Language can also be used in a way that promotes honesty and harmony. The difficulty is in the implementation. Reason is where spirituality begins, not where it ends. It is only with the contemplative eye that we will remain relevant in the 21st century. Too often love and truth are thought to be opposing qualities.
Love is associated with softer qualities like compassion and acceptance.
Truth is associated with tougher qualities like justice and integrity. But on a deeper level, love does not exist without truth and truth does not exist without love. A Buddhist Unitarian Universalist Yom Kippur Homily Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are traditional times for taking stock or our life, for examining our moral fiber. This raises many questions about moral precepts, the nature of guilt, what helps, etc. This sermon focuses on the relationship between morality and consciousness.