of pathways
up this mountain. We may journey alone or together, but whatever our
experience of the mountain, it is valid.

That is all there is.  There are many things that are obvious from
the above; the following Corollaries are the most obvious to me.

Corollary One: There Is No Evil,
there is only a range of experience.  God experiences all things
through God’s creation, including emotions and actions.  What we
perceive as evil is a learning experience, and what we are learning is
How To Love.  For example, things such as “war”, “hatred”,
“gay-bashing”, poisoning our environment, hurting ourselves, etc., show
we have not learned the lesson.

Corollary Two: You Can Only Change Yourself,
not the world/universe.  We can only learn our lessons one person,
one concept at a time.  We cannot force others to learn OUR
lessons.  We cannot force them to learn THEIR lessons,
either.  If you can’t find it within yourself, you won’t find it
outside.

Corollary Three: There Is No Hell,
only different learning experiences.  For some, Earth may be Hell;
for others, the deepest Hell may be the finest University; and no Hell
is permanent.

Corollary Four: We Do Not Die. 
God lives forever, and we are a part of That.  Our mode of
existence may change.  It does not matter how that changes, there
is no dogma to how our existence continues.  What various groups
believe is immaterial – but is to be respected (see Rule 3).

Corollary Five: What Makes You Angry Shows Where You Need Work. 
There are things that caused us pain that have affected the way we
think and feel about others.  These need healing.  If
something makes you mad, it is something you don’t like that you still
have in yourself.  If it wasn’t there, you wouldn’t know how to
recognize it.

Final Comment: Anyone who
attempts to use these precepts to prove anything except what is in
their heart – can go to Hell (see Corollary Three).  This is not
intended as a substitute for Science, only as an overlay for global
spirituality.  (Yes, I’ve read Corollary Two.)

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