"In a collection of essays, the venerated television journalist celebrates our shared values, reminds us of what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like"-- Provided by publisher. "'I find myself thinking deeply about what it means to love America, as I surely do.' At a moment of crisis over our national identity, venerated journalist Dan Rather has emerged as a voice of reason and integrity, reflecting on--and writing...

Moving from the Paleolithic age to the present, Karen Armstrong details the great lengths to which humankind has gone in order to experience a sacred reality. While noting that the changing face of the world has necessarily changed the importance of religion at both the societal and the individual level, she makes a powerful, convincing argument for drawing on the insights of the past in order to build a faith that speaks to the needs of our dangerously...

"Tibetan Buddhist master Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse challenges common misconceptions, stereotypes, and fantasies, urging readers to move beyond the superficial trappings of Buddhism straight to the heart of what the Buddha taught"-- Provided by publisher.

In Japan in 1253, one of the great thinkers of his time died - and the world barely noticed. That man was the Zen monk Eihei Dogen. For centuries his main work, Shobogenzo, languished in obscurity, locked away in remote monasteries until scholars rediscovered it in the twentieth century. What took so long? In Brad Warner's view, Dogen was too ahead of his time to find an appreciative audience. To bring Dogen's work to a bigger readership, Warner began...

Draws on spiritual insights, combined with concise meditations, reflections, and contemplations, to present techniques for diffusing anger, fear, jealousy, and other powerful emotions and cultivating love in every aspect of life.