Humanism and Spirituality

La Puerta Abierta is a virtual radio station that disseminates experiences, reflections and proposals inspired by Universalist Humanism and those who promote similar paths. With live and recorded programs, we offer a diverse space to listen, learn, and share. With…

At the UN General Assembly, now underway, world leaders are gathering to confront some of today’s greatest crises: Palestine, climate change, the war on drugs—even the role and relevance of the UN itself. Too often, however, the institution feels less…

Is God not the ultimate human creation? The gods we inherited were designed for small populations, scattered across the earth, with narrow horizons. They concerned themselves with intimate details—how we ate, dressed, or made love. Each was tied to a…

September 16 marks the 15th anniversary of the physical departure from this plane of existence of Mario Luis Rodríguez Cobos, better known as Silo. Hundreds of thousands of people learned his teachings and contributed to the enormous and significant project…

Is it wars and genocide that dominate our lives, or is it our nihilistic consciousness that produces them? How have we lost the ability to feel grateful for the human process of the past five thousand years? In just the…

If you are living in a major city, as I do in Lahore, and you do not have a few minutes to think alone, to gaze out the window, and to focus your consciousness inward upon your very self—then you…

In contrast to the hypocrisy and inaction of many governments, the peoples of the world have reacted unanimously by denouncing the ongoing genocide against the population of Gaza. Every day, scenes of atrocity unfold in this narrow strip of land…

We are witnessing not only the collapse of neoliberal models but also the exhaustion of their so-called humanitarian counterpart. Crises demand our attention, yet deeper transformations are already underway. Humanitarians respond to immediate emergencies—such as Gaza and the Flotilla—but Humanists…

In the context of the 24th Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), which is taking place in Brazil, the Humanist Network for Universal and Unconditional Basic Income organised a panel discussion on 28 August entitled ‘Universality of basic…

For more than two thousand years, Jews and Berbers (Amazigh) lived together across the lands of North Africa, building communities, sharing languages, trading in the markets, and celebrating side by side. In a world that often emphasizes division, their story…