More and more people feel lonely and depressed - and that's in a time of ever greater (technology fueled) 'connection'.

65% of University students in the US say that they're so anxious that they have trouble functioning. A high percentage suffer from anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. And it's not just students.

Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life at the University of Southern California. He believes young people (and I'd say *all people*) need something sacred in their lives; something that lends a sense of meaning, purpose, and identity greater than themselves - much of what religion of old used to do...

Links

• Varun’s website
• Mindfulness, Leadership, Spirituality – Episode 96 of Finding Mastery
• How do we make meaning and beauty? with Casper ter Kuile – Episode 15 of Peripheral Thinking
• The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving, by Lisa Miller