the church of humanity - humanist manual

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THE

CHURCH

OF

HUMANITY

Living Te Lie.

Te HumanitistManual


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Postal Address: Te Church O HumanityBM Box 700

LondonWC1N 3XX

UK

Web: www.ChurchOHumanity.comEmail: [email protected]

2007 by Te Church O Humanity. All Rights Reserved.

Te Church O Humanity is the natural creed o humankind.It is a religion with tenets as old as humanity itsel. Oursis a religion that questions and actively seeks answers. Wecelebrate humanity and recognize the achievements and

great destiny o all people. Ours is a religion o reedom,empowerment and hope.

THE CHURCH OF HUMANITY

You are more than what you think you are.

THE

CHURCH

OF

HUMANITY


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Contents

A Personal Welcome From The Founder 4

Being A Humanitist 6

Your Personal Philosophy 9

A Formula For Daily Living 12

Meet Your Spiritual Guide -YOU 16

Meditation: The Portal To The Cosmic

Intelligence 18

Tuning Into The Cosmic Intelligence -

How To Meditate 22

The Science Behind Meditation 28

Tips For Everyday Connection 31

The Aims And Mission Of The Church

Of Humanity 34

Recommended Reading 38

Church Of Humanity Membership Benets 39

Member Services 43

Frequently Asked Questions About The

Church Of Humanity 45

Departments & Contact Details 50

Mailing Address 51


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A PersonalWelcome From

The Founder

It is with sincerepleasure and greatdelight that I welcomeyou to the worldwidecommunity thatis Te Church OHumanity.

We extend the hand o riendship to every personon Earth irrespective o their race, religion, age ortheir social, educational or cultural background.Our creed is a religion o tolerance, hope,empowerment and reedom. It is truly a religion oreason. Te Church O Humanity brings togetherall that is wonderul, positive and noble in the

human condition -- and we proudly proclaim ourmission as being no less than the enlightenment oall and the unity o humanity.

You are an amazing creation, and as we say; youare more than you think you are. You are notalone, separateness is an illusion, everyone andeverything is connected, we are all part o the sameamazing Universe... A vast Cosmic Intelligence

where everything has a role and a place. You havea purpose and you are part o the great plan, thegrand design. And now as a Humanitist, you standat the beginning o a great journey. A voyage odiscovery o the sel and o the Universe. I thinkthat you will agree that there is no greater work.

My hope is that this book, together with theonline Weekly Services, the Members Sanctum

on the Church website, the publications, and the

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...Tat is humanitiesmission; to recognise whoand what we are, andin doing so realise our

ull, innite and divinepotential. We shall givebirth to ourselves.


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activities, courses and events, will provide you witha blueprint and guide to a more enlightened, joyul

and prosperous lie.

It is also my hope to personally meet you at sometime in the uture at one o our services or events,until then may I wish you and your loved ones aproound peace,

David Abingdon

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We extol the greatachievements ohumanity, the struggle to

gain enlightenment andto throw o the shackleso ignorance, superstitionand bigotry. We take

pride in humankindsnoble and ingeniousabilities to succeeddespite the challenges,regardless o thediculties, and against

all the odds... We are arace that can - and does.


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Being A Humanitist

What does it mean to be a Church oHumanity member?

Is it similar to a traditional religion where peopleattend services once a week, participate in otheractivities, such as Sunday School, charity events andsacred text studies? Well, there are some similaritiesto traditional religious organizations, but there areprobably more dierences. Te Church has beenorganized within a ramework that is reectiveo modern times, and designed to t a liestyleconducive to the Age o Inormation, and toaccommodate the ongoing and rapid changes inscience and technology.

For the present, all Church members can gainaccess to regular Church services via the Internet.

Te Churchs web site, www.churchohumanity.org, eatures sel study courses, publications,programs and video presentations in severalormats. Everyone is welcome to take advantageo the inormation presented on the Church oHumanity site. As a member, youll also enjoy theadditional benets contained within the MembersSanctum and other programs that are progressivelybeing introduced.

Your decision to become a member o Te Churcho Humanity is the rst step in your initiation intoa new way o looking at yoursel, your world andthe Universe. By becoming a member, and by yourrequent visits to the website, it is our hope thatyou will continue to grow in sel-knowledge, andknowledge o the Church and its teachings. Asa member, you are an equal among many. Tats

why we value your membership. We need you. We

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Your decision to become amember o Te Church oHumanity is the rst stepin your initiation into anew way o looking at

yoursel, your world andthe Universe.


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need your unique perspective and your intellectualcontributions toward shaping the mission and

philosophy o the Church. Bringing peopletogether, the unity o all human beings, and thecollective eort o everyone to make the world abetter place is an urgent goal o the Church.

While you will nd abundant resources providedby the Church, we place a very high value on what

we call sel initiation. Tis means that you takegreat personal responsibility or your own growthand salvation. We believe that when each individualmember o our Church grows, we all grow. Tisprocess begins by gaining a deep understandingo the philosophy o the Church, which you canexplore at your own pace both by viewing liveonline services, and by availing yoursel o thematerials youll nd on the Web site.

O primaryimportance, andone o the mostundamental goalso Te Churcho Humanity isor everyone tohave a greaterrecognition and

connection with Cosmic Intelligence. It is throughthis intelligence that we not only connect with theOne, but connect with each other, and ourish andexpand as individuals.

Tis is an exciting time to become a member o theChurch o Humanity. You will participate in thecreation o something new, with a resh perspectiveon what it means to be a modern human being

living in a scientic age, but an age which has also

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O primary importance,and one o the most

undamental goals o TeChurch o Humanity is

or everyone to have agreater recognition andconnection with CosmicIntelligence.


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come ull circle to rediscover the intensely deepunderpinning o spiritual power that had been

guiding both science and philosophy rom thebeginning o time.

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Te universe is ull o magical things, patientlywaiting or our wits to

grow sharper.Eden Phillpotts,Novelist & Poet


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Your Personal Philosophy

One o the primary diseases o our time is thatmillions o people have been cast adrit roma basic oundation rom which to understandtheir own lives. For centuries, traditional religionshave provided most people with a ramework toshape their lives. But it was inevitable as scienceprogressed that the most undamental precepts o

most religions would beshaken to the core. oday,traditional religion is incrisis. Te more peoplelearn about science,

witness the success o thescientic method, andpick up all the miraculoustools that science hasprovided or us, the less

legitimate the claims othe old religions seem tobe.

