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Basic
Principles of the
Spiritist Doctrine
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* Spiritism is
a lesson of love and everlasting life in a continued pursuit of
self-improvement and harmony with all the creation throughout
multiple existences. |
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* It is the
collection of principles and laws, as revealed by the Superior
Spirits, contained in the works of Allan Kardec, which
constitute the Codification of Spiritism: The Spirits' Book,
The Mediums' Book, The Gospel According to Spiritism, Heaven and
Hell and The Genesis According to Spiritism. |
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* It is the
promised Consoler which came, at the appointed time, to
compliment and remind us of what Jesus taught, "reestablishing
all things in their true meaning", so bringing to Humanity the
true basis for spiritualization.
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What Does Spiritism
Reveal ? |
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* It reveals new
and more profound concepts with respect to God, the Universe,
Mankind, the Spirits and the Laws which govern life. |
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* Even more, it
reveals what we are, from where we have come, to where we shall
go and the cause of our pains and sufferings. |
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* Spiritism
touches on all areas of human knowledge, of all activities and
the behavior of Human Beings. |
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What Does Spiritism
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God, the
Universe, and Laws of Nature |
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* God is the supreme intelligence and primary cause of all
things. God is eternal, immutable, unique, omnipotent, supremely
just and good. |
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* The Universe is a creation of God. It encompasses all
beings, whether they be rational or irrational, animate or
inanimate, material or immaterial. |
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* All the Laws of Nature are divine laws because God is their
author. These Laws cover both the laws of physics and the moral
laws. |
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Spirits, the
Material World, and the Spirit Realm
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* Beyond the physical world, which is the habitation of
incarnate Spirits (Mankind), there exists the spiritual world
which is the habitation of discarnate Spirits. |
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* Spirits are the intelligent Beings of creation. They
constitute the World of the Spirits, which pre-exists and
survives everything. |
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* Man is an incarnate Spirit in a material body. The
perispirit is a semi-material body which unites the Spirit to
the material body. |
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* The relationship of Spirits with Man is constant and has
always existed. The Good Spirits do their best to lead us
towards goodness and uphold us during our trials, helping us to
support them with courage and resignation. Whereas the Imperfect
Spirits try to incite us towards evil. |
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Reincarnation
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* All Spirits are created simple and ignorant. They gradually
evolve intellectually and morally, so passing from an inferior
order to more elevated levels, till they finally reach
perfection where they will enjoy constant happiness. |
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* All Spirits preserve their individuality, before, during and
after each incarnation. |
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* Spirits reincarnate as many times as becomes necessary in
order to achieve their own perfection. |
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* The different corporeal existences of the Spirit are always
progressive and never regressive. The rapidity of their
progress, both intellectual and moral, depends upon the degree
of effort made towards betterment. |
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* Spirits pertain to various
orders, according
to the degree of perfection they have attained at any one time:
Pure Spirits, who have attained maximum perfection; Good
Spirits, whose desire towards goodness predominates; Imperfect
Spirits, who are characterized by ignorance, by their desires
towards evil and by their inferior passions. |
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Jesus
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* Jesus is the guide and model for all Humanity. The
Doctrine
which he taught and exemplified is the most pure expression of
God's Laws. |
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* The morality of Christ, contained in the Bible, is the
indisputable itinerary towards progress for all mankind, and its
practice is the solution for all human problems. |
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Free Will and
Responsibility / Action and Reaction |
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* Man has free-will so as to act, but must respond for the
consequences of his actions. |
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* The future life reserves penalties or compensations
compatible and in accordance with Man's behavior while
incarnate, as to whether or not God's Laws were respected. |
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Prayer
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* Prayer is an act of adoration towards God. It is contained
within Natural Law, being the result of an innate sentiment of
Man, just as the idea of the existence of a Creator is also
innate in Man. |
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* Prayer helps Man to become better. Those who pray with
fervor and confidence find themselves to be stronger against the
temptations of evil, and God sends them Good Spirits to assist
them. This is help that is never denied to those who ask with
true sincerity.
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* Spiritism can and should be studied, analyzed and put into
practice in all fundamental aspects of life, such as: science,
philosophy, religion, ethics, morality, education and social
life. |
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* All practical Spiritism (mediumship, dissemination,
fraternal assistance) is free of any charge, which is within
the Gospel principle that we must "Give for free what we
receive for free." |
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* The practice of Spiritism is held without any exterior cult,
within the Christian principle that God should be adored in
spirit and truth. |
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* There is no ministry within Spiritism, neither does it
adopt or use in its meetings or in its practices any of the
following: vestments, alcoholic beverages, incense, tobacco,
altars, banners, candles, processions, talismans, amulets,
sacraments, the making of promises and the paying of penances,
horoscopes, fortune telling with cards or sea shells, pyramids,
crystals, rituals or any other form of exterior cult. |
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* Spiritism does not impose its principles. It invites all
those who are interested in getting to know them to submit its
teachings to the test of reason before accepting them. |
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* Mediumship, which permits the communication of the Spirits
with Man, is a gift which anyone can have, independently of
whatever doctrinal guidance they may choose to follow. |
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* Spiritist Mediumship is only that which is practiced based
upon the principles of the Spiritist Doctrine and within
Christian morality. |
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* Spiritism respects all religions, valorizes all efforts
towards the practice of goodness and recognizes that "a true
person of goodness is one who fulfils the laws of justice, love
and charity in their greatest form of purity." |
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