Jeffrey Hopkins on feeling joy for other people.

A report on the latest research on animal intelligence with segments on dogs, wolves, dolphins, octopuses, and a talkative bird.

An examination of the possibilities for Mars-bound astronauts in terms of space suits, foods, and rockets needed for two-three year journey.

The life and times of a versatile writer and hedonist whose varied experiences and experiments chart the highs and lows of the twentieth century.

A vivid depiction of the barbarity, violence, and madness of African civil wars.

A riveting French film about a Russian patriot whose espionage activities in the 1980s changed the destiny of his country and the world.

Offers sixty-seven ways to deal with the changes that come into our lives.

Proves that Ram Dass is a master guide to meditation.

Ram Dass on how meditation allows us to cultivate our humanity while we transform our consciousness.

A daybook by a Jewish rabbi who models everyday spirituality in his meditations.

Kerry Olitzky reflecting on the wonderment of waking up.

Bold, imaginative, and thought-provoking collection of stories, paradoxes, aphorisms, and riddles.

Eduardo Galeano on how hunger breakfasts on fear.

Karen Casey on maintaining our own perspective and integrity.

A poem about serenity or inner peace by Katherine Swarts.

Lynn L. Caruso's blessing ceremony for an expectant mother and child, a gesture of gratitude.

Richard Rohr on Jesus and the way he transformed darkness.

A documentary that presents a long-needed overview of Eastern spirituality in our time with its emphasis on prayer, silence, and living icons.

Terry Tempest Williams on compassion for animals.

An impressive collection of quotations from 32 Christian mystics with commentaries from Matthew Fox.