Oneness is ultimate for many Unitarians. Oneness of everything, including of ourselves
within the oneness of everything that there is.
Oneness means no discontinuities, no barriers, no
compartments – through and through a clearness that remains, however it is
looked at. That is the meaning of the
word “integrity”. And these ideas are closely
linked with the words “true to” and “authentic”.
There is no creed, no statement of belief, that must be
adopted by all Unitarians. But we still demand statements of belief.
Unitarians typically think that though there is not one creed for all,
each must have a creed. Many Unitarians would
say that although there is not one faith for all,
for each person there is a prescription, written into the universe, that must be found and then lived.
The only, small, matter of variance between us and people of
other faith communities is where we allow ourselves to look for our discoveries
and revelations. We look in a broader range
of places than one set of writings, beyond one human realm of activity, indeed
we look beyond a human-centric focus. We
allow our exploration to range across the whole of the oneness we are able to
perceive.
This is not an easy "pick and mix" approach to faith. It is not saying that one can believe or do
what one likes. It demands instead a rigorous
use of reason and conscience. And a
personal discipline to stick to what has been revealed and discovered, no
matter the cost.
