CaoDai is a universal religion, which considers all
religions One. It teaches human beings, who all have sprung from the same
Source, to live in harmony, love, justice and peace; to enjoy universal sisterhood
and brotherhood; and to cultivate themselves to seek and be reunited with God
in their hearts. CaoDai propounds that God has come and expressed Himself in a
new Way, Dai Dao Tam Ky Pho Do (The Third Universal Salvation Of The Great
Way), or the CaoDai religion, in 1926
in Vietnam
The whole name of the Supreme Being embraces the three
main religions of the East. In 1926, the Supreme Being gave the following
message: Nhien Dang Co Phat (an old time Buddha) is Me, Sakya Muni is Me, Thai
Thuong Nguon Thi (an old time Immortal) is Me, Who is Cao Dai. In founding
CaoDai, the Supreme Being teaches man to realize that all religions have one
same origin, and not to discriminate against each other but to love each other
as brother and sister, to cultivate self to find God in one’s heart. A
spiritual message has said: “Out of Love and Mercy, out of respect for life, I
have founded the Great Way
1. Exoterism or cultivation according to humanism: a
CaoDai disciple, while conducting a normal family life is:
a. to complete duties toward self, family, society,
country, living beings, and nature.
b. to practice good and avoid evil.
c. to show kindness to nature, plants, animals, human
beings, and to avoid unnecessary destruction of any creature, recognizing that
they all have the Supreme Being's spirit and are part of nature's cycle.
d. to observe five Precepts: do not kill, do not
steal, do not commit adultery, do not get drunk, do not sin by word.
e. to practice vegetarianism at least ten days per
month. This is a way to purify one's body and spirit, to promote love by
avoiding killing living beings, and to maintain the clean and pure environment.
f. to participate in ritual acts of devotion and
worship to the Supreme Being. There are four daily ceremonies, at 6:00 a.m. , noon , 6:00 p.m. , and midnight . At least one
ceremony per day at home is performed.
2. Esoterism: While a disciple performs his duties
toward humanity and is practicing vegetarianism for at least ten days per
month, he may be guided in the practice of esoterism with meditation as a major
exercise.
The goal is to progressively eradicate the inferior
self and develop the divine element within the self, reaching toward oneness
with the Supreme Being.
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