You might want to look at some of Joseph Campbell's stuff. He has a great perspective on mythology and world religions and how to integrate all that stuff in a very meaningful way.
It's sort of a "life is suffering and isn't it one hell of a ride?" thing.
He puts it way better than I ever could. He really summed up a lot of stuff for me. Tied up a lot of loose ends concerning a whole lot of philosophies. I hope you get the same thing out of him I did.
The Power of Myth and Mythos are two good video series, available at amazon.com.
