In Search of Soul and Spirit

All day I think about it, then at night I say it.

Where did I come from,

and what am I supposed to be doing?

I have no idea.

My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that,

and I intend to end up there

—Rumi

Soul. Spirit. The words sometimes sound strange to the modern ear. We rarely think or talk about where we came from or what we are here to do. But soul and spirit are vital companions whenever we ask what life is about and where our path is taking us. This book invites you to embark on a journey in search of meaning and purpose in a world gone crazy. In recent years we’ve all been stunned by one psychic shock after another. The horror of 9/11 and the age of perpetual terror that it signaled. The greenhouse effect, ...

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