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Five Tenets of Transcendentalism

1. Everything is a reflection of God

Ralph Waldo Emerson

People are basically good

People will still sin, but they will repent and most of the time, they will choose to do the right thing

Nature is a special reflection of God

5. A person's true feelings and intuition are more valuable than book knowledge

Gives power to all humans, not just to people of status (wealthy, intelligent)

Emotion is more powerful and valuable than reason

2. Contemplating nature can allow you to transcend the real world

Walden Pond

People can get closer to God without Church

Nature is as close as you can get to God

Society keeps people from getting to a higher spiritual level

3. A person's instinct can lead them to understand God's spirit

4. Individualism and self-reliance are better than following others

People will make the right choices if given the chance

Government is unnecessary

Questioning tradition is a good thing

People should not depend on money or belongings

No special wealth, status, or prior knowledge is needed to understand God

Since people are basically good, their gut instincts will lead them to God

Henry David Thoreau

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