Epitome

The Gospel of Matthew, Chapters 5, 6, & 7 - King James Version - Part 1.

Paramahansa Yogananda expands upon his experience of cosmic consciousness and expresses it in his poem, "Samadhi." Taken from the 1946 edition of Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi.

Part One of Two - A realized yogi narrates his attainment of the highest state of consciousness - samadhi.

One of the Just-So Stories Rudyard Kipling actually told his daughter at bedtime. It was later included with a number of others in the book of that title. They are called by this name because Kipling's firstborn daughter, Josephine ("Effie"), insisted that they be told exactly the same way every time, "just so," or she would correct her father.

The key to lifelong youth.

The opening lines of John Keats' poetic retelling of the classic Greek myth. Narrated by guest performer Eva Davis of The Online Stage.

A second allegorical tale from the fertile imagination of Lord Dunsany.

In celebration of St. Valentine's Day, EPITOME presents five love sonnets of William Shakespeare.

An essay by Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626), published one year before his death, aims to remove the excessive fear of death from his audience.

A story from my childhood, when I played Little League and learned a lesson about an antidote to fear.