When I feel cast adrift in the sea of modern angst and confusion, my lifeline is the perennial wisdom of the collective human experiment. These wisdom traditions offer comfort and insight and a means to restore one’s balance and connection.

And what a rich tapestry we have in all the world’s cultures. What does the wisdom say, about living, loving, and dying, and about our place in the universe? About our relationship with our own soul, our community, our Creator? About how we can live our best life? How much do they all have in common? What are their various roots? How far back do they go? How have they changed through time? How far forward, and how well, have they survived into modern times?

I think of it all as a handbook for being human.  

  -- Laura Lee - Copyright © 2003