My personal search for truth could not be complete until I had satisfied my mind and my heart.

To satisfy my, I knew that what I should be searching for must be universal, and beyond feelings of tribal belonging. Furthermore, whatever it was i was seeking should integrate all major religions and cultures.

I suspected that a belief system based only on interpretations of the written word could not satisfy my criteria. Sermons and preaching could not deliver what I was seeking.

To satisfy my heart, I would need to experience universal love, a love that is unconditional, without expectation. This love should open my heart and give me a feeling of oneness with all humanity and the the whole universe.