Human Rights, Spiritual Rights, Booklet
In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Brahma Kumaris have published a small booklet titled: Upholding the Highest Aspirations of all People: Human Rights Spiritual Rights.
The spiritual principles that operate in the world are extremely subtle and quiet but they have a continuous influence and a powerful and lasting impact on our lives. The discussion of Human Rights gains a new dimension when we recognize that all human beings are fundamentally spiritual beings and that human rights and spiritual rights are closely related.
To uphold the highest aspiration of a human being is to see that person with innate dignity and divinity. Policies do not give this to a person, but allow for its unfettered expression.
For rights to be respected, they have to be integrated and assimilated into our lives at all levels, political, social, and spiritual.
Let us celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Human Rights Declaration by witnessing acts of human greatness and recommitting ourselves to appreciating all dimensions of a human life and protecting each one’s right to full expression and contribution to the world’s families, communities, and societies.