At Unity, we explore the idea that our thoughts, beliefs, and consciousness influence how we experience ourselves and the world around us. As our awareness changes, new possibilities emerge.
We draw inspiration from the teachings of Jesus, the Bible, and wisdom found across many spiritual traditions. We don't ask one another to accept a particular set of beliefs. We question, explore, and discover together.
Our spirituality is practical. Prayer, meditation, reflection, and spiritual principles aren't simply ideas to think about — we explore what happens when we put them into practice in everyday life.
We believe there is divine potential within us, that we are connected with one another and the world around us, and that greater awareness can lead to greater compassion, wisdom, joy, and meaningful action.
We don't just explore what we believe. We explore what becomes possible when we live it.
Unity's teachings may be summarized into 5 basic principles, which are easily remembered by singing these lines to the tune of "Happy Birthday":
One Universal Power
A Network of All
Ideas Lead to Experiences
Take Time to Be Still
You'll Live in Peace
One Power. There is only one power which is understood by many names and appreciated in many ways. Regardless of our name for the creative energy in which we live, move and have our being, there is only ONE Power. There is no spot that God is not.
We are part of the One Power. If there is no spot that God is not, then we are expressions of God. We see the activity of God in beautiful sunsets, glorious flowers, innocent babies. We want to remember that each of us - we, too, are the activity of God.
Unity's Third Principle reminds us that our thoughts are creative. The ideas we consistently hold in mind influence the choices we make, the attitudes we cultivate, and the experiences we attract into our lives.
When we focus on possibility rather than limitation, gratitude rather than lack, and love rather than fear, we begin to see those qualities reflected in our daily experiences. This isn't about wishful thinking—it's about recognizing that our inner world shapes how we engage with the outer world.
What am I repeatedly entertaining in consciousness — and do I want more of what that thought is creating?
When we take time to be still, we give our hearts, minds and bodies a chance to rest, renew and be open to insight and imagination. Meditation and prayer gives us the space to response-able, rather than reactive. In prayer we give energy to new and imaginative possibilities. In meditation, insight and imagination find the room to come to the surface and blossom in our minds.
When we live in awareness that there is only one universal Power which includes all beings, and we discover our power to calm ourselves and live intentionally, our lives will flow peacefully. Our goal is to move in the direction of living these principles more fully, as demonstrated by our master teacher Jesus and other spiritual way-showers.
God
Unity understands God as the one presence and creative power within and throughout all life.
Across cultures and traditions, we have used many names to describe this presence. In Unity, we may speak of God as Life, Light, Love, Spirit, Principle, Substance, Law, or Universal Mind. The words may differ, but they point toward the same idea: there is one power and one presence expressing throughout creation.
There is no place where God is not — and that includes us.
Jesus
Unity honours Jesus as a master teacher who demonstrated what is possible when we live from an awareness of our divine nature. His life and teachings invite us not simply to believe, but to put spiritual principles into practice in our own lives.
In Unity, Christ refers to the divine potential within each of us — our capacity to express greater love, wisdom, compassion, peace, and understanding.
Jesus is regarded as a profound example of this divine potential fully expressed.
The Nature of Humankind
Unity teaches that each of us is an individual expression of the Divine. Our spiritual nature is not something we have to earn or become worthy of; it is already within us.
We also recognize that being human means we don't always live from that awareness. Our thoughts, beliefs, choices, and experiences influence how we see ourselves, one another, and the world around us.
As we deepen our awareness and put spiritual principles into practice, we can begin to express more of the love, wisdom, creativity, joy, and possibility already within us.
In doing so, we can create meaningful change in our own lives, our relationships, our communities, and our world.
The Bible
Unity co-founders Charles and Myrtle Fillmore studied the Bible not only as a collection of historical and spiritual writings, but also as a source of deeper meaning about the human journey.
Unity explores biblical stories on several levels. We can appreciate the stories as they are written while also asking what their people, places, events, and symbols might represent in our own lives.
Metaphorically, we can consider how a story reflects experiences in the world around us. Metaphysically, we can ask what it may reveal about the thoughts, beliefs, struggles, possibilities, and transformations taking place within us.
Unity also recognizes that the Bible is a complex collection of writings created and compiled over many centuries. We honour these writings while recognizing that they reflect the cultures, experiences, understanding, and inspiration of their writers.
Rather than asking only, “What does this story mean?” we are also invited to ask, “What might this story mean in my life?”
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