Basho’s haiku poem encouraging children to rush outside to experience hailstones.

Janell Moon on living on this earth with grace and caring.

Dan Allender on God's wish that we have a day of wonder, delight, and joy.

Research findings on a link between certain levels in urban dwellers' brains and high stress levels.

A hard-hitting documentary about the activities of the Earth Liberation Front, eco-warriors dedicated to saving the planet.

At long last a vibrant, emotionally rich, relevant, and timely documentary about a progressive Unitarian Universalist minister and the challenges she faces in her public and private lives.

A clever and creative French comedy about an unlikely couple trying against all odds to make a life together.

A touching and authentic immigrant tale that touches the heart and is one of the most spiritually literate films of 2011.

Recommendations for practicing silence in your everyday life.

Tenzin Tethong with a reminder that everything we experience is subject to change.

A satisfying spiritual love story about the preciousness of free will and the lengths some human beings will go to be with their soul mate.

A rollicking comedy about a sheltered and insecure 34-year-old Midwestern insurance agent whose life is transformed at an annual convention.

An appealing and universally relevant drama about the dynamics of death and loss within the family circle.

An unusual love story and a riveting portrait of D. H. Lawrence.

David C. Korten on how caring and sharing communities are filled with happy people.

George Maloney on how silence and solitude can open our hearts to attentive listening to God's word.

Antoinette Bosco on why forgiveness is of paramount importance.

The Dalai Lama on how the spiritual practice of equanimity removes bias from our thinking and our actions.

Prayers and blessings on the occasion of the passage of same-sex marriage legislation in New York State.

James and Evelyn Whitehead on how a spirituality of eros is especially concerned with the body.