All religions, in every age and culture, possess not only intrinsic merit, but also potential value for those who have learned the art of listening. 

The ultimate arbiter in religion is not a church, nor a document, not an official, but the personal choice and decision of the individual.

If the mind and heart are truly free and open, the revelations that appear to the human spirit are infinitely numerous, eternally fruitful, and wondrously exciting.

There is no fundamental conflict between faith and knowledge, religion and the world, the sacred and the secular, since they all have their source in the same reality.

All people on earth have an equal claim to life, liberty, and justice – and no idea, ideal, or philosophy is superior to a single human life. 

Good works are the natural product of good faith, the evidence of an inner grace that finds completion in social and community involvement.

The governing principle in human relationships is the principle of love, which always seeks the welfare of others and never seeks to hurt or destroy. 

Records are open to scrutiny, elections are open to members, and ideas are open to criticism – so that people might govern themselves. 

The validation of experience requires the confirmation of peers, who provide a critical platform along with a network of mutural support.