Its only natural or people to eel deeply the basicdisconnection between the methods o scienceand the tenets o religion. Te ormer deals only

with acts, in what is observable and measurable,and demands a constant rigorous sel questioning.

Science and skepticism are ast riends.

With traditional religion, it has been much theopposite. Questioning is not encouraged. Teability to have aith is central to maintainingones standing with a religious ramework. Mostreligions say: What we say cant be disproven, soyou might as well believe it. In a world steepedin science, thats just not good enough anymore.

Tus, in most developed countries, traditional

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Te great awarenesscomes slowly, pieceby piece. Te path o spiritual growth is a patho lielong learning. Teexperience o spiritual

power is basically a joyulone.

Scott Peck,Psychiatrist & Writer


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religions have witnessed their congregations allaway in droves. Ironically, the crisis in religion has

also produced the opposite -- more and more severeundamentalist sects. Extremely narrow-mindedand undamentalist interpretations o religion isan overreaction to what believers see as a challengeto their long-held religious belie systems. Becausethey see millions o people becoming godless andbecause they ear that without the moral groundingthat religion has always provided, they retreateven urther into the most basic aspects o theirreligions, and close their minds to anything thatmay challenge their belies.

While the ear o change breeds undamentalism,the loss o a once comortable religious rameworkproduces a kind o mass ennui and despondencyamong large segments o the worlds population.Te Church

o Humanityseeks tobridge thegap betweenscience andreligion, healthe painulrits caused byrapid change,

and provide anall-new and practical oundation -- a philosophythat embraces both the wonder and comort oa spiritual ramework, while acknowledging thepower and benets o science -- and showing howreligion and science can harmonize and provide atotal world view.

Tus, the basic philosophy o Church members is

one that honors the rational, curious, questioning

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Te Church o Humanityseeks to bridge the gapbetween science andreligion, heal the painulrits caused by rapidchange, and provide anall-new and practical

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intellect o human beings, while also providinga rich ramework to experience that which maynot be able to be dened in purely rational terms.

People still need to believe in miracles, that thereis some basic magic in the world, that the universeis a realm o enchantment and adventure. Indeed,

what science is showing us is that there reallyis a Godlike orce in the universe, that there is aUniversal Intelligence, and that there is a proper

way to make that reality a positive, loving orce inall o our lives.

Te great thing about being a member o theChurch o Humanity is that you will take an activepart in creating the philosophy and rameworko what the Church is all about. It will provideyou with a solid grounding in moral values thatcan help you make sense o lies meanings andmake you eel comortably at home among peopleand a Universe that cares about us. Lie does have

meaning. Tere really is a Higher Power that canhelp you guide your lie. You are not alone. Tereis a bright and clear way orward, and there is everyreason in the world to have hope or the uture.

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Indeed, what science isshowing us is that therereally is a Godlike orce inthe universe, that there isa Universal Intelligence,and that there is a properway to make that realitya positive, loving orce inall o our lives.


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A Formula For Daily Living

Being a member o the Church o Humanitymeans more than attending a regular Churchservice. Members are encouraged to adopt acomprehensive liestyle that inorms all aspectso their lives. Members should strive to live thephilosophy o the Church. When you do so, all oyour normal activities will be enhanced in amazing

ways as you become grounded by the core principleso the Church. Tis does not mean you need to carryaround some kind o instruction manual to consultevery minute o the day. Rather, as you grow in theteachings o the church, you will develop a superiormental construct -- a philosophical oundationthat will help you in innumerable small ways, andoten in big ways, as you traverse the course o liesadventures -- because thats what lie should be --an adventure.

Being a member o the Church o Humanity meanschanging your paradigm, or your basic outlook onlie. For example, it is critical at this juncture inhistory or every human being to stop thinking othemselves as a biological machine toiling away inisolation in a hostile and uncaring universe. Fortoo long, the human race has been living under aman against nature mentality, or man against

man or even mind against body point o view.Basic assumptions like these -- basically incorrectassumptions -- cause you to stay rutted in archaicthinking. Tere is a saying: As the twig is bent,so grows the tree. I, at the root o your personal

world view, you believe that you are in aggressivecompetition with other people, other businesses,other ethnic groups, even with the opposite sex,then you will naturally go out and shape your world

in this way -- a world wherein you are constantly

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For too long, the humanrace has been livingunder a man againstnature mentality, orman against man oreven mind against body

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struggling against others and yoursel. Certainly,competition is a undamental process o nature,

and competition is oten a good and motivatingthing, but most people are oversold on the notiono constant, unending, aggressive competition.

We have come to live in a hyper-Darwinian worldin which all species o nature are enveloped in atitanic struggle to survive -- and do so by grappling

with and deeating others.

But when you take a second, more thoughtul lookat nature, you nd just as much cooperation ascompetition, and perhaps even more cooperation.Bees pollinate owers as they gather honey. Teycooperate. A deer doesnt like to get eaten bya wol, but i

wolves would notreduce the deerpopulation, more

o them woulddie o diseaseand starvation.

When an animaldies, it makesood or otheranimals. Whenan animals remains decompose, it ertilizes thesoil. Minerals that were once in bones once again

become minerals o the earth, ready or use bysomething else. From that soil spring healthy newplants, which in turn provide nourishment ormore animals. Indeed, the proper view o natureis that o a system o vast interdependence andcooperation. Tere is a web o lie. Everything isinvolved in a ceaselessly interacting, nourishing,changing, enhancing, transormation into eachother. It is a complex dance that is the throb and

pulsation o all existence.

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Everything is involvedin a ceaselesslyinteracting, nourishing,changing, enhancing,transormation into eachother. It is a complexdance that is the throband pulsation o allexistence.


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Tus, instead o getting up each day with the attitudeo joining the rat race you can decide today to

stop raming your reality as a competitive struggle,and re-vision your lie as a journey o cooperation

with everyone joining you or a mutual ride to getto a better place. Its interesting to note that one othe most successul business models in recent yearshave been joint ventures strategies. Others callit usion marketing. Tis is when two disparatecompanies nd ways that they can share and mergeresources or the mutual prot o each other. oday,literally millions o businesses are getting togetherto nd innovative ways in which they can helpeach other grow. I you have studied business at

all, or ollow businessstories in the media,all you seem to hearabout is competitionand competitive

strategies. But youwill rarely hear aboutbusiness cooperationstrategies -- yet thelatter are among themost powerul andsuccessul tactics oall.

