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As Evan strives to awaken his kundalini on the banks of the holy Ganges, Ella discovers that Buddhism can make you happier—especially if there's a hot Tibetan guy involved.

True love doesn't need to be a match made in heaven—you can do it right online.

This master of spiritual bodybuilding describes his extraordinary experience of physical transformation as a path to higher consciousness.

Life sucks for Evan when Ella ditches him in Calcutta, but hers does too, once her meditation teacher decides to work more closely with her.

A decade after taking the publishing world by storm, James Redfield's runaway bestseller is making its long-awaited leap to the silver screen. Our intrepid reporter takes you behind the scenes in Florida for the inside story.

As Evan ascends Jacob's Ladder, Ella fears the worst and considers becoming a nun.

The Tarantinian Way

Humor and drama abound as our star-crossed duo, Evan McAllister and Ella Paris, confronts matters of depth, death, and stuff.

“'Mastery' implies that there's something under you-usually a slave. It's the mastery of the world that's gotten us into the mess we're in.” An outrageous, outspoken evangelist of health and fitness speaks out on enlightenment, women's empowerment and having the guts to tell the truth.

A Romanian exile, social critic and poet talks about consumerism, spiritual subversion and the dangers of the seemingly real.

Could it be that America's #1 talk radio shrink is calling us to a higher moral standard than many of the most renowned spiritual teachers of our era?

When Ella sets off to India to help save the world, can Evan still bear being a Zen rebel without a cause?