Parabola

Parabola 30:2

Restraint

, ISBN Pb 30:2 / 978Pb 30:2, Parabola

"The Secret Practice" by Laura