The sacred is found in nature. (Where else would you find it?) Reverence is an attitude, and a way of looking at things. Many religious naturalists describe this as natural piety. “Both Emerson ... Read More about Living in Reverence and Natural Piety
We are part of the only reality there is. So we think - most of us do. People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. To see one in ... Read More about Being at One with All
Most people wish to leave something of value behind after they die. While we live, many of us wish to contribute something of value to the lives of people who surround us. In teaching a class, ... Read More about Paying It Forward
To be devoted to something is to belong to it alone. In Western monotheism, the ideal is to be devoted to God: to subsume one's Being into the divine. What could this mean to a Humanist? It is not ... Read More about Being Devoted
Consilience is a unity of knowledge, the religious equivalent of a unifying force or principle in physics. Then I discovered evolution. Suddenly - that is not too strong a word - I saw the world ... Read More about Consilience
The need to belong is “a fundamental human motivation”. “Everyone likes to feel like they are a part of something bigger than themselves– a friend group, a house, a college, or even a country. These ... Read More about Belonging; Cultivating Friendships
Everything is part of the universe. A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something ... Read More about Having a Sense of Connectedness