For thousands of years on this planet thinking man has upheld his own spirituality and considered the ultimate wisdom to be spiritual enlightenment. The new radical thought that man is an animal without a spiritual nature has a name: totalitarian materialism. Materialism is the doctrine that "only matter matters."

We should be connected – with our fellow humans, near and far – but also with the living and non-living world, such as animals, plants, and the material environment.