Spiritual thoughts from across the world
World Service,·1097 episodes
The glory, wonder, and danger of being totally absorbed by something
19 Dec 1995,·3 mins
The self-righteouness and 'dark side' of religious people who "walk proudly on the earth"
19 Dec 1995,·4 mins
What does it mean to be a 'slave to God'?
20 Dec 1995,·4 mins
Thoughts on Hillel and Shammai, the two fathers of Rabbinic Judaism
27 Dec 1995,·4 mins
Is old age real or a matter of perception?
What can we learn from Alfred Nobel, who changed his life when he read his own obituary?
28 Dec 1995,·3 mins
The danger of wasting time and deferring the important
28 Dec 1995,·4 mins
Reflections on the nativity from Joseph's perspective
03 Jan 1996,·3 mins
Thoughts on truth and value systems across the world
05 Jan 1996,·4 mins
The poetry of God's presence in Zen Buddhism and the writings of Ryokan
10 Jan 1996,·4 mins
The sudden brilliant moments of experience that open up life to new meaning
Thoughts on the Tao, the way, and the unfolding of the world
Thoughts on Lao Tzu's classic Chinese text, Tao Te Ching
On how the horrors of evil, in the absence of light, also reveal the presence of God
On the constancy of God's welcome and forgiveness
15 Jan 1996,·4 mins
On death, bereavement, community, and the loving company of Jesus
The first day of the month when Muslims the world over undertake the great fast
What God requires from those who wish to live under his rule
Dr Augustus Casely-Hayford remembers a reunion with a long lost uncle
20 Jan 1996,·4 mins
The Swede who took the post of UN Secretary-General and died in mysterious circumstances
23 Jan 1996,·4 mins
The late Secretary-General of the UN and his remarkable "spiritual" diary
Reflections on the first, and possibly greatest Secretary-General of the United Nations
How did Sholem Aleichem's yiddish creation Tevye become such a universal everyman?
27 Jan 1996,·4 mins
Reflections on the crisis in confidence in authority and the religious call to obedience
30 Jan 1996,·4 mins
How can we know when, or if, we are being told the whole truth?
02 Feb 1996,·3 mins
If humanists don't believe in life after death, how do they cope with death?
02 Feb 1996,·4 mins
Humanist reflections on the importance of having faith in oneself
What does education of "the whole child" mean and require?
Reflections on one of the key ideas of humanism - tolerance
On gathering memories and experiencing God's love
06 Feb 1996,·3 mins
