General Beliefs of Manichaeism
1. There is One True God.
2. All creation part of the One Created Being and True God.
3. All life is governed by the One Created Being (The True God).
4. All physical matter is deemed illusion in that it is not permanent. All that is Light is deemed real because it is eternal.
5. The soul is a spark of the Eternal Light trapped in the illusion of matter.
6. All suffering in the world is rooted in our ignorance of our true nature and due to our distraction from the real purpose in life.
7. True religion is sent into the world to awaken mankind to its true nature and provides the means to return to its true home beyond the physical universe.
8. All true religion comes through Divine Revelation.
9. The worship of, and prayer to the One God is the natural state of the soul.
10. Cultivation of Virtue and the rejection of vice are methods in which one refines the soul.
11. Laying aside of attachments eases the soul’s ascension and return to the Eternal Kingdom of Light.
12. All unnecessary use of force is anathema to human development.
13. All obsessions and addictions are manifestations of attachment.
14. All men, women, all races, tribes, nationalities and sexual orientations are equal.
15. The lives of the innocent, which includes animal life, deserves to be protected.
16. The love of God can be experienced by humanity through the love, compassion, kindness and selfless service of the faithful.
17. The peace of God is reflected in this world through the actions of the faithful, and through them the world can experience a taste of the peace that awaits them in the Eternal Kingdom of Light.
2. All creation part of the One Created Being and True God.
3. All life is governed by the One Created Being (The True God).
4. All physical matter is deemed illusion in that it is not permanent. All that is Light is deemed real because it is eternal.
5. The soul is a spark of the Eternal Light trapped in the illusion of matter.
6. All suffering in the world is rooted in our ignorance of our true nature and due to our distraction from the real purpose in life.
7. True religion is sent into the world to awaken mankind to its true nature and provides the means to return to its true home beyond the physical universe.
8. All true religion comes through Divine Revelation.
9. The worship of, and prayer to the One God is the natural state of the soul.
10. Cultivation of Virtue and the rejection of vice are methods in which one refines the soul.
11. Laying aside of attachments eases the soul’s ascension and return to the Eternal Kingdom of Light.
12. All unnecessary use of force is anathema to human development.
13. All obsessions and addictions are manifestations of attachment.
14. All men, women, all races, tribes, nationalities and sexual orientations are equal.
15. The lives of the innocent, which includes animal life, deserves to be protected.
16. The love of God can be experienced by humanity through the love, compassion, kindness and selfless service of the faithful.
17. The peace of God is reflected in this world through the actions of the faithful, and through them the world can experience a taste of the peace that awaits them in the Eternal Kingdom of Light.
The Ten Commandments of Manichaeism
1. You shall worship the One God and not commit yourself to the worship of idols; not bowing down to physical objects or ideals in order to worship them.
2. You shall not be dishonest in your ways.
3. You shall not be greedy.
4. You shall not murder a man, a woman or a child, neither shall you abort an infant; and you shall not commit to unnecessary killing of any life including animals and plants.
5. You shall not be unfaithful to your spouse, or commit any form of sexual misconduct.
6. You shall not commit theft.
7. You shall not deceive someone in order to mislead them.
8. You shall not practice magic.
9. You shall not commit hypocrisy in any ways.
10. You shall seek peace and be fair to all regardless of a person’s ethnicity, color, nationality, religious beliefs, gender or sexuality.
2. You shall not be dishonest in your ways.
3. You shall not be greedy.
4. You shall not murder a man, a woman or a child, neither shall you abort an infant; and you shall not commit to unnecessary killing of any life including animals and plants.
5. You shall not be unfaithful to your spouse, or commit any form of sexual misconduct.
6. You shall not commit theft.
7. You shall not deceive someone in order to mislead them.
8. You shall not practice magic.
9. You shall not commit hypocrisy in any ways.
10. You shall seek peace and be fair to all regardless of a person’s ethnicity, color, nationality, religious beliefs, gender or sexuality.