What is the meaning ofife? Why do we suffer? How do we find joy and contentment? Such questions about the human conditionhave vexed men and women throughout the ages. Sages, philosophers, thinkers, ascetics, and renunciates the world over havegiven great thought to these questions and have found ways to achieve aife of purpose and joy.This volume collects together over 400 pieces of wisdom from a variety of teachers and spiritual and uplifting texts. With teachingsfrom various gurus including Thich Nhat Hanh,al Ded, Kahlil Gibran, Rumi, Rabindranath Tagore, Sister Nivedita, MahatmaGandhi, Vivekananda, Ramana Maharshi, Sri Sarada Devi, and many others, and drawing from diverse world philosophiesincluding Vedic, Christian, Islamic, Zoroastrian, Taoist, Buddhist, Jain, Sufi, Bhakti, and more, the gems collected in this volumewill help the reader deal withife’s complications andead a happy and fulfilledife.