Te Church o Humanity recognizes that quantumscience has provided an incredible underpinningthat helps us model our reality on cooperation andinter-connectedness. All energy and matter o theuniverse is grounded in the zero point eld, theprimary maniestation o the Cosmic Intelligence.

You are connected to that Intelligence, you area part o it. Everything else is connected to it as

well -- including those aspects which you think

you are competing with. I you reorganize your

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All energy and matter othe universe is groundedin the zero point eld, the

primary maniestation othe Cosmic Intelligence.


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undamental world view, bringing it into line withthis new loving, interconnected, supportive mode

o thought -- you will nd your lie changingdramatically. It will seem like magic at rst, andperhaps magic is not such a bad word or it! Whenyou incorporate the basic premise that your lieand your existence is more about cooperation, it

will inuse all aspects o your lie, making yourproessional, personal, intimate and social lie moreenchanting and ullling.

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Somewhere, somethingincredible is waiting tobe known.

Carl Sagan,Astrophysicist


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Meet Your Spiritual Guide - YOU!

Adopting the Church o Humanity basicparadigm o interconnected cooperation as thecentral element o your thought processes is thebeginning o your Church membership activities.Te Church o Humanity will provide instructionsin a wide variety o methods and resources in whichyou can participate as per your choice. A primarypractice or ritual that is essential to your personalspiritual growth, and thereore growth in all areaso your lie, is that which helps you make a strongerconnection to that all-encompassing web o totalexistence -- that Universal Intelligence or Cosmic

Consciousnesswhich is theground o allbeing.

A n c i e n tw i s d o m ,rom manytraditions, and

now cutting-edge science supports the idea thatthe strongest, most natural connection o humanmind to Cosmic Intelligence is through thesubconscious or unconscious mind. Again, similarto the problem o operating under a alse paradigm

o hyper-competition, people today have largelyretreated rom any real practical use o their ownsubconscious minds. Many o the problems andailings o the human race today can almost certainlybe blamed on the total dominance o conscious,ego-driven, linear and empirical thinking models.Te conscious, ego-dominated mind tends to beaggressive, ocused on competition and winningat all costs. Some call this the male aspect o the

psyche unchecked by the soter eminine visage o

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Meditate. Live purely.Be quiet. Do your workwith mastery. Like themoon, come out rombehind the clouds!Shine.

Buddha


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the psyche. Very oten,the subconscious mind

is associated with theeminine archetype -- it is the soter, moresubtle, less aggressive,more nurturing andsupportive quality othe human mind. But,leaving the concept omale and emale behindor now, the larger point

we want to make here isthat all o us need tostart paying more attention to the subconscious --primarily because it is there where the whispers oCosmic Intelligence may be heard and understoodmost deeply.

o gain greater access to the subconscious mind,the conscious mind needs to be at least temporarilydampened or quieted. Te conscious mind mustrelinquish its control long enough so that whatlies beneath it can come orward and be betterunderstood and used by us in a practical way. Itsimportant to remember that we do not denigratethe conscious mind -- we only want to make it morecooperative with the subconscious mind, making

the two work in greater cooperation as partners.

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...All o us need to startpaying more attentionto the subconscious -- primarily because it isthere where the whisperso Cosmic Intelligencemay be heard andunderstood most deeply.


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Meditation: The Portal To The CosmicIntelligence

Have you ever tried to go to sleep at night, onlyto be tormented by your own mind? As youtry to drit o to sleep, your mind keeps racing.

You keep thinking about dozens o things -- yourcurrent problems and worries, your plans or thenext day, sudden memories that come back at youunexpectedly, sometimes memories rom dozens oyears ago. It can be maddening. You just want tosleep, but your own mind, or some reason, wontlet you.

Or perhapsduring theday you eelyour mindis scattered.

Instead obeing able toconcentrateand ocus on the important tasks o the moment,you keep getting distracted by all kinds o thoughts,and the activity in your environment. Yourattention span seems limited. Te result is that theimportant tasks that need completing today aremore difcult to concentrate on, and you unction

like a scattered, inefcient machine.

Both o these examples are signs that your consciousmind is out o balance with the deeper, more sedateaspect o your consciousness -- your subconsciousmind. Your conscious mind is in hyperdrive. Itcrowds out all intuition and deeper contemplativethought. Te ancient Buddhists had a term or arunaway mind -- they called it monkey mind.

But monkey mind is very much a disease o

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I believe that one o the characteristics o thehuman race - possiblythe one that is primarilyresponsible or its courseo evolution - is that ithas grown by creativelyresponding to ailure.

Glen Seaborg,Scientist


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modern times. We live in a complex age, the age oinormation. We are constantly bombarded with

messages rom a myriad o sources. When you getup in the morning, you probably click on the radioor V and are conronted with enormous amountso inormation. Modern media is designed to caterto a short attention span. Most news items onradio or V are rarely more than 30 seconds long.Broadcasters throw dozens o inormation items atyou, compacted into short-time bursts. In betweenthe news, they jam in messages rom advertisers,

weather reports, music, and anything else they candump into your mind.

Bombardment with media messages is only thebeginning. oday, people are so engaged in theeveryday world, a new term has been invented todescribe common human activity -- multi-tasking.Te term has been borrowed rom the world o

computers and applied to human beings. Whenpeople are driving to work, they listen to the radioas they think about all the tasks they must completein the coming day. While they drive and listen tothe radio, they read billboard advertisements, lookat the scenery, monitor trafc signals and watch outor other drivers. Some do even other things inthe car, like check their hair and make-up in themirror, talk to people on cell phones, read and send

text messages, even make notes with paper andpen. Some people listen to audio novels, or oreignlanguage tapes.

When you get to work, its more o the same. Tereare dozens o tasks to complete, e-mail to read,coworkers to chat with, coee to drink, telephonesto answer. A lot o people listen to the radio whilethey work. Te result is a daily blizzard o items

or your mind to cope with minute by minute. It

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Science is organizedknowledge. Wisdom isorganized lie.

