1. We revere and celebrate the Universe as the totality of being,
past, present and future. It is self-organizing, ever-evolving and
inexhaustibly diverse. Its overwhelming power, beauty and fundamental
mystery compel the deepest human reverence and wonder.
2. All matter, energy, and life are an interconnected unity of which
we are an inseparable part. We rejoice in our existence and seek to
participate ever more deeply in this unity through knowledge,
celebration, meditation, empathy, love, ethical action and art.
3. We are an integral part of Nature, which we should cherish, revere
and preserve in all its magnificent beauty and diversity. We should
strive to live in harmony with Nature locally and globally. We
acknowledge the inherent value of all life, human and non-human, and
strive to treat all living beings with compassion and respect.
4. All humans are equal centers of awareness of the Universe and
nature, and all deserve a life of equal dignity and mutual respect. To
this end we support and work towards freedom, democracy, justice, and
non-discrimination, and a world community based on peace, sustainable
ways of life, full respect for human rights and an end to poverty.
5. There is a single kind of substance, energy/matter, which is
vibrant and infinitely creative in all its forms. Body and mind are
indivisibly united.
6. We see death as the return to nature of our elements, and the end
of our existence as individuals. The forms of “afterlife” available to
humans are natural ones, in the natural world. Our actions, our ideas
and memories of us live on, according to what we do in our lives. Our
genes live on in our families, and our elements are endlessly recycled
in nature.
7. We honor reality, and keep our minds open to the evidence of the
senses and of science’s unending quest for deeper understanding. These
are our best means of coming to know the Universe, and on them we base
our aesthetic and religious feelings about reality.
8. Every individual has direct access through perception, emotion and
meditation to ultimate reality, which is the Universe and Nature. There
is no need for mediation by priests, gurus or revealed scriptures.
9. We uphold the separation of religion and state, and the universal
human right of freedom of religion. We recognize the freedom of all
pantheists to express and celebrate their beliefs, as individuals or in
groups, in any non-harmful ritual, symbol or vocabulary that is
meaningful to them.