Unity Center of Norwalk offers positive spirituality for people of all faiths. Our belief is that God lives and works within each of us and that when we are aware of our divinity, we can shine our light more brightly in the world. Unity is a positive, practical, progressive approach to Spirituality. We honor the universal truths in all religions and respect each individual’s right to choose a spiritual path.
It's important to note that Unity is not a traditional Christian denomination with a centralized hierarchy but consists of a network of independent Unity spiritual centers globally. Each Unity community may interpret and express these principles in its own unique way while remaining aligned with the core teachings of Unity.
God is Spirit, the loving source of all. God is the one power—good, present everywhere, and all wisdom. God is divine energy, creating and sustaining all. In God, we live, move, and have our being. In Unity, we also speak of God as Life, Light, Love, Substance, Principle, Law, and Universal Mind.
We believe that Jesus expressed his divine potential and sought to show humankind how to express ours as well. We see Jesus as a master teacher of universal truths and as our Way Shower. In Unity, we use the term Christ to mean the divinity in humankind. Jesus is the great example of the Christ in expression.
We are each individual, eternal expressions of God. Our essential nature is divine and therefore inherently good. Our purpose is to express our divine potential as realized and demonstrated by Jesus and other master teachers. The more we awaken to our divine nature, the more fully God expresses in and through our lives.
Unity co-founders Charles and Myrtle Fillmore studied the Bible as history and allegory and interpreted it as a metaphysical representation of humankind's evolutionary journey toward spiritual awakening. In addition, Unity recognizes that the Bible is a complex collection of writings compiled over many centuries. We honor the writings as reflecting the understanding and inspiration of the writers at the time they were written. The Bible continues to be a valuable spiritual resource for us.
Unity teaches that each person is a unique expression of God created with sacred worth. Living from that awareness transforms our lives and the world.
Unity emphasizes the creative power of thought in our life experience. We refer to this as the Law of Mind Action. When we take personal responsibility to choose life-affirming thoughts, words and actions, we experience a more fulfilling and abundant life.
Unity emphasizes the importance of applying spiritual principles in our daily lives.
Unity teachings continue to evolve as we identify, embrace and apply spiritual insights and the spiritual implications of new discoveries.
Affirmative prayer is the highest form of creative thought. It includes the release of counterproductive, negative thoughts, as well as holding in mind statements of spiritual truth. Through meditation, we experience the presence of God. Prayer and meditation heighten our awareness and thereby transform our lives.