Here he describes his personal journey, emphasizing that he does not expect others who have not had similar experiences to readily accept the extraordinary stories described in this video. He is simply sharing his life from his own point of view.

The original gospel is one of loving kindness and forgiveness. Stephen Mitchell is a poet, translator and scholar. He compares the core teachings of Jesus to the perennial spiritual traditions of humanity — particularly those found in Buddhism.

Here he reminisces about an intense period in his young life when he was mentored by Lew Welch, an acknowledged member of the Beat Generation of poets.

Arguably at the core of the American spiritual experience lies this man: Ralph Waldo Emerson. Unitarian minister, Transcendentalist (the uniquely American philosophy promising direct connection to the divine), venerated author of Self Reliance, Nature and The Oversoul and one of the earliest synthesizers of East-West spiritual thinking, Emerson laid the groundwork for the father of [...]

Here he describes the life and work of Hafiz who was of great inspiration to Goethe, Emerson, and Nietzsche.