A top-notch daybook describing the work of more than 500 organizations and other ways to serve.

A special mission for Harry "the Chosen One" along with romantic interludes for the teenage wizards in this drama which sets the stage for the last films in this series.

A thoroughly shocking documentary about the slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan.

Yum! One of the Best Films of the Year with its celebration of culinary creativity and the spiritual practice of enthusiasm as the energy which animates the efforts of two women to give their best to the world.

Our choices of the spiritual books of 2009 that best explore the quest for meaning and purpose, wholeness and healing, commitment and community, contemplation and social activism.

On serving as shepherds and custodians of other beings and being responsible for their integrity.

On the power of grief to change us and awaken new values.

Wayne Muller on serving others as an act of devotion.

One of the Best Films of 2009 with a bright, sassy, and relevant story about home, connections, unemployment, technology, and traveling light.

A glimpse into the last year in Tolstoy's life and a provocative depiction of the different shades of love in the lives of some creative people.

On God being everywhere and removing all fears and troubles.

On the power of love to heal pain, grief, and loss.

A laid-back drama that gives us a close encounter with a lonely man whose desire animates his life in a new and adventurous direction.

A riveting drama about a Marine captain who brings the violence of the war in Afghanistan home to his wife, two daughters, and brother in America.

A richly developed dramatic comedy about parenting, family secrets, and the toxic fallout from high expectations and pressure to succeed advanced by so many well-meaning fathers.

New scientific findings that show children are by nature helpful and cooperative.

A teaching story illustrating how in helping others we receive help ourselves.

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Main Practice: love
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Keywords: indigenous peoples, story, youth, conscious aging, cross-cultural, survival, community

Title: Before Tomorrow
Director: Marie-Helene Cousineau and Madeline Piujuq Ivalu
Alliance Film Release
12/09 Not Rated

A powerful Inuit film about the wisdom and skills of elders, the devastation wrought by contact with Westerners, the importance of community, and the magical connection between grandparents and grandchildren.

A profile with bibliography and distinctive spiritual teachings of Byron Katie, developer of the method of self-interrogation and realization called The Work.