Discover how your beliefs about love, intimacy and sexuality affect your relationships, sexual satisfaction, marriage, body image and ability to find love. This Meetup Group is sponsored by the Human Awareness Institute of the South Bay. The Human Awareness Institute (HAI) empowers individuals to be potent, loving, contributing human beings. HAI promotes personal growth and social evolution by replacing ignorance and fear with awareness and love. YOU WILL LEARN TO: *Express yourself i …
If you are interested in establishing an active Humanist organization in San Francisco, please join this Meetup. As meetings and events are organized, you will be invited. We envision discussions, speakers, social activities and events to work for a better world. For those who may not be familiar with humanism, below is the Humanist Manifesto III, which describes what many Humanists believe. HUMANISM AND ITS ASPIRATIONS Humanist Manifesto II Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life t …
… The most recent "official" description of "Humanism" can be found at:
http://www.americanhumanist.org/who
_we_are/about_humanism/Humanist_M
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from the American Humanist Association's website. (The Humanist Community in Silicon Valley is a member chapter of the American Humanist Association.) A very simple description of Humanism is a desire to, without supernaturalism, enhance compassion, fairness, happiness, rationality, and science throughout the world.
The Forum is held ev …
Interested in human rights and social justice? Unsure as to the direction of our political, social and economic institutions? And are you looking for fellow humans to meet and encourage learning and help inspire change? In this book club, we will encourage each other to learn more, discuss ideas, challenge each other and teach each other. Together we will explore nonfiction, memoir and fiction books that we collectively choose. We may also follow up our book club meeting with a tea or a beer dow …
We have been meeting monthly in Foster City since 09/2007 and would like to increase the number of people at our monthly discussions. We are a Charter Chapter of the American Humanist Association and each month discuss a book, article or other reading related to humanism, skepticism, free thought, etc. We are also looking to take action through the AHA action website or other local related groups. If you are a free thinker, skeptic, humanist, atheist, agnostic, etc. This is the group for you.
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Let's face it, dating is different in Silicon Valley. There seems to be an over-abundance of men in Silicon Valley which has caused many to lovingly refer to it as "Man Jose". No doubt about it, successfully navigating the dating scene can be extremely difficult. I can teach you how to over come your body image issues, how to flirt effectively with potential partners, ways of approaching a person with confidence, and how to keep them coming back for more! As the founder of Catherine Coaches iI a …
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… A cuasal focus: 1) This group IS for scientists and those interested in physical causality – those interested in thinking like scientists. 2) This group IS NOT intended for those motivated by an interest in self help, metaphysics, personal transformation, transhumanism, spirituality, transcendence, life extension, philosophy, conspiracy, collective intelligence, revolutionary politics, pre-destination, right living, vegetarianism, brain waves therapy, life energy, indigo children, meditation, …
Welcome to Maum Meditation! The ultimate freedom is to have a completely clear and free mind. The human mind is always changing and is always trying to add more desirable experiences. There is no end to this addition. The way to find peace and clarity is to know the real world, the True world, by subtracting the past that has been recorded and stored within the body and mind as pictures. There is nothing more valuable than one's mind. It shapes the entire world that one knows. Through subtract …
Welcome to Maum Meditation! The ultimate freedom is to have a completely clear and free mind. The human mind is always changing and is always trying to add more desirable experiences. There is no end to this addition. The way to find peace and clarity is to know the real world, the True world, by subtracting the past that has been recorded and stored within the body and mind as pictures. There is nothing more valuable than one's mind. It shapes the entire world that one knows. Through subtractin …
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We live in a very promising time. It is also a very challenging time. At least that’s how it looks like to us humans. It’s a time when the human spirit is triumphing and books are being rewritten. Love, sharing & the healing of our fellow man is becoming what is normal. The other side of this coin is a reality full of people who are hurting - who are hurting other people who are hurting. It is causing a great disturbance that is rooted in the spiritual and that manifests physically as …
