The twentieth-century spiritual classic for all who seek serenity, strength, and sustenance.These letters, written by anonymous authors, convey revelations of the mysteries of life that echo with the ring of authentic experience and knowledge. Here are profound meditations on the central issues and needs of human existence in words that speak of an eloquent spiritual wisdom.Interspersed among the letters are quotations rich in wisdom from a wide variety of writers and sources, including St. Augustine, St. Francis, St. Teresa, Thomas a Kempis, Meister Eckhart, John Bunyan, John Donne, Dante, Shakespeare, the Upanishads, Buddhist Scriptures, Lao-Tze, and others.Here is a book with the subtle ability to address every reader's specific problem or question, a book that transcends pious sentimentality to embrace the truths that provide serenity in troubled times.