Unity stresses that God is not a physical man in the sky, for this
is a limited view of God. God is Spirit, everywhere present, the
one and only Spirit behind, in and through all things, visible and
invisible. There is no place where God is not.
Unity proclaims the divinity of Jesus, but goes further
and asserts that all people are children of God, and therefore divine
in nature. We are not human beings having a spiritual experience;
rather, we are spiritual beings having a human experience for soul
growth.
Unity explains that God's greatest gift to us is the
mind, and the mind is our connecting link with God or Divine Mind.
The Unity philosophy shows how the action of one's own mind affects
the body and circumstances. One changes one's life by first changing
one's mind.
Emphasis is placed on the effective power that every thought, word,
feeling and deed has upon all aspects of one's life.
Prayer and meditation are key components of the Unity
teaching. Very simply, prayer is talking to God, and meditation
is listening to God. We pray and meditate to consciously know our
oneness with God.
More information about Unity's beliefs may be found
at the Unity World Headquarters site, as well as links to other
Unity Churches' Web sites, and a geographic locator of all Unity
Churches.
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