The Precepts

The precepts apply universally to every member of the human family, regardless of gender, ethnicity, or culture. Five describe absolute conditions of human existence; five describe essential attributes of being.

Absolutes

The Man:

Shall come forth from The Mystery by the process of birth.
Shall control only belief.
Shall comply with authority only by consent.
Shall act based on preceived self intrest.

Shall return to The Mystery by the process of death.

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Attributes

The Man:
Is spirital.
Is intellectural.
Is emotional.
Is physical.
Is social.

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States of Being

Awareness and understanding of the precepts are experienced and expressed through three states of being: Sleeping, Limited, and Free. These states exist both separately and concurrently.

The Man in a Free state of being remains aware of the size of the pond in which he swims: the scope of his knowledge, the limits of his influence, and the context in which he acts.