...Because of my reticence in discussing my own beliefs,
I am frequently asked what religion I follow--what spiritual revelation has inspired my activities...
...The simple fact is that I sincerely believe that I am serving with the best of my ability
the dictates of my own conscience...
...My daily work is my discipline, and I am making no effort to advance my own spiritual destiny...
...There seems to be no need to limit or restrict the normal actions of other human beings...
...My teacher has been the very public I am seeking to serve...
...Thousands of troubled persons have sought my advice or assistance and in each case
I have gained new and deeper insight into the workings of human thoughts and emotions...
...I know opinionated individuals who insisted on going their own way and who came in the end
to wish they had followed the advice they had formerly rejected...
...I have lectured in hospitals, prisons, Christian churches, and Jewish synagogues...
...I have baptized and christened the new born; performed inter-religious marriages which various
churches refused to solemnize...
...I have been called to the bedside of the sick, comforted the dying, and performed funerals and
memorial services...
...These are the sources by which an understanding of life is enriched
and there is very little justification for antagonism, intolerance, or bigotry...
PRS Journal
Winter 1986
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