Traditional Principles

 

Change

All creation is in a constant state of change. Acceptance of change and moving with change is part of the natural process of things. Change occurs in two ways, disintegration or the creation of something. Disintegration may be experienced through painful experiences and development by overcoming the difficult. Disintegration is a springboard to development and lessons of disintegration can be positive turning points.

Choice

Individuals, families, or communities must exercise choice if they are to become more than they currently are. Choice must have wholeness at its core and for if an individual seeks a positive change, but only focus on the physical nature ( and do no encompass all aspects of their humanness) the change will be weakened and perhaps ineffective.

Development

Human beings are a reflection of the Creator, and because of this, there is within human beings, great potential. If however, potential is blocked, our humanness is blocked. We may become sick in the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual dimensions of our being. This applies to individuals, families, and communities. Development is the path to unblocking the potential in order to focus on healing the individual, family, and community.

Individual Development

There are four dimensions, emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual dimensions that must all be attended to. If one of these aspects is unstable, either negatively or positively, all dimensions will be affected. Individuals may focus too much on one or two of these dimensions, and the result will be an imbalanced nature. For example, the person who attempts to learn things only from an intellectual perspective is concentrating too much on their mental capacities. When this happens, a reaction occurs within the whole person in an attempt to reclaim balance. Feelings of anxiety or depression may develop. The individual’s body may tire and weaken easily. Illness may become more frequent, as the physical dimension ‘calls out for balance’.

Humility is truth and if we know ourselves in an honest way – if we see our flaws and our strengths, and can embrace them – we are free to both love ourselves as we are, and to change in ways we consider fit. If we avoid truth, we may become trapped in a very self-centered place with blame and resentment as companions.