Axioms of Being as Reality

By Thomas Parker Boyd

  An axiom is a well established or universally conceded principle, a maxim, rule or law, a statement that needs no proof because its truth is obvious. A familiar axiom is, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”–Declaration of Independence.
  God is all Being and Reality. The following are axioms of Being as Reality, formulated by Thomas Parker Boyd, Edna Lister’s mentor. They are self-evident truths, the final deductions of logic, applied to abstract principles of being, using induction, deduction, comparison, analysis and synthesis.
  Reality is that which is. Since nothing exists besides reality, it follows that reality is the totality of existence, seen or unseen.
  Reality is all-inclusive. Since reality is the totality of existence, reality must include all being and becoming.
  Reality is absolute unity. It is the universal substance of all things seen and unseen, by which they exist and consist, no matter the form or appearance. Therefore, reality holds all in indissoluble unity.
  Reality is changeless. Reality is the unchangeable manifesting in a world of change. Your perception and understanding of reality may be subject to change, but reality itself, being all that is or can ever be, is unchanging.
  Reality is independent and unfettered. Reality depends on nothing except itself, therefore reality is limitless.

  Reality is whole, and is therefore perfect and complete. Reality is all that is, so nothing in existence adds to it. Therefore, we may say that reality is already whole, perfect, and complete.
  Reality is original and causeless, the beginning and the end of all. Reality is original because nothing comes before it. Having no beginning nor end, reality is eternally causeless.
  Reality is eternal and infinite. Reality is beyond time and space, eternal in duration and infinite in extension. The finite mind cannot grasp infinite reality.
  Reality is ultimate. Reality is the source and goal of all existence. We cannot go beyond reality in any direction; therefore, reality is the ultimate finality or goal of all.
  Reality is absolute. Nothing can limit, be added to, or subtracted from reality; therefore, reality is the absolute whole.
  Reality is indivisible. We cannot divide reality with any instrument or agency; therefore, reality is eternal unity and, thus, indivisible.
  Reality is formless. Reality, as the ultimate principle of all being, transcends form; therefore, reality remains formless. Reality remains unseen because reality has no visible form.
  Reality is immutable. We may think of reality as having duration and extension to support the basic concept of eternity but we do not transmute reality through these ideas; therefore, reality is immutable.
  Reality is Mind. Reality is the Absolute Intelligence of the universe.