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doesnt even stop on lunch breaks. A lot o peoplediscuss business over lunch or share the buzz o

their personal lives as they eat. Te result o itall is setting the conscious mind into overdrive,crowding out everything else -- and by everythingelse we mean the enormous amount o inormationthat is existent in the sphere o consciousness, inthat ocean o light that is the zero point eld andCosmic Intelligence.

Tink o it this way: Te spectrum o light isactually a wide band o wavelength requencies, butas human beings, we only perceive an extremelynarrow segment o that total spectrum. We cannotsee inrared light, ultraviolet light, radio waves,

X-rays, gamma rays and more. But just becausewe cannot see it all does not mean that it does notexist. Te spectrum o consciousness is similar.

Your waking conscious mind -- that which you

experience ront and center every minute o the day-- is only a narrow band o the total mind availableto you. Some psychologists compare the humanmind to an iceberg. Ninety percent o an iceberglooms unseen beneath the surace o the water, withonly the tip peaking out the top. A large iceberg is amagnicent sight oating in the blue sea, just as ourconscious minds are magnicent. But because we

tend to invest

so much intowhat we cansee with oureyes, it isdifcult tor e m e m b e rthat the vastmajority o

the iceberg is unseen, and the vast majority o our

minds are ignored.

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Your waking consciousmind -- that which youexperience ront andcenter every minute o theday -- is only a narrowband o the total mindavailable to you.


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Your subconscious mind is open to a greaterspectrum o inormation existent in the universe.

Its available to you, but because your ordinarymind is so busy multi-tasking, you almost never payattention to the more subtle orms o inormationthat surround you at every instant. Yet, evenpeople with the most busy minds sometimes gethunches, bursts o intuition and other suddencreative insights that seem to come out o nowhere.Indeed, we have been taught that these incrediblecreative nuggets are rom nowhere and that theyare anomalies. Te act is, however, there is verygood scientic evidence to suggest that creative,intuitive impressions is inormation existent in theuniverse. When we experience those wonderulmoments o inspiration, we are actually accessingnot only our own greater minds, but the mind oCosmic Intelligence.

Everyone would agree that these mysterious,intuitive, creative bursts o inormation arewonderul experiences. Everyone wishes theywould have more o them. Te act is, you cannot only have a more creative and intuitive mind,but you can harness the vast potential o yoursubconscious mind -- and even more exciting --tap into the unlimited, innite inormation o theCosmic Intelligence. It is important to note that

we are not saying that your conscious mind is bador inerior -- but what is important is that it not beallowed to control and dominate your total dailyexistence. Te goal is greater cooperation.

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When we experiencethose wonderul momentso inspiration, we areactually accessing notonly our own greaterminds, but the mind o Cosmic Intelligence.


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Tuning Into The Cosmic Intelligence -How To Meditate

Getting in touch with the Cosmic Intelligence- the Mind o God - starts with learning toquiet the constant din and clamor o the consciousmind. Tere are ormal ways to do this, and thereare many small, daily adjustments you can makethat will bring the subconscious orward. Formalmethods involve regular or daily sessions omeditation. Lets discuss that rst.

Meditation is both an art and science that can betraced back in many orms throughout centurieso human development. All major religions haved e v e l o p e dparticular styleso meditation.Meditation is

perhaps mosta s s o c i a t e dwith Easternreligions suchas Buddhism,and various Hindu sects, which have developedvery advanced and ormal protocols or what eachconsiders proper meditation. But even Westernreligions practice meditative techniques, even

though they may not call them that. Catholics,or example, pray with rosaries, which involvethe rhythmic repeating o certain prayers, and itsusually done in a quiet setting while the worshipperocuses his or her mind on God.

Tose who practice Zen meditation might arguethat their practice is extremely dierent rom those

who avor, say, transcendental meditation. Te

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Meditation is both anart and science thatcan be traced back inmany orms throughoutcenturies o humandevelopment.


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Church o Humanity does not endorse nor rownupon any existing technique or particular school o

meditation, but recognizes the benet o many ormso meditation. Te bottom line is, you can learn tomeditate in a way, or with a method, that suits yourpersonality best. You can even invent your own ormo meditation. All you need is to understand theuniversal basics that are common to just about allorms o meditation.

Here are some suggestions and guidelines:

Formal meditation is most powerulwhen done every day.

Tirty minutes to one hour per day areoptimum, but even i you eel you havetime or just 10 or 15 minutes per dayo ormal meditation, the benets will

still be signicant.

Meditation can be done alone, or withgroups o people. Many people reportthat meditating alone is extremelydifcult -- yet others preer meditating

while alone. Some experimentationwill reveal what is best or you.

Te undamental goal o meditation isto quiet the mind. Note that the goal omeditation is not to go into some kindo trance, hypnotic state or radicallyaltered state. Te goal o meditationis very simple: o learn to become verycalm and quiet or a certain period otime every day. You remain who you areand aware o who you are -- its just you

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being very calm, quiet and peaceul.

Most meditation starts with breathing.ake notice o your breathing thenext time you are very excited orexperiencing anxiety. You will discoverthat you are breathing rom the top oyour chest, and with short and rapidintakes o breath. Te greater youranxiety, the more rapidly you breath.

When you are calm and relaxed, it isjust the opposite. You breath moreevenly and closer to your stomach.

You will soon learn that your stateo mind ollows the way you breath.

When you make a conscious eortto take deeper, slower breaths, yourmind ollows suit and becomes calmer

and more

re l axed . h i seect isincreased

when youmake aneort to

breath rom your stomach, ratherthan rom your chest.

Formal meditation techniquesprescribe certain postures andpositions. Zen meditation, orexample, requires that you sit in thelotus position -- legs crossed, spinestraight, chin slightly down withthe skull cap pointing up towardthe ceiling or sky. However, many

people are simply unable to sit in

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the lotus position, while others ndit so uncomortable they orego

meditation altogether. Tus, wesuggest you nd a position that is easyand comortable or you. You can sitin a chair, lie at on your back onthe oor, or nd some other suitableposition. Whatever the case, strive tokeep your spine and neck straight andin alignment.

When you are in position, beganbreathing deeply and slowly,pushing the air in and out with yourdiaphragm, the lower part o yourstomach. Breath in deeply, hold itor a tiny instant, and then let it outslowly and evenly.

