The patron saint of gardeners is St Fiacre of Donegal in Ireland, who left for France in 628, built a hospice and tended a beautiful garden for Irish pilgrims. He is one of the many inspirations for Judyth McLeod who is part of a worldwide movement to recreate monastic and medieval gardens with their mythical animals, fairies and labyrinths. She's is joined on the program by Brother Alois, the Prior of the Taize monastery in France, which specialises in music and in breaking down the barriers between Christian denominations. One of the music directors at Taize, Brother Jean-Marie, also talks about life in the monastic community.

Tony Grey set out to visit seven places in the world that were gateways to the sacred - Kakadu, Damascus and Assisi, the ancient Greek city of Delphi, Jerusalem's West Wall, the Egyptian temples at Abydos, and the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. As founder of Australia's Pancontinental Mining Company, he's had a commercial connection to the land, but discovered on his journey that the spiritual connection to place is real and life-changing. We also hear briefly from Israeli archaeological guide, Walter Zanger, who takes Christians and Jews to their sacred places in Israel with sometimes surprising results.

Surrounded by nearly a kilometre of garden terraces, the golden-domed Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel overlooking Haifa in Israel is one the most beautiful sights in the world. It's also the second most holy spot of the Baha'i faith, as Baha'i Director of Public Information Douglas Moore explains to Rachael Kohn during a tour of the Shrine.

Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church (the Moonies), claimed that he was 'humanity's Saviour, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent' in 2004. Moon's influence within the US government is remarkable given his extremely critical views of American society and his own Messianic designs, the subject of John Gorenfeld's investigations in his book, Bad Moon Rising.

Hindu, Sikh, and Tibetan Buddhist mantras form the basis of the music by Deva Premal and Miten, who met at Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh's ashram in Oregon. Despite the controversial demise of their leader, renamed Osho, they remain devoted followers and continue spread his message of unity beyond religious dogma through their music and performances.

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