Every life brings sufferings and setbacks. When life deals its most terrible blows, however, we also receive its greatest gift: We stop to consider the purpose of being human, and begin to discover what is important and meaningful in life.

The life of Huston Smith reads like an adventure novel. One of the foremost religious scholars in the world today, Smith has lived in a missionary household in China, monasteries in Japan, and a sweat lodge in North America.

Westerners look to science to explain the way things are. Yet science often overlooks something essential to life: the human spirit.

Natalie Goldberg recently had her world turned upside down when she made startling discoveries about her beloved Zen Buddhist teacher.

Acknowledged as one of the greatest religious teachers of this or any other age, the late J. Krishnamurti was a visionary whose ideas are still ahead of his time.

We in the West are bombarded with ways to enhance our sense of self. Books everywhere promise ways to increase self-confidence, self-esteem, self-expression, self-control, self-development.

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A new religious reformation may be in order - a visionary and propensive revitalization of Christianity, which knows Jesus is a gateway to the Great Mystery or God, and also honors great teachers and exemplars of other traditions.

A new religious reformation may be in order - a visionary and propensive revitalization of Christianity, which knows Jesus is a gateway to the Great Mystery or God, and also honors great teachers and exemplars of other traditions.

Here the world Religion's scholar extraordinaire expresses his portrayal of how we have become blind to the invisible world of spirituality through our reliance on the scientific method as the sacred cow of our society.

It is possible to experience Christianity and the Christian church primarily as an institution that justifies discrimination against homosexuals and women, promotes war, and shows little regard for the health of the planet and the life it supports.

What if all of our social institutions-schools, health care systems, marketplace, even our political arena-nurtured our capacity to be loving and kind?

Many of us are well aware of the many benefits animals bring to our lives. Their very presence is a gift, and we're always on the lookout for ways to help them be as happy and healthy as possible.

When the late J. Krishnamurti was heralded as a vehicle for leading humanity into a new age, he repudiated the notion, saying, "Truth is a pathless land, you can’t approach it by any religion or sect."

God didn't create a perfect world, probably on purpose. Deepak Chopra explains how the way the world is set up—an interaction of opposing energies—is the perfect place for evolution to proceed.

The quintessential master of "the wisdom traditions" takes us on a scintillating ride through the foundation stones of the world's spiritual heritage, and reminds us wisely of the positive role religion can play in restoring the human spirit in the 21st century.