Here is a list of the many spiritual teachers quoted on this episode of Spiritual Literacy. Listed are the author, the title of the reading, the original source of the reading, and the page in Spiritual Literacy (SL) or another book where you will find it.
- Eda LeShan: The Fullness of a Human Relationship from It's Better to Be Over the Hill Than Under It, p. 436, SL
- Various Voices: L Is for Love
- Thich Nhat Hanh: Darling, I Am Here for You from Teachings on Love, p. 68 in Thich Nhat Hanh's book
- Gunilla Norris: No Love Is Ever Lost from Journeying in Place, p. 417, SL
- Jelaluddin Rumi: The Freedom of Birds from The Essential Rumi, by Coleman Barks, p. 179, SL
- John Welwood: Intimacy as a Path from Journey of the Heart, p. 417, SL
- Edward Hays: The Japanese Lover's Poem from Secular Sanctity, p. 425, SL
- Robert A. Johnson: Stirring-the-Oatmeal Love from We, p. 441, SL
- Jane Smiley: What Marriage Is from At Paradise Gate, p. 431, SL
- Richard Ford: A Parent's View of a Child from Independence Day, p. 450, SL
- Noela Evans: Leaving Home But Not My Heart from Meditations for the Passages and
- Celebrations of Life, p. 453, SL
- Richard Solly: Remembering Father from Call to Purpose, p. 451, SL
- Mary Gordon: The 24-Hour Cafe from The Company of Women, p. 482, SL
- Gunilla Norris: Be Careful with the Crumbs from Becoming Bread, p. 536, SL
- St. Augustine: What Does Love Look Like?
- Ram Dass and Paul Gorman: The Children's Chemotheraphy Nurse from How Can I Help?, p. 333, SL
- Jonathan Kozol: Moondog of the South Bronx from Amazing Grace, p. 487, SL
