A stunning book about the best of the world's great religions and spiritual traditions, an elegant interpretation of the famous golden rule of life: the core of all religious teachings. By taking the twelve steps suggested by one of the leading experts on religion, Karen Armstrong, you will become something you have never been before. This is a carefully thought out and developed program for improving life at all levels: personal, interpersonal, within your community and globally. The book is full of practical ideas, wise and provocative principles developed by the wisest people of the past. By applying them in the realities of everyday life, you will discipline your mind, learn to truly understand others, begin to understand what is happening in the world, and find the happiness available to everyone to live a full, meaningful life. Translation: Gleb Yastrebov