. >> bokara: today i'm celebrating india, because i'm actually--have two friends coming, both of whome spent a lot of time in india. and so i'm making a curry. and i love making curries because it's exactly like painting. it's--you know when i mix my paints, it's a little of this,

. >> bokara: i've been thinking about the meaning of life and the myths that give us each meaning in our individual lives and also in our lives as a culture and a society as a whole. and i'm concerned that right now, some of the myths that we

. >> bokara: well, i think that one of the most important traditions to learn about today is islam, because such a pervasive sense now of fear and confusion in the world. and so in order to really learn what the core teachings of islam are,

department of education [exotic flute music] ♪ >> bokara: today we're going to do a show about naturehe sacred path. and no spiritual discipline epitomizes this more than taoism, the religion of ancient china. in taoism, the universal life