What is humanistic spirituality?
Humanistic spirituality is experiencing ourselves as vitally connected to other human beings, to nature, and the universe. Spirituality means respecting spiritual well-being as deserving special attention, not to be trivialized or violated. As we travel through the stages of life from birth to death, we learn to create satisfying relationships with people, nature, and the universe, or we suffer the consequences. The ancient Greeks called the principles of spiritual well-being “melos,” the root word for melody, meaning the harmony of all good. Ethical principles, like musical notes, guide us to find ethical harmony within ourselves and in the world around us. Our ultimate spiritual experience is the kind of person we become and the culture of relationships we build. By bringing out the finest capacities in the people around us, we stimulate the spiritual life within each of us. Our secular society stimulates us to pay attention to the external world around us: waking to an alarm, drivin
