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Links

The following are some links to various articles and works which have either inspired the ideas around which the Humanist Contemplative Club is based, or are good examples of what we are talking about. Other links here are simply good resources.

We would like to add more links so if you feel a site would be helpful and informative to the aims of the Humanist Contemplative Club, please contact us and let us know!

Toward a Humanist Vocabulary of Reverence by David Bumbaugh

Life is to be Lived Now: A Vital Personal Humanism by Frederick Edwords

Naturalism.org on Spirituality

The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society

An excellent video on contemplative thought

So What Do You Have to Do to Find Happiness?

A Contemplative Science

How Thinking Can Change The Brain

Practical Stoic Tips

Fellowship of Reason

The Stoic Place

Religious Tolerance

Comparative Religion Forums

Humāinism

By Our Local Fellow Contemplatives:

Articles by Ariel Thomann
Of Cherries And Pumpkins

Articles by DT Strain
What is A Philosopher?
Freethought and Compassion
About Stoicism
Exploring Meditation
Notes on Chuang-Tzu
The Big Deal About Complexity
Visit to A Buddhist Temple
A Naturalistic Approach to Karma & Rebirth

Suggested Reading:
The following are some books that either convey concepts on which Humanist Contemplative thought is based, or would make excellent readers for the Humanist Contemplative. Please feel free to offer more suggestions!

-Meditations for the Humanist: Ethics for a Secular Age, by A.C. Grayling.
-The Spiritual Teachings of Marcus Aurelius, by Mark Forstater.
-Plato Not Prozac! Applying Eternal Wisdom to Everyday Problems, by Lou Marinoff.
-Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Humanism, by Paul Kurtz.
-Ethics for the New Millennium, by the 14th Dalai Lama.