The Dalai Lama on the goal of all spiritual practices as the awakening mind.

On allowing ourselves to see our mistakes as unique features of ourselves.

Cynthia Bourgeault on how mystical experiences can be spiritual traps whereas unitive seeing perceives by grasping the whole.

What a young boy learns from seeing a thorn as spiritual teacher.

98 poems by Christian mystics with commentaries by Roger Housden.

A poem about gratitude by John O'Donohue.

A thoughtful, illuminating, and adventuresome interfaith journey by a respected Christian theologian and advocate of religious double belonging.

Theologian Paul Knitter on the meaning of the Buddhist practice of not taking sides and what that means for peacemaking.

An imaginative tour of our friendly universe where play, optimism, and hope abound.

Several tasty bits and pieces from Rob Brezsny's wild and imaginative tour of our friendly world.

A capacious work that brings together the essential writings of antiwar activist, peacemaker, poet, and Christian commentator Daniel Berrigan.

Daniel Berrigan on why there can never be and never has been a just war.

A quest story about seeking a new way of compassion, love, and peace in world where violence and revenge hold sway.

Wayne Muller on sharing pain and suffering with all human beings.

A profound and multidimensional tribute to beauty and its many incarnations, manifestations, and benefits.

Piero Ferrucci on how to make the experience of beauty more likely and more meaningful.

On the benefits of finding and keeping happiness in our lives.

On understanding your energy habits.

Edward Hays on Advent and Christmas.