These turbulent times of ours have taken a heavy toll on the human spirit: we need an antidote to all the gloom-and we find it in this uplifting collection of the words and wisdom of men and women who have taken a brighter view.
Alan Jacobs has made a lifelong study of mysticism. He is an accomplished and highly respected anthologist as well as an author in his own right. His own books include The Essential Gnostic Gospels and When Jesus Lived in India, while as an editor he has been responsible for Poetry for the Spirit, Peace of Mind, as well as Tales from Rumi, The Gnostic Gospels, The Upanishads, Native American Wisdom and Plato's Republic in the Watkins 'Sacred Texts' series.