 Weekly Sunday Celebration Service9:30am – Chanting the Gayatri Mantra Rhythmix Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda, CA For more information, please contact Rev. Ouida at: |
What is New Thought?The New Thought MovementThe New Thought movement — not to be confused with New Age — is more than a century old, and is practically oriented spirituality that promotes fullness of all aspects of living, through positive thinking, meditation, affirmative prayer, and other ways of realizing the presence of God. New Thought includes Unity, Religious Science (Science of Mind), Divine Science, and other groups and individuals. A common saying in New Thought is Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life. New Thought is not a cult or a religion, rather a way of Life that is practical, universal spirituality. It believes that the Divine called by many names — God, Goddess, Great Spirit, Allah, Jehovah — is personal to each person and lives within each of us. It does not have a gender necessarily and some choose not to refer to God as He or She. New Thought honors the divinity and wisdom in each religion and spiritual tradition. New Thought believes there were — and are — many great teachers — Jesus, Buddha, and Mohammed — and that each of us has this capacity. New Thought Authors and TeachersFounded by Phineas Parkhurst Quimby in the late 19th Century, past New Thought authors include Emma Curtis Hopkins, Ernest Holmes, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Contemporary New Thought Teachers include: Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith, Iyanla Vanzant, Les Brown, Ram Dass, Dr. Wayne Dwyer, Louise Hay, and many others. Some of Rev. Ouida’s New Thought teachers, mentors, and role models include: Rev. Dr. Margaret Stortz, Rev. Dr. Eloise Oliver, Rev. Deborah Johnson, and Rev. Gregory Toole. New Thought is an exciting spiritual philosophy! |