Library
Free books and texts for everyday learning, personal reflection, and the study of HAEL's spiritual teaching. Start with what interests you.
Explore books and reflections at your own pace. Spiritual practices are clearly marked and optional. No account, check-in, or donation is required to explore the library.
You do not need to accept HAEL's spiritual vision to use the open educational resources.
HAEL's Spiritual Vision
The foundational book of HAEL's faith and spiritual vision. Read about the Creator, human dignity, love, freedom, and responsible participation in life.

Foundational Book
HAEL. The Book of the Creator and Living Creation
Maksim Zhurakov
The sacred book of HAEL's spiritual vision.
Books for Everyday Reflection
The series “Guideposts in a Fragile World” by Maksim Zhurakov — fifteen short books for a time of change.
Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 1 of 15
The Pause Before Answering
How not to hand your life to the first impulse
Maksim Zhurakov
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Book 1 of 15The Pause Before Answering
How not to hand your life to the first impulse
Maksim Zhurakov
Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 2 of 15
When the Ground Gives Way
Dignity in instability
Maksim Zhurakov
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Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 3 of 15
A Place for Grief
Memory without false answers
Maksim Zhurakov
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Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 4 of 15
Not Every Thought Is a Command
A map of inner noise
Maksim Zhurakov
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Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 5 of 15
Work After the Break
Labor, money and self-respect
Maksim Zhurakov
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Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 6 of 15
Enough for Today
How to choose when strength is short
Maksim Zhurakov
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Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 7 of 15
Closeness Without Dissolving
Boundaries, care and the right to say no
Maksim Zhurakov
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Book 7 of 15Closeness Without Dissolving
Boundaries, care and the right to say no
Maksim Zhurakov
Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 8 of 15
After the Quarrel
Telling the truth without passing the pain on
Maksim Zhurakov
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Book 8 of 15After the Quarrel
Telling the truth without passing the pain on
Maksim Zhurakov
Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 9 of 15
Small Circles of Solidarity
Neighborliness in hard times
Maksim Zhurakov
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Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 10 of 15
Mortality Without Panic
How to live knowing the limit
Maksim Zhurakov
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Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 11 of 15
Help from Above and Human Freedom
Prayer, guidance and discernment
Maksim Zhurakov
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Book 11 of 15Help from Above and Human Freedom
Prayer, guidance and discernment
Maksim Zhurakov
Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 12 of 15
Creating Without Possessing
Love as shared work
Maksim Zhurakov
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Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 13 of 15
The Light and Shadow of Choice
What feeds creation, and what feeds destruction
Maksim Zhurakov
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Book 13 of 15The Light and Shadow of Choice
What feeds creation, and what feeds destruction
Maksim Zhurakov
Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 14 of 15
The Earth Is Not Scenery
Caring for the living world around us
Maksim Zhurakov
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Book 14 of 15The Earth Is Not Scenery
Caring for the living world around us
Maksim Zhurakov
Guideposts in a Fragile World
Book 15 of 15
The Future We Build Together
Hope after catastrophe
Maksim Zhurakov
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Optional Spiritual Practices
These practices use spiritual language and imagery. They are educational, optional, and not medical treatment. Stop if a practice causes discomfort or distress.
Breath-Energetic Practice of Interaction with the Elements and the Forces of Nature
An optional spiritual reflection using comfortable breathing, attention, and imagery associated with Earth, Water, Air, and Fire.
Meditative Energetic Practice of Expansion — Integration with the Body of God
An optional spiritual meditation using attention, prayer, and imagery to explore inner experience. No permanent state or health outcome is promised.
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