Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. I THE PROBLEM
4. 1 The Path of Joy 1
5. 2 Making Peace with the Universe 21
6. II THE CLASSICS
7. 3 Socrates: An Old Man and His Daemon 41
8. 4 Abu Hamid al- Ghazali: The Greatest Midlife Crisis in the History of Islam 61
9. 5 Qiu Chuji: Chinggis Khan Learns to Cherish Life 97
10. 6 Mary Lou Williams: Jazz for the Soul 143
11. III A RECENT CASE
12. 7 Bobby Sichran and the Divine Presence 177
13. Conclusion: Giving Into Gravity 223
14. Acknowledgments 231
15. Notes 233
16. Bibliography 255
17. Index 263