Now the part which many people ndthe most difcult -- as you breath, youshould seek to make your mind asempty as possible. Te last thing you

want to do is think about all thosethings you think about every day --

whether it be problems or anxieties,or happy, pleasant thoughts. Tegoal is to ignore those daily conscious

thoughts. Te only thing you shouldbe thinking about or paying attentionto is your breathing. Simply payattention to how your breathscome in, and how they go out, andnothing else. Now heres an extremelyimportant point: You want to emptyyour mind, but you do not want tostruggle against your thoughts. When

people rst start meditating, they are

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Now heres an extremelyimportant point: Youwant to empty yourmind, but you do notwant to struggle against

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surprised at how extremely difcultit is to simply stop thinking! Your

thoughts just keep coming. Teydistract you. Tey prod at you. Teyseduce and tempt you. Very oten,you orget about your breathing andyoure soon o on one thoughtultangent or another.

But whenever you nd your mindwandering, dont struggle. Rather,very gently bring your attention backto your breathing. You will nd yourmind wandering again and again.Dont panic or get rustrated. Just keepbringing your attention back to yourbreathing, even i you have to do it ahundred times in 20 or 30 minutes.

As you continue to practice, you may

or may not nd that this gets easieror you.

Be aware: When many people try ormal meditationor the rst time, they nd it to be among the mostdifcult activities they have ever done. Meditationsounds simple and relaxing -- and it can be -- butor people whose conscious minds have been onhyperactive overdrive or most o their lives, just 15

minutes o trying to make it be quiet and relinquishsome o its control can be remarkably difcult.Its easy to get discouraged. I you continue thispractice, however, the benets to your lie will beenormous, even extraordinary.

Some people report that they never seem to getbetter at meditation. Tat is, they never seem tobe able to calm their minds, or chase away their

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Rene Descartes,Philosopher &

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busy thought patterns. But advanced masters omeditation will tell you that this does not matter.

Its not how well you meditate that is important,but the act that you do it on a regular basis. Inmeditation, there is no good or bad or rightor wrong. Just continue your practice and dontexpect a specic result. Te benets in your lie

will make themselves known when you least expectit. On the other hand, many nd that meditationbrings powerul results, and changes their livesdramatically in a very short time.

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Its not how wellyou meditate that isimportant, but the

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The Science Behind Meditation

Recent advances in medical technology havemade it possible to veriy and explain thebenecial eects o meditation. Researchers DanielGoleman and ara Bennett-Goleman conductedtests which showed an active relationship betweenthe amygdala and the prerontal cortex duringmeditation. Te amygdala is the part o the brainthat controls eelings o anger and anxiety. Te pre-rontal cortex, on the other hand, makes peopleslow down and be more thoughtul. Tis makesthe prerontal cortex excellent or analyzing andplanning, but not good or making snap decisions.Te amygdala is good or making rapid judgmentsbased on whats happening in the environment,and has a powerul eect on human emotionsand behavior, mostly in moments o crisis. Forexample, i a person sees a lion leaping out at them,

the amygdala will trigger a ght or ight responselong beore the prerontal cortex responds.

Te trouble is, the amygdala usually does notdiscriminate between real danger and only perceiveddanger. Tis is particularly true in our modern

world where social strie, job anxiety, relationshipproblems and more trigger the amygdala as i we

were about to be attacked and eaten by a sabre-

toothed tiger. But unlike our ancestors who onlyoccasionally had to worry about predators, peopletoday experience events many times a week whichcan trigger the amygdala response. Te result isrequent anxiety events which, simply put, tendsto drive people crazy. Its why so many people arenervous and agitated. Its why so many people resortto taking anti-anxiety medications, such as Prozacor Valium -- drugs which calm the mind, but also

Te journey o a thousandmiles must begin with asingle step.

Lao zu,Philosopher

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deaden the creative spirit, produce addiction, andvery oten make people eel like walking zombies.

Studies o meditators have shown that the amygdalaeect can be eliminated rom daily lie without theuse o any harsh drugs - yet still keep people sae byalerting them when they are truly in danger, andnot just perceived danger.

Other studies o meditation have linked the practiceto increased activity in the let prerontal cortex,

which is associated with concentration, planning,meta-cognition, or thinking about thinking, andpositive eelings. Meditation increases activity inthe let prerontal cortex, and the changes are stableover time. Tat is, even i you stop meditating or a

while, the calming, positive eects linger.

Te brainwaves oexperienced meditators

have been studied usingthe electroencephalograph(EEG). Te EEG showedthat the brainwaves oskilled meditators showeda signicant rise in gamma

wave activity in the 80to 120 Hz range duringmeditation. Tere was

also a rise in the range o 25 to 42 Hz. Tis eectis most proound in meditators that have beenpracticing or 10 years or more, but the eect isalso seen in beginning meditators. Also duringmeditation there is a modest increase in slow alphaor theta wave EEG activity. Alpha and theta waveactivity is associated with a eeling o bliss, or assome people report, eeling blessed.

Alpha and theta waveactivity is associatedwith eeling o bliss,or as some people report,eeling blessed.

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At Te Church o Humanity, we place particularimportance on those areas where religion and

science intersect and support each other. In thecase o meditation, we have literally centurieso evidence that meditation is a proven way toimprove ones lie, to eel happier and experience aspiritual oneness with the cosmos. And now thatsolid science has backed up this claim, we can state

with a great deal o certainty that meditation willhave the eect it claims to, and thereore, it wouldbe a missed opportunity to not adopt this practiceand use it to make your lie better.

Again, meditation will quiet the unnecessary clamorthat rushes through your mind every minute o theday, causing you stress, anxiety, and blocking yourconscious thoughts rom the deeper, more prooundand subtle inormation that is omnipresent in theuniverse -- what we call Cosmic Intelligence.

Tere is nothing moredeceptive than an obvious

act.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Author

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Tips For Everyday Connection

So, think o ormal meditation as a daily practicethat will help condition your mind to becalmer, more creative and spiritual. But living theChurch o Humanity philosophy means bringingyour spiritual practices into every acet o your lie.Tus, we recommend you nurture your deeper,more thoughtul subconsciousness mind in morepractical ways, allowing it to come orward moreoten in every-day situations. I you practice dailymeditation, this will happen more naturally. Butyou can also take a more proactive approach.

ry this experiment:

omorrow, during thenormal course o your day,take a moment to notice

how you are breathing. Doit several times a day. Youmay be sitting at your deskat work, driving your car, orcleaning your house. Manypeople are surprised to nd

that their breathing is actually airly tight, shallowand rapid, and or no particular reason. Whatthis indicates is that your normal state o mind

is possibly a lot more tightly wound that perhapsyou thought it was. While you continue whatyou are doing, consciously make your breathingdeeper, slower and more regular. Breath romyour stomach rather than rom your chest. Youmay be very surprised at how much better youstart to work, even in stressul situations. It mayseem paradoxical, but by slowing down, you willactually speed up, and work more efciently and

It may seem paradoxical,but by slowing down, youwill actually speed up,and work more ecientlyand productively.