HumVeganity events are open to folks of all persuasions - omnivores, vegetarians and vegans. Some say HUMANity, we say VEGANity. What's the difference? Veganity is the vegan way of being human. It's not for all creatures - and perhaps not for all humans. But for those who embrace its delicious healthful bounty – through a variety of reasons including, health, morality, spirituality, environmental impact, animal welfare and animal rights – there are limitless benefits. Join us for delicious d …
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We live in a very promising time. It is also a very challenging time. At least that’s how it looks like to us humans. It’s a time when the human spirit is triumphing and books are being rewritten. Love, sharing & the healing of our fellow man is becoming what is normal. The other side of this coin is a reality full of people who are hurting - who are hurting other people who are hurting. It is causing a great disturbance that is rooted in the spiritual and that manifests physically as …
Chanoch Ben Yaacov, a Teacher of Kabbalah is coming to the East Bay. He will be teaching Wednesday Evenings, Wednesday Noon, and Thursday Evenings, expressing an answer to the age old question Why am i living on this earth at this moment? and What am i here to do? and also that old standby "How can i be happier than i am?" The class assumes no background in Kabbalah or Judaism and will progress quickly to information that allows you to use this knowledge in your daily life for the purpose of be …
Chanoch Ben Yaacov, a Teacher of Kabbalah is coming to San Jose. He will be teaching Sunday Evenings, Monday Noon, and Monday Evenings, expressing an answer to the age old question Why am i living on this earth at this moment? and What am i here to do? and also that old standby "How can i be happier than i am?" The class assumes no background in Kabbalah or Judaism and will progress quickly to information that allows you to use this knowledge in your daily life for the purpose of becoming a hap …
Learning from the Early Church The early church was an ENGAGED church. They were studying and dissecting FOR THE FIRST TIME what was called the New Testament. They had to reconcile whether or not Jesus was the Son of God and HOW He was the Son of God, as well as reconcile how Mary was the mother of Jesus - who is 100% God and was 100% Man. There are many, many more big and important questions answered in the Bible that are not a part of mainstream discussions. Engage your mind. Engage your work. …
Temple of Hieros Gamos The intention of this Temple is to reconstruct the moral, cultural, and spiritual traditions of Sumer, an ancient civilization in Mesopotamia. The Temple of Hieros Gamos holds regular devotional service on the day of the New moon and is considered a New Year's celebration. The Temple of Hieros Gamos is dedicated to the worship of Divinity in the form of Inanna and Dumuzi, who were first worshiped in ancient Sumer. Sumer was the land between the Tigris–Euphrates river syste …
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Welcome to a forum created specifically for people employed as Training Managers, Instructional Designers, Learning Architects, or other Job-Related Learning roles. The purpose of the group is to share ideas and opportunities at our meetings and on our message board. Discussion points can include: + content management + working with subject matter experts + creating a learning culture in your organization + getting support from stakeholders + multimodal learning and so much more... !
The Honorable Order of American Co-Masonry is a fraternity including men and women of every race, nationality and religion. Wishing to do away with all cause for division and strife, it continually seeks the means which to help all human beings to unite and work together for the perfection of Humanity. This discussion group meets monthly to discuss subjects important to humanity. From philosophy and religion to science, history and politics, this group ponders any subject which helps us to bett …
Meet other Earth lovin' people. We are gather to practice shamanism, natural spirituality, and bring back our connection with a sacred Earth. This is an open-hearted group of folks who perhaps have heard about shamanism or have been hearing the Earth's spiritual call, or perhaps have had training and seek to gather with others who have been walking this extraordinary path. It is equally for those who come because of a nagging curiosity, as it is for those who are experienced. It is a group with …
Please join us on our journey We welcome everyone who seeks a religion guided by love, reason and conscience. Respecting the worth and dignity of each individual, and treasuring what we learn from each person's unique experience, we welcome a diversity of ages, sexual orientations, races, gender identities, classes, abilities, theologies and religious heritages. We are united not by a single creed, but by a covenant of mutual respect. We encourage spiritual curiosity in our children and we eager …
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