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1. The nature of human society:
  a.

Social progress may be defined as the movement from the first expression of ethical consciousness to establishment in universal humanism.

  b.
“Society” is the name given to those who are moving together to bridge this gap.
  c.
Establishment in universal humanism is the goal of the society. Universal humanism is humanism expanded and transformed by spirituality. It includes the welfare of animals and the protection of the environment. Universal humanism is synonymous with spiritualhumanism or Neohumanism.
  d.
A society in the true sense of the term has yet to be established. People today have only a very vague idea of what a genuine society really would be like.
  e.
Every effort must be made to build a society in the true sense of the term.
     
2. The importance of high ethical standards:
  a.
Morality is the foundation upon which society must be built.
  b.
There are two types of morality: simple morality and spiritual morality.Simple morality includes secular morality and religious morality.Spiritual morality includes Neo-ethics and cardinal human values. Following cardinal human values is the first step on the path of spirituality; unless people follow cardinal human values, they will not be able to developspiritually in either their personal or social lives.
  c.
Ethical values will have to be based on spiritual morality. Such values will provide people with guidance about how to move towards the spiritual realm, towards merger in Infinite Consciousness, the goal of human life.
  d.
The practice of spiritual morality makes the mind increasingly penetrative, and establishes it in a subtle, cognitive state. It teaches a person how to discriminate between regressive and progressive forces, between the path of degeneration and the path of benevolence.
  e.
The spirit of morality should be instilled in human beings from the moment that they first begin to learn the lessons of social interaction.
  f.
Parents have to take the primary responsibility for teaching moral education. Teachers and the education system in general, also will have to take up this responsibility, especially if parents fail in their duty.
  g.
Moral education should be taught in all schools and universities, and it should be a compulsory subject for all students.
  h.
Those who assume positions of leadership in society must be people of the highest ethical standards.
  i.

Ethical values also should be the basis for human interaction with the animal and plant worlds and the environment

     
3. Human society is one and indivisible:
  a.
Human beings are the members of one universal family. All people laugh when they are happy, cry when they are sad, and mourn when they feel despair. Viewed from their perspective, human society is fundamentally one and indivisible.
  b.
Different groups contribute to the building of society in different ways. If diversity had not existed, human beings would not have advanced to the present state of civilization. Thus we have to impartially consider and support all the diverse ideas, forms and colours which are conducive to fostering personal growth and social development among human beings.
  c.
The principle of unity in diversity should guide society. However, if the diverse ideas or actions of various groups violate ethical values and attempt to undermine the fabric of society, they will have to be opposed.
  d.
People must not be discriminated against on the basis of class, education, race, sex age, etc.
  e.

The idea of oneness is fundamentally a spiritual idea. Individually and collectively people will have to accept the Infinite and the path to realize the Infinite as the highest goal of human life.

     
4. One human culture:
  a.
Culture is the vague term; it is the collective name for the different expressions of life. People eat, dance welcome each other and express themselves in various ways; the collective name of all these expressions is “culture”. The underlying urge that people have to express themselves in a variety of ways is common to all humans, and it is this underlying, universal urge for expression that is the essence of culture. There is actually no such thing as different cultures; there are only differences in cultural expression and differences in cultural legacy.
  b.
There is only one culture and it is human culture. Human cultural is one and indivisible. Multiculturalism is a misnomer.
  c.
Those human expression which unite people and bring them closer together should be supported; those which divide people and take them further apart should be opposed.
  d.
At the same time, different cultural practices and legacies should be supported, provided they do not contravene ethical values or divide society.
     
5. Coordinated cooperation:
  a.
People should endeavor to progress together in all spheres of life through genuine cooperation with each other.
  b.
The spirit of cooperation should not be based on the relation of master and servant but on mutual cordiality. Cooperation among people should not be subordinated cooperation but coordinated cooperation.
  c.
Coordinated cooperation should be accepted as more than just a concept; it should be embraced as and ideal which is to be implemented in every area of social, economic and political life.
  d.
If people’s goal is pure and pervasive one, and if the efforts they make to reach the goal are in harmony with human psychology, they will be able to harmonize the rhythm of their diverse ideas and ideologies and progress together. As a result they will gradually transform the inherent individualism and disparity of social life into one symphonic cord, one united rhythm, which will become the genuine prototype of a progressive human society.
   

 

6. Human rights:
  a.
Human rights are those rights, which reflect ethical values.
  b.
Human rights should be accepted as the basis for human interaction in all areas of social life.
  c.

The scope of human rights should be extended to encompass the economic and political spheres. All areas of economic and political life also should be based on human rights. This is not the case today.

     
7. The abolition of patriarchy:
  a.
Patriarchy, defined as a social order dominated by men, should be abolished. People cannot progress together nor can society develop properly if patriarchy is allowed to continue.
  b.
Patriarchy should be replaced by a new type of social order which is based on coordinated cooperation and human rights.
  c.
However, the patrilineal system is better than the matrilineal system and should be retained.
  d.

The patrilineal system has two main advantages: it precludes the possibility that the identity of the father will remain unknown or concealed, and it awakens in the father a proper sense of responsibility for his children.

     
8. New Technology:
  a.

The introduction of new technology should be welcomed and supported.

  b.
However, new technology should be adopted only after the impact of its introduction has been thoroughly assessed and deemed beneficial, and every effort has been made to minimize the possible negative repercussions of its introduction.
     
9. Universal in spirit and regional in approach:
  a.
Universal humanism embraces all people: it is universal in scope, transcending national boundaries and narrow national sentiments.
  b.

Based on a universal perspective, social and economic problems have to be solved by taking a local, regional approach.

     
10. The transformation of the nation-state:
  a.
The conception of World as a nation-state should be rejected.
  b.
It should be replaced with a new collective identity, which is based on World as a socio-economic unit.
  c.
The socio-economic unit of World should be founded on universal ethical values and human rights.
  d.
It also should endeavor to be self –sufficient in the basic requirements of life, guarantee the increasing the purchasing capacity of all its citizens, and ensure their all–round welfare.
  e.
All nation-states throughout the world also should be abolished and replaced with one worldwide state: a world state, in which each country becomes a socioeconomic unit self–sufficient in the basic requirements of life.
  f.

Similarly, there should be a world government, a world militia, a world constitution, a worldwide bill of rights, a world court, and a worldwide penal system.

     
11. Political centralization and economic decentralization:
  a.
Political power should be centralized in the hands of capable ethical leaders. (See “The Political System ”). On the other hand, economic power should be decentralized, and in the hands of the local people. (See “The Economy ”.)
  b.
The present trend towards globalization is a move to transcend national boundaries and increasingly concentrate economic power in the hands of multinational corporations. Such a trend is detrimental to regional communities, developing countries and small developed countries. This type of globalization should be opposed and replaced with a policy of economic decentralization and self-reliance.
  c.
Economic decentralization means concentrating economic power in the hands of local people by establishing cooperative enterprises. Cooperative entrepreneurial ship, or cooperative dynamism, is far superior to private enterprise; it is the best economic system.
     
12. Communism and capitalism:
  a.
Communism and capitalism are both materialistic systems, and in both systems political and economic power is centralized. The centralization of both political and economic power should be opposed.
  b.
Communism centralizes political and economic power in the hands of the state. Communism proved to be a disastrous system and cannot be supported under any circumstances whatsoever.
  c.
Capitalism centralizes political power in the hands of the state and economic power in the hands of private enterprise. Today increasingly private enterprise is controlled by multinational corporations that exploit human beings and various types of resources for profit. Like communism, capitalism also cannot be supported.
  d.
Criticisms of capitalism fall into two main areas: environmental, psychological (including cultural) and economic. Economic criticisms mostly revolve around the issues of unemployment, poverty, the increasing gap between the rich and the poor, the non-utilization and misutilization of surplus wealth, and the proletariatization of the middle class.
  e.

Capitalism has inherent systematic problems which in the future will result in its disintegration. The final phase of capitalism began in 1997 which with the Asian economic crisis, followed closely by the Russian debt default and the collapse of the Long Term Capital management hedge fund. Japan, the country with the second largest economy in the world, is on the verge of bankruptcy. America, the country with the largest economy, recently implemented a policy of phased tax cuts, which promise massive tax cuts for high–income earners starting in 2006. They will place enormous pressure on the country’s financial system, and could even threaten its financial solvency. The events of 11 September 2001 pushed America’s fragile economy into recession, if it was not already in one, and will end up costing the country hundreds of billions of dollars. The stage is set for a global economic meltdown, possibly as soon as the end of the next business cycle.

     
Post-capitalist society
  a.

Post-capitalist society if it is to be better than the materialistic systems of the second half of the twentieth century, will have to be based on universal humanism, ethical values, human rights, cooperative entrepreneurial ship, and protection of the environment.

  b.
To create such a society will require nothing less than a radical transformation human consciousness and a revolution in social outlook.
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