Why be possesses by possessions? -- Plunging into the spiritual heart -- Religious writings are only guides -- The inner sound -- How Buddhists express their devotion -- The religious and recreational value of pilgrimages -- Pilgrimage to mecca -- the reward for renunciation -- Ponderings on prayer -- The Vedantic view of Jesus -- Our kinship with other animals -- Sorting out stage fright -- Living in the eternal now -- The Relaxed mind -- The taboo on idolatry -- What happens during meditation?