The Lived Religion

<p>Let this written wisdom be the straight edge to show how much you deviate from the true use it to align yourself to eliminate the crookedness!</p><p></p><p>All earthly goals are elusive and their attainment may not bring the pleasure and happiness anticipated.</p><p></p><p>Followers of the Lived Religion enjoy a balanced harmonious life! and a life well and profitably lived!</p><p>it is a life of many contrasts and experiences with a steady advance towards spirituality</p><p>the very things which defeat earthly ends and render them impossible to accomplish are if viewed in the proper perspective aids towards the achievement of spirituality</p><p>out of earthly failure and frustration can come spiritual accomplishment and gain </p><p>if you can understand this the good life is yours!</p><p></p><p>The Lived Religion is not a formula for blind belief</p><p>it is not a matter of doctrine alone and dogmatic belief must not be rigidly imposed</p><p>though loyalty and unity are certainly to be expected from those who follow its light.</p><p></p><p>The Lived Religion is not so much a belief or doctrine as a way of living it is the way of life of a company of kindred spirits headed for the same destination!</p><p>all sharing the same adventure with its hazards and excitement all seeking the best road together</p><p>it is a practical religion teaching the doctrine of evolving betterment!</p><p></p><p>It establishes a standard for men to live by which will make them better men and permit them to live in peace and harmony with others.</p><p></p><p>It values the qualities of courage audacity fortitude and steadfastness</p><p>it upholds the virtues of modesty patience purity and gentleness</p><p>its prime objectives are to the carrying out of the Divine Design and the service of mankind</p><p>it is a religion lived! and not just believed in.</p><p></p><p>The Lived Religion demands to be expressed in deeds and not in words in beneficial action and not in blind conformity</p><p>it is more interested in bringing out the inward good than in outward display and pomp</p><p>it concerns itself with whatever is necessary for the unfolding of the spirit and its aim is to spur man upward to Divinity!</p><p></p><p>The Lived Religion believes that man is the instrument of The Divine One and His deputy on Earth </p><p>that man is entrusted with certain responsibilities and duties which he can shirk only to his cost!</p><p>whether he succeeds or not he can blame no one except himself. </p>