Spirit Quotes of Unity
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These quotes from the world religions
reflect the truth of Unity.
All religions have an underlying conception
of the Unity of reality.
The Unified Field Theory that modern phisics seeks,
reflects a belief in the Unity of the Universe and
man's ability to grasp the laws that govern
the nature of the Universe.
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Psalm 133:1
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity."
Ephesians 4:2 - 4:4
"With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering,
forbearing one another in love;
endeavoring to keep the unity of the spirit
in the bond of peace.
There is one body, and one spirit,
even as ye are called one hope of your calling;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
one God and Father of all,
and through all and in you all."
1 John 5:7
"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father,
the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."
John 11:30
"I and my Father are One."
John 18:21 - 18:22
"That they may be one; as thou Father, art in me, and I in thee,
that they also may be one in us;
that the world may believe that thou hast sent me,
and the glory which thou hast given me I have given them;
that they may be one, even as we are one:"
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Tao Te Ching (500 BC) Lao Tzu (old master)
22 "...sages embrace unity as a model for the world."
39 "When unity was attained of old,
heaven became clear by attaining unity,
earth became steady by attaining unity,
spirit was quickened by attaining unity,..."
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Chang Tzu (disciple of Lao Tzu)
"If all is one, can anything be said?
Once it has been said that all is one, can nothing be said?
Vanity and speech make two; two plus one make three.
What follows cannot be grasped even by skilled calculators,
much less by ordinary people."
"Therefore when you go from non-being to being,
you thereby come to a third point.
How about when you go from being to being!
It is simple for this reason that there is no getting anywhere."
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"The marvel lies in the two Ch'i divided into Yin and Yang.
It transforms the myriad and returns to the one.
Returns to the one."
Song of form and function: Tai Chi Ch'uan: thirteen postures;
by Chang San-feng, Taoist monk 1279-1368
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"The way of the realizing person flows out or is blocked,
speaks or is silent.
But when two companions are one in heart,
their strength breaks iron,
and their words are fragrant orchids."
Ta Chaun, the great treatise
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"This elixir (of immortality) is nothing but the
energy of primordial true unity
inherent in our original, undifferentiated beginning."
The inner teachings of Taoism
Chang Po-Tuan Commentary by Liu I-Ming
translated by Thomas Cleary © 1986
Shambhala Publications
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To use the mind for purposes of pride
and aggrandizement is like a gusty wind
or a violent storm, it cannot last long.
Therefore sages control this by means of the way,
holding to unity, contriving nothing,
and thus not diminishing harmonious energy.
Wen-tzu: Understanding the mysteries Lao Tzu
translated by Thomas Cleary © 1991
Shambhala 1992
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16.51 Grace Unites Soul in God:
"They mount the body chariot
and the mind, the charioteer, takes the rein;
it is illusion's chariot
that strange fantasies produces;
and they realize it,
and mount the chariot of love instead
and receive the grace of the pure one,
they shall sure be drawn
in the triumphant chariot of Unity
and be one in God, obliterating I and he."
Tirumantiram by Tirumular
a Tamil scriptural classic
English translation and text by Dr. B. Natarajan
published by Shi Ramakrishna Math, Chennai
Mylapore, Madras 600 004
isbn 81-7120-383-3
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11.20
"In this unitary figure You permeate
heaven and earth and all directions.
O Almighty Lord, an alarm is being felt
throughout the whole world
while I gaze upon this miraculous,
yet overwhelming form of yours."
13.31
"Such souls reach the platform
of perfect understanding after coming to an
awareness from authoritative evidence
that all diversities have their origin
in a single unitary source."
18.20
"In those whose hearts have been purified
by the harmonizing effect of goodness an understanding
of the underlying unity of all life arises,
a vision of oneness in diversity."
18.65
"Remain ever conscious of Me and
offer your heart to Me in love.
Engage always in My Divine Service,
remaining ever faithful to Me.
Because I love you very dearly,
I make this vow to you,
"You will live with me always and
through exchange of love we will be one forever."
Bhagavad Gita (Song of God) Krishna
Translated by Vijaya Acharya
1997 Sacred Arts Trust
6 Urban Rd.
Altrincham, Cheshire
WA15 8HT, UK
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(pg 75, 33)
"it is ridiculous to say either, 'I have realized the self',
or 'I have not realized the self'; are there two selves,
for one to be the object of the other's realization?
It is truth within the experience of everyone
that there is only one self."
(pg 85, 23)
"As there is no second being to know that which is;
'that which is' is conscious. We are that."
(pg 133)
"Liberation cannot be obtained through Shankhya,
Yoga, ritual or learning, but only through knowledge
of the oneness of Bhraman (God) and Atma (soul)."
(pg 146-147)
"The whole universe is a superimposition (of form)
on the Bhraman (the absolute),
although it seems to be separate from it.
The substratum of Bhraman appears through
the delusion of superimposition.
The latter is really non-existent,
like the serpent seen in the rope.
The manifest is only an illusion.
Manifestation has no existence apart
from its substratum Brahman.
This infinity of Brahman is my self
and yours and that of other individuals."
The collected works of Ramana Maharshi
edited and annoted by Aurther Osborne
Samuel Weiser, Inc. York Beach, Maine
© 1959, 1986 Sri Ramanasram
isbn 0 87728 070 3
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