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The Four Absolutes: The 1939 Moral Blueprint

Spiritual Mechanics | The Four Absolutes

The 1939 Program of Action did not appear out of thin air. It was built upon a moral skeleton known as the Four Absolutes. Long before the 12 Steps were codified, the pioneers used these four yardsticks to determine if an action was "of God" or "of self."

The Sam Shoemaker Influence

Drawing from the teachings of Sam Shoemaker and the Oxford Group, the First 100 filtered every thought and action through four uncompromising lenses: Absolute Honesty, Absolute Purity, Absolute Unselfishness, and Absolute Love.

Why "Absolute" Matters

In the "easier, softer way," these are treated as suggestions. In the 1939 Master Course, they are absolute requirements. If an action isn't honest, it isn't the blueprint. We don't aim for "good enough"; we aim for the absolute standard that produces the psychic change.

"Our experience in the modem-to-modem era is that 'relative honesty' leads back to the first drink. The 1939 Blueprint requires the 'Absolute' standard because it is the only thing powerful enough to smash the Mental Obsession."

The Test of Action

Whenever we are faced with a choice, we ask:

  1. Is it Absolute Honesty? (No lying or self-deception)
  2. Is it Absolute Purity? (Clean motives and thoughts)
  3. Is it Absolute Unselfishness? (Placing others first)
  4. Is it Absolute Love? (Acting without resentment)

If the answer is 'No' to any of these, it is not part of the Master Course of Action.

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