Humanity movement
Humanity Movement
We are all united by our shared humanity. But we are divided by our individuality. Their are innumerable beneficial organizations, in religion and spirituality, politics, social movements, culture, etc. How can we actually come together without sacrificing our separate identities and individual truths? What are the universal principles of our shared humanity? How can we link organizations of different kinds together?
Humanity Movement is a way of exploring our shared humanity, to see past differences and focus on what is good and beautiful in each particular effort. It is a non-ideological, non-partisan process of finding shared truths in the multitude of independent, creative voices. It is not meant to be a new way to subsume others under ourselves. Just the contrary: It is we humans linking arms across ideologies. We want to join hands with any person or group that has a living sense of our shared humanity.
Go to our Huzanity website for explorations of these ideas.
Agenda of our April, 2005 meeting:
What is shared humanity? (Meditative exploration)
Principles that unify us.
Readings, discussion and possibly video selection of our spotlight this month.
Possible project: Linking Up of Organizations.
The core of religions
a project of Humanity Movement
Humanity movement is an attempt to find common ground, to see past differences and focus on what is good and beautiful in each particular effort. It is a non-ideological, non-partisan process of exploring our shared humanity. It is not meant to be a new way to subsume others under ourselves. Just the contrary. It is we human beings linking arms across ideologies.
What are universal principles, which can bind together opposing groups? What are divisive principles, which limit the possibility of reconciliation? And what should we ask of social, political and religious organizations, which would make it possible for them to unite with others?
This month’s focus is understanding the core of religions. What are universal spiritual principles and laws? How do specific religions achieve these kinds of insights, and how do they limit or prevent the reconciliation of mankind on the basis of what is most important?
At the meeting: (From May, 2005, Alaska Humanity News)
What is the core of religions? (Discussion & meditative exploration).
Exploration: Universal spiritual laws
Discussion of project: Challenging religions to achieve respect for differences