
What Inspires
Unitarian Universalist Beliefs
Rather than having any one sacred text, as seekers of truth and enlightenment, we find meaning in a variety of sources, including:
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Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, that moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces that create and uphold life;
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Words and deeds of prophetic women and men that challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion and the transforming power of love;
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Wisdom from the world's religions that inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;
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Jewish and Christian teachings that call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;
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Humanist teachings that counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
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Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions that celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.
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