Reverence - natural piety - is a useful attitude that lifts us to higher ground, inspires us, and makes us more productive. Reverence is an attitude, and a way of looking at things. Many ... Read More about Living in Reverence and Natural Piety
Week 44: Connectedness
Being at One with All
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
Paying It Forward
Doing something good for future generations is noble, and for many people, uplifting. Most people wish to leave something of value behind after they die. While we live, many of us wish to ... Read More about Paying It Forward
Being Devoted
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
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
Belonging; Cultivating Friendships
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
Having a Sense of Connectedness
Everything is part of the universe. We are in and of this world. Each of us is part of humanity. We have loved ones, friends, and family. No man is an island, Entire of itself; Every man is a ... Read More about Having a Sense of Connectedness