An exotic adventure tale about a young woman's trip to an alternate reality and the testing of her will power, resourcefulness, and courage in the face of weirdness and danger.
DVD Feature Film Review: The Secret in Their Eyes
A combination psychological thriller and love story that offers an engrossing look at memory, yearning, and the toxins of revenge; winner of the 2010 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Book Excerpt: Ethics of The Sages
Rami Shapiro with wisdom sayings of the early Rabbis.
Book Excerpt: 100 Words
Swati Chopra envisioning a future without duality where people make connections with others and emphasize the oneness of all.
Book Review: The Power of Compassion
A sterling collection of stories about compassion in the Buddhist tradition.
Book Excerpt: The Power of Compassion
Buddhist master Sogyal Rinpoche on expressing compassion from an airplane.
Book Review: Heart Yoga
A masterwork that fuses together yoga practice and mystical meditation in a sacred unity that serves as a spur to sacred activism.
Book Excerpt: Heart Yoga
Andrew Harvey and Karuna Erickson's description of the child's pose in yoga as one of humility, surrender, and reverent connection with the animal world.
Book Review: Tanya, the Masterpiece of Hasidic Wisdom
A translation and commentary on selections from a classic Hasidic text that is filled with insights into the Holy One and essential spiritual practices.
Book Excerpt: Tanya, the Masterpiece of Hasidic Wisdom
How according to Tanya, a master work of Hasidic wisdom, the body and humor can both be used in the service of God.
Book Review: Brainstorm
An exploration of the creativity involved and challenges and myseries of following productive obsessions.
Book Excerpt: Brainstorm
Eric Maisel saluting the mystery, adventure, and creativity of following a brainstorm.
Book Review: The Myth of Stress
A helpful reframing of the causes of stress along with a process to transform and reduce it.
Book Review: Teaching Spirits
An examination of the spiritual themes that animate Native American cultures and communities.
Book Excerpt: Teaching Spirits
Joseph Epes Brown on the role of animals as spiritual teachers in Native American religious traditions.
Book Review: 100 Words
Statements from 200 visionaries on their hopes for a better and more peaceful world.
Book Review: The Practical Visionary
Ideas, resources, and spiritual practices for an emerging New World of synthesis, collaboration, and unity consciousness.
Book Excerpt: The Practical Visionary
Corrine McLaughlin's list of values, such as such as compassion, justice, and fairness, that underlie a transformation of society.
Book Review: The Mystical Way in Everyday Life
A sturdy collection of sermons, essays, and prayers on mystical Christianity.
Book Excerpt: The Mystical Way in Everyday Life
Karl Rahner's thoughts on a theology of sleeping, which includes prayer, letting go, and dreaming.