Personal encounters with spiritual mavericks, remarkable seekers, and the world's great religious leaders

Addresses the problem faced by all who deny themselves loving relationship with others and with God by the compulsive drive for efficiency, recognition and success.

Thirty original spiritual mini-autobiographies which showcase the varied ways that people come to faith - and what that means - in today's multi-religious world.

The authors investigate the parallels between new paradigm thinking in science and religion that together offer a remarkably compatible view of the universe.

Stories about the transformative value Buddhist practice can have in the lives of Christians and Jews; and a common conviction that one can be a member of one religion and be enriched by encountering Buddhist spirituality.