Spiritual Kinsmen
"Knowing that material and
spiritual progress are essential to man, we must ceaselessly work for the equal
attainment of both. Only then shall we be able to acquire that absolute
inner-calm, so necessary to our well-being. Whenever conflict arises between
material and spiritual values, the conscience plays an important role and anyone
who suffers from a guilty conscience is never really free from this problem
until he makes peace with himself and his conscience. Discipline of the mind is
a basic ingredient of genuine morality and therefore of spiritual strength.
Spiritual power is the eternal guide, in this life and the life after, for man
ranks supreme among all creatures. Led forward by spiritual power, man can reach
the summit destined for him by the Great Creator. Since nobody can
interfere in the realm of God we should tolerate and live side by side with
those of other faiths. In the mystic traditions of the different religions we
have a remarkable unity of spirit. Whatever religion they may profess, they are
spiritual kinsmen. While the different religions in their historic forms bind us
to limited groups and militate against the development of loyalty to the world
community, the mystics have already stood for the fellowship of humanity...in
harmony with the spirit of the mystics of ages gone by.
No one should
question the faith of others, for no human being can judge the ways of
God."

H.I.M. Emperor Haile Selassie I

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