Sometimes I think I am led to certain books as they just seem to jump off the shelf at me. When I saw this one, I really liked the 4-color design, subtle yet pleasing, and when I realized it had a meditation CD with it, I paid full price at Borders ($20). I have not listened to the CD yet, but the author's explanation of God and soul is above anything I have read, and I am currently studying a lot of Buddhist practice. Many of the interpretations parallel the practice of mindfulness and the reality that all we have is now--that the current moment indeed is our heaven. The book eminates the fact that we are souls, here temporarily in human form, and we were here in soul form before and will be after we leave this life. I really, truly love this book, and I do not usually review books. But this one gives a very nice take and very nice reasoning behind the author's understanding of spirituality. It is very logical and acceptable, yet neither negates nor denegrates individual religious beliefs.