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.

  • Fran Peavey: Holding the Globe from By Life’s Grace, p. 353, SL
  • Various Voices: C is for Compassion
  • Paul Reps: Publishing the Sutras from Zen Flesh Zen Bones, Story #37 of 101 Zen stories in Reps’ book
  • Micheal Elliott: Reminders from Homeless Children from Partners in Grace, p. 337, SL
  • Parker Palmer: Just Because It's Impossible from The Active Life, p. 352, SL
  • Sharon Salzberg: Compassion for the Passport Official from Lovingkindness, p. 357, SL
  • Buddha: An Enlightened World from Buddha’s Little Instruction Book, p. 432, SL
  • James Fadiman and Robert Frager: Service to an Ant from Essential Sufism, p. 217 in Fadiman and Frager’s book
  • David Whyte: St. John and the Beggar from The Heart Aroused, p. 342, SL
  • Andrew Harvey: Rumi and the Mother Dog from The Way of Passion, p. 343, SL
  • Shantideva: May I Be a Protector from A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, p. 332, SL
  • Paul Reps: Happy Chinaman from Zen Flesh Zen Bones, Story #12 of 101 Zen stories in Reps’ book