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productively. When your mind is calmer, you thinkmore clearly, make ewer mistakes, and you will see

possibilities or improving the way you work whichyour stressed out monkey mind may have beenblocking rom you.

Developing Intuition:

Another daily activity involves testing the abilitieso your intuition dozens o times per day. Forexample, every time your phone rings, pause oran instant and see i you can guess who is callingyou. I someone knocks on the door, look inwardbriey to see i you can determine who is therebeore you go answer the door. Without lookingat the clock, see i you can tell what time is itseveral times a day. When you try this as rst,you will probably have mostly misses when you

try to oresee who is calling you or who is at yourdoor beore you nd out. But think o it thisway: You are just beginning to exercise a certainmental muscle that you have long ignored -- inthis case, your subconscious mind and its abilities.For most people, the intuitive, prescient powers othe subconscious have atrophied rom long disuse.Tus, when you rst began to invoke its powers,it may seem like a waste o time and produce less-

than-spectacular results. But like any muscle inyour body, it will begin to respond and strengthenwhen you start to acknowledge it, test it, stretch it,and use it more vigorously every day.

When you make conscious attempts to make betteruse o your subconscious mind, it will respond inkind. Its like telling your subconscious mind thatyou want it to wake up, come orward and play a

When you make consciousattempts to make betteruse o your subconsciousmind, it will respond inkind.

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larger role in your dailylie and existence. Te

subconscious mindtakes orders rom theconscious mind to agreat extent. It is saidthat the subconscious

mind does not know the dierence between thetruth and a lie. Whatever you program yoursubconscious mind to do, it will do, and do sonaturally.

Te more and longer you continue to test andattempt to activate your subconscious processes, thestronger you will grow in this ability, and the moreamazed you will be with the positive results it willbring to your daily lie. Always keep in mind: Yoursubconscious mind is your best and most directconnection to the Cosmic Intelligence. When

you operate more in connection and with greatersynchronization o the Cosmic Mind, everythingin your lie will seemingly all together more easily,

with less stress and with greater creativity. Youllget more work done with less eort. Youll havemore ashes o brilliant insight. Youll soon beginto see the world and your lie in a whole new way,and youll like what you see very much.

When you operate morein connection and with

greater synchronizationo the Cosmic Mind,everything is your lie willseemingly all togethermore easily, with lessstress and with greatercreativity.

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The Aims And Mission OfThe Church Of Humanity

As a member o the Church we are sure that youwill agree that it is important that we all clearlyunderstand the values, principles and aims o theChurch. Tis is useul to know, not just becauseyou should but because non-members may enquireo you what it is that the Church does, what itstands or and what its goals are. Here is a brieexplanation o each o these:

Our MissionTe mission o Te Church O Humanity isthe relentless and rational pursuit o ultimatetruth or the benet o all humanity.

Te Personal Mission O Every HumanitistIt is our duty and responsibility to help our

ellow human beings ree themselves rompoverty, misery and disease and in doing sohelp and uplit them so that they may realizetheir true potential. Tis is also expressed inTe Code O Humanity.

Te Aims O Te ChurchOur aim is to prolierate enlightened thought;reedom, empowerment and hope, thereby

uniying humankind and strengtheningour connection and bond with the CosmicIntelligence All Tat Is.

Te General Statement O CreedTe Church O Humanity is the natural creedo humankind. It is a religion with tenetsas old as humanity itsel. Ours is a religionthat questions and actively seeks answers.

...It is important that weall clearly understand thevalues, principles andaims o the Church.

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We celebrate humanity and recognize theachievements and great destiny o all people.

Ours is a religion o reedom, empowermentand hope.

Te Core Principle

Te Human Birthright

Tere is an unlimited, all-encompassing andpermeating orce existent in the Universe.*

Tis is the Ultimate Source and Power. It isinnite and all prevailing. It is everywhere,every-when and everything. It is all.

It transcends space, time and dimension. It iswithout beginning or end.

It is eternal. It is the originator, yet came beore

and remains ater.

It is without orm, but is orm itsel. It is theeld, the energy, the orce, and the very abrico the Universe.

Is it the light. Above all, it is the power obalance and good. It is radiant love. It is pureintelligence.

It is perection, it is all-knowing, consciousand all-aware.

It connects everything and is in everything;the planets, the stars, the galaxies and all thatlies in-between and beyond.

It is vibration and pressure. It is all matter, lie,consciousness, intelligence and thought.

So great has been theendurance, so incrediblethe achievement, that,as long as the sun keepsa set course in heaven,it would be oolish todespair o the humanrace.

Ernest L. WoodwardAuthor & Philanthropist

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It is Te One. All Tat Is. It is the UltimateSource and Power, the Cosmic Intelligence.

Humanity is o, and is thereore part o, theUltimate Power and Cosmic Intelligence

As part o the Ultimate Power, we haveunlimited potential.

*Some call it God, while others prefer more modern orupdated terms. But, ultimately, whatever term one choosesto apply to the concept of an Ultimate Source and Power.

Te Code O Humanity

As Enlightened Human Beings:

We do not kill or harm each other unless toprotect the greater good or ourselves.

We help and aide others gain reedom rompoverty, misery and disease.

We are citizens o the Planet; thereore, werespect, revere and protect it.

We pursue knowledge and truth to understandthe Universe and our place within it.

We embrace our relationship with the lovingand Ultimate Power -- the Cosmic Intelligence-- and the grace, power and wisdom we cangain rom that stronger connection.

It Is Terefore Our Mission:

Tat this noble cause o the elimination osuering and the relentless, rational pursuit o

Te voyage o discoveryis not in seeking newlandscapes but in havingnew eyes.

Marcel Proust,Novelist

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truth, be embraced by all humankind.

Tat only by the unity o humanity can wecollectively achieve our ultimate and divinedestiny.

Tat by nurturing our loving connection toAll Tat Is, will we become more than we are.

How wonderul it isthat nobody need waita single moment beorestarting to improve theworld.

Anne FrankDiarist

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Recommended Reading

All o the teachings included in the booksand courses written by the Church are wellresearched subjects and are designed to help you onyour great quest. Tese are available at an aordableprice as both downloads and printed copies romthe Church Store on the website.

o begin with you may wish to read the ollowingwhich will give you a good grounding beoremoving onto the other teachings:

Redening Human Consciousness.

Te Science With Soul: Quantum Physics.

Cosmic Consciousness - Te Evolution OTe Mind.

A Course on Abundance And Attraction:How o Get What You Want From Lie.

Also, our monthly Magazine Humanity providesa wide range o subjects all related to the Churchand its teachings.

When you sell a man abook you dont sell him

just 12 ounces o paperand ink and glue - yousell him a whole newlie.

Christopher Morley

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Church Of Humanity Membership Benets

Reprinted rom the Introductory Booklet.

Practical BenetsMembership in Te Church o Humanity willhave practical benets or your every-day lie.Many traditional religions concentrate on so-called spiritual growth or benets, which arenot measurable in objective or realistic terms.But there is no true separation between whatsome call spiritual values and physical values.

All areas o your lie will benet when all othem are in balance and working together. Tisincludes personal, social, nancial, spiritual,mental, psychic and the transcendent realm oyour existence.

Physical Benets

A major aspect o the Churchs philosophy isthat a healthy body is an important elementor each human being to achieve their highestpotential. Te Church o Humanity providesa program o enlightening insights into howevery person can achieve vibrant health andincreased physical vitality. Te word vitalitycomes rom the Latin vita which meanslie. When your physical body is not in peak

condition, you are not ully alive. You will behampered in your ability to grow in other areaso your lie, including the transphysical areas omind and spiritual growth. But when you arein peak physical condition, your physical body

will assist you in all areas o development --because, ultimately, there is no true distinctionbetween mind, body and what some wouldcall soul.

A major aspect o theChurchs philosophy isthat a healthy body isan important element

or each human beingto achieve their highest

potential.

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Mental BenetsYou are the master o your own mind, the

captain o your mental state. Te great Romanemperor Marcus Aurelius said some 2,000years ago: Such as are your habitual thoughts,such also will be the character o your mind;or the soul is dyed by the thoughts. Yet, somany people live their daily lives as i a victimo their own thoughts. Every individual has thepower within themselves to have the positiveand peaceul, yet creative and energetic streamo consciousness they desire. Your mind is yourown, you own it and you can make it work oryou in exactly the way you want. Te Churcho Humanity is a place where you can gainMental Mastery.

Social BenetsHuman beings are innately social animals and

a ullling social lie is essential to the overallhighest potential o each individual. TeChurch o Humanity itsel is a collection andgathering o like-minded people, all o whomeel the urgent need to expand who they areas individuals, but also to join in unity withothers to nd the natural love and support oa group. But whether within the Church oroutside, a robust and healthy social lie is key to

the best development o human beings. Tus,the Church provides resources to enhance aullling social experience.

Psychic BenetsWhen most people hear the word psychicthey think o ESP or some Sixth Sense kindo mental ability. But there is so much more,including enhanced orms o creativity,

Every individual has thepower within themselvesto have the positive and

peaceul, yet creativeand energetic stream o consciousness they desire.

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visualization, inspiration, animation andmore. Whatever the case, good scientic data

indicates that there are dormant or latentabilities o the human mind that have beenignored and remain undeveloped in the vastmajority o the population. Te Church oHumanity is extremely interested in tappinginto the vast extended potentials o the humanmind that lay beyond the traditional ve senses.Tis is rich territory where much remains tobe uncovered and discovered and is part o theexploratory mission o the Church.

Spiritual BenetsSpirituality means many dierent things todierent people. Albert Einstein, or example,elt that spiritual experience was the sense o

wonder one gains when one contemplates themarvels o the Universe, including its yet to be

understood mysteries, as well as the prooundaspects o reality that science has alreadyrevealed to be true. For others, spirituality isa more abstract relationship with the divinethat dees description. For the Church oHumanity, a connection with the spiritualrecognizes both o the above. Spirituality is

when you experience the connection with AllTat Is -- when you eel At one with the One.

o eel expanded, and that total connectionwith the all-permeating Cosmic Intelligence isthe natural state o human beings. Tat so,many dont eel this today is evidence o theragmentation o humankind within itsel -- akind o spiritual disease with many complexunderpinnings, including the pervasiveness oreductionist science and dogmatic, schismatictraditional religions. Trough Church o

Spirituality is when youexperience the connectionwith All Tat Is -- when

you eel At one with theOne.

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Humanity study you can nd your way backhome to your natural state o belonging, to the

human race, to the Earth and to the Universe.

One can never consentto creep when one eelsan impulse to soar.

Helen Keller,Author & Activist

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Member Services

Reprinted rom the Introductory Booklet.

Weekly Congregational Services.Te Church O Humanity is providing aregular service. Tis is available online to the

World Community. Details o service times areavailable on the Churchs main website.

Healing & Support Council.Te Church o Humanity is establishingdistant intentional healing, support andassistance carried out by Church Healing &Support Council appointed practitioners. Tisis to help those members who are experiencingillness, or require support or comort in timeo need. Details o this valuable service will beavailable on the main website. Tose members

with healing and support skills wishing to beconsidered or membership o the Councilshould contact the Church directly.

Church O Humanity AdvancementPrograms & Classes.Te Church is progressively introducing arange o personal development programs andcourses designed to assist members in their

spiritual pursuit. Further details may be oundon the Churchs main website.

Convocations, Forums & Retreats.Te Church website provides up-to-dateinormation on meetings, events and otheractivities.

Iron rusts rom disuse,stagnant water losesits purity, and in coldweather becomes rozen,even so does inaction sapthe vigors o the mind.

Leonardo Da VinciArtist, Architect &

Scientist

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Church Store.Te Church Store is an online service that

details many publications, videos, audiosand Church products, supplies and resourceso interest to Church members.IMPORAN NOE: As a member you

will receive a discount on many publications,products and events. Please reer to the ChurchStore on the website or more details.

Church Newsletter.Church members receive a weekly emailednewsletter that provides an invaluable mediumor Church news, views and cutting-edgearticles.

Church Ministry And Support PractitionerClasses.Te Church actively encourages and seeks

those members that eel that they have a callingto assist in the great work o the Church as aMinister, or a Support or Healing Practitioner.

Applications should be made directly to theChurch.

Te Church O Humanity ResearchFoundation.Te Church is establishing a research and

development oundation that is dedicatedto the pursuit o human knowledge and topushing back the boundaries o that which is asyet unknown. Te mission o the Foundationis nothing less than to discover and revealthe answers to the Great Questions that havemystied humankind since its dawn.

Te mission o theFoundation is nothingless than to discover andreveal the answers to theGreat Questions that havemystied humankindsince its dawn.

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Frequently Asked Questions About TheChurch Of Humanity

Why does Te Church O Humanitycall itsel a church or religion?Religion has always been an important part othe human psyche since the dawn o time. Ashuman beings it is within our nature to wantto belong. We consciously seek to identiy withcertain groups, causes or in this case, a religion.Many o us crave and pursue knowledge othat which we eel is greater than ourselvesor mysterious. Te Church O Humanityanswers this need by providing a orum andrallying point or those who seek to be amongcompatriots in an environment o sharing andenlightenment. Te word church is broadlydened as a congregation o like-mindedpeople, the ollowers o a creed. We eel that

this adequately describes who and what weare.

What are the benets to me o being amember o Te Church O Humanity?Tere are many benets that you receive as parto your membership o the Church. Perhapshighest o these is knowledge and comort thatyou now belong to a creed o ellow travellers.

You now also have access to the online MembersSanctum which has an expanding library otools, articles and resources or you to exploreand use as well as details and announcementso upcoming Church events. Additionally,members may participate in Church activitiesand services. Additionally, you will welcomedinto the Members Forum, an online discussionmedium where you can exchange views, gain

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answers and share your own wisdom.

As a member are there any costs or ees topay?No. Membership is ree. Every person is entitledenjoy the benets that Church membershipprovides without cost. O course, we hope thatas a member that you may choose to donatetowards the work and causes o the Churchbut this is entirely voluntary and completelyat your discretion. Te Church also promotespublications and merchandise - in addition toprograms, courses and events which you mayor may not wish to purchase.

Are there be any special obligations orrequirements made o me as a member?No, there are no obligations or requirements

whatsoever. Te Church O Humanity is

dedicated to the upliting o humankind. Asmentioned, there are no demands or money,no expectations o members having to perormtasks, nothing whatsoever. Our wish is or everymember to gain value, insights and personalenlightenment rom their membership o theChurch.

How old is Te Church O Humanity?

Te Church is a recently establishedorganization but maintains that its CorePrinciple and much o its teachings are as oldas humanity itsel. Tis ancient wisdom is nowbeing veried by cutting edge science. With theChurch you have the opportunity to examineand use these teachings and truths or yourseland to bring practical, positive and lastingillumination into your lie.

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As a member do I have to give up my currentbelies or religion?

No. Te Church O Humanity does not passjudgement on other religions or philosophiesother than those belie systems that mayendorse or encourage harm to others. Membersare ree to pursue whatever they wish outsideour Church. Our hope is that all members willnd great value and a sense o ellowship at theChurch in an atmosphere o growth, riendshipand discovery.

What specically are the belies or teachingso Te Church O Humanity?Te Church does not have doctrine or dogma. Itdoes however have a code known as Te CodeO Humanity. Tis is a simple conventionthat is more a pledge o conscience made bymembers to try to live, and help others live,

a better and more happier lie through thepursuit o truth, connection with the CosmicIntelligence and the unity o humanity.Furthermore, the Church holds as its CorePrinciple that there is a orce, an ultimatepower o innite intelligence that originated,permeates and indeed is the universe andhumanity itsel. As such, humanity is a raceo connected spiritual beings o unlimited

potential. It should be noted that we do notadvance this principle as a matter o aithbut on reason and overwhelming scienticevidence. Te teachings o the church are putorward on the basis o helping to extend eachand every members consciousness with theaim o exploring, utilizing and strengtheningthis divine connection.

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What activities are there?Members are invited to participate in Church

retreats, workshops and conerences. Teseevents, which cover a broad range o relatedsubjects, usually include an inspiring spiritualservice or convocation. Tere are also newand engaging sel-learning programs beingprogressively introduced or the benet omembers.

Is there a meeting place or is it all online?Currently all services are only available online.Te Church is working towards opening severalcenters throughout the world, as unds permit,over the orthcoming two years.

Can I get more involved?Yes, most certainly. Te Church encouragesthose members who wish to assist in the great

work or in helping humanity by participating,volunteering or even providing nancialsupport. As the activities and inuence othe Church grows, more and more people arerequired to acilitate the expansion. Tis may bein the orm o assisting in healings, counselling,church administration, oundation work, orhumanitarian projects.

How does Te Church O Humanitynancially support itsel?Membership o the Church is ree and noone is expected or obligated to donate anymonies whatsoever. Te Church providesan increasing range o services and supportto members that have been initially undedby the ounder. However, to continue andbuild upon the great work, the expansion,

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humanitarian projects, there is a clear need ormore and continuing unds. Obviously, this is

only possible by the enormous generosity andphilanthropy o our members and riends. Weprovide several donation methods or those oour members who wish to support the causeand work o the Church. Additionally, theChurch oers books, materials, programs andevents which raises some money.

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In everyones lie, atsome time, our inner

re goes out. It is thenburst into fame by anencounter with anotherhuman being. We shouldall be thankul or those

people who rekindle theinner spirit.

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Departments & Contact Details

Administration & General [email protected]

[email protected]

Humanity [email protected]

Founders [email protected]

Voluntary [email protected]

Church Store

[email protected]

Healing & Support [email protected]

Humanity [email protected]

Ministry

[email protected]

Members [email protected]

Love the animals, love theplants, love everything. Iyou love everything, youwill perceive the divinemystery in things. Once

you perceive it, you willbegin to comprehend itbetter every day. And youwill come at last to lovethe whole world with anall-embracing love.

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Mailing Address

Te Church O HumanityBM Box 700London

WC1N 3XXUK

Telephone

el: From outside UK: + 44 207 873 2305

Within UK: 0207 873 2305

Fax: From outside UK: + 44 207 873 2303

Within UK: 0207 873 2303

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