Sempiternal Harmony Methodology
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11/12/2008
A Sempiternal Harmonist seeks the spiritual truth within a natural problem. For example, when faced with a
question like the nature of true love, a harmonist would seek as many world scriptures as possible on the
subject. The common threads in those writings are used as a starting point for evaluation of the spiritual truth.
Consider some of the following, what do they have in common, etc..:
1 ...let us love one another; for love is of God, and he who loves is born of God and knows God...if we love one another,
God abides in us and his love is perfected in us....perfect love casts out fear.
Christianity. 1 John 4.7 - 20*
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2. When a person responds to the joys and sorrows of others as if they were his own, he has attained the highest state of
spiritual union.
Hinduism. Bhagavad Gita 6.28 - 32*
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3. ...those immersed in the love of God feel love for all things.
Sikhism. Adi Granth, Wadhans, M.1, p.557*
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4. Compassion is a mind that savors only mercy and love for all sentient beings.
Buddhism. Nagarjuna, Precious Garland 437*
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5. He whose heart is in the smallest degree set upon goodness will dislike no one.
Confucianism. Analects 4.3-4*
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6. If, instead of seeing faults in others, we look within ourselves, we are loving God.
Meher Baba. Pamplet, Meher Baba’s Universal Message
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7. ...there are few people in the world who know what is bad in those whom they love and what is good in those they
dislike.
Confucianism. Great Learning 8*
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8. Have benevolence toward all living beings, joy at the sight of the virtuous, compassion and sympathy for the afflicted,
and tolerance towards the indolent and ill-behaved.
Janism. Tattvarthasutra 7.11*
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9. Gental character it is which enables the rope of life to stay unbroken in one’s hand.
African Traditional Religions. Yoruba Proverb (Nigeria)*
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10. He who can find no room for others lacks fellow feeling, and to him who lacks fellow feeling, all men are strangers.
11. Treat people in such a way and live amongst them in such a manner that if you die they will weep over you; alive they
crave your company.
Islam. Nahjul Balagha, Saying 9*
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12. Love covers a multitude of sins.
Christianity. 1 Peter 4.8*
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13. Those who act kindly in this world will have kindness.
14. ...all creatures are God’s children, and those dearest to God are those who treat His children kindly.
15. I have three treasures. Guard and keep them:
The first is deep love,
The second is frugality,
The third is not to dare to take the lead in the world. Because of deep love, one is courageous.
Because of frugality, one is generous.
Because of not daring to take the lead in the world, one becomes the leader of the world.
Now, to be courageous by forsaking deep love,
To be generous by forsaking frugality,
And to take the lead in the world by forsaking following behind-
This is fatal.
For deep love helps one to win in case of attack,
And to be firm in the case of defense.
When Heaven is to save a person,
Heaven will protect him through deep love.
* World Scripture - A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts, Andrew Wilson, ed.,Copyright 1991