Decode Your Why: Unlocking Meaning, Mystery and Majesty through Inclusive Spirituality is an exploration of the shared human quest for meaning, connection, and spiritual fulfilment. Drawing from a diverse range of spiritual traditions—Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Islamic, Sikh, Jain, Tribal and even humanistic atheism—the book addresses life’s most fundamental questions: What can I truly rely on? How should I live? What gives life purpose?

Far from being an eclectic compilation, this book presents a thoughtful and integrative approach to spirituality, inviting readers to engage deeply with each teaching and personalise the insights that resonate. It acknowledges life’s paradoxes: the coexistence of suffering and joy, the challenge of embracing both freedom and responsibility, and the need to live meaningfully in our volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world.

Divided into ten thematic sections, Decode Your Why explores the foundations of spiritual thought, the role of suffering and redemption, the search for identity, and the importance of ethical living. Ultimately, this book encourages a journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth, aiming to inspire a sense of unity, compassion, and reverence for the richness of human experience.

Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword
General Introduction

Part I: Decoding Your Why as Inclusive Spirituality

Part II: Paradoxes of Human Living

Part III: Suffering and Redemption

Part IV: The Search for Identity and Self

Part V: Meaning and Purpose

Part VI: Ethical Living and Spiritual Values

Part VII: The Role of Rituals and Practices

Part VIII: Life, Death, and Beyond

Part IX: Wisdom from Spiritual Traditions and Philosophies

Part X: Integrating Spirituality into Everyday Life

General Conclusion
References
Glossary

Dr Kuruvilla Pandikattu SJ (born 1957-) is Director, Centre for Human Development and Spirituality, XLRI, Jamshedpur and was Professor of Physics, Philosophy and Religion at Jnana Deepa, Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Pune, India. He has been actively involved in the dialogue between science and religion. Author/Editor of more than 48 books and 240 academic articles, Pandikattu is a Jesuit priest belonging to Dumka-Raiganj Province, India. The main topics of his research are: Ethics (incl. business and applied), anthropology, artificial intelligence, life management and transhumanism. Email: kuru@kuru.in (personal) or kuru@xlri.ac.in (professional). Site: www.kuru.in.|GND: 124567274 | ORCID: 0000-0001-9815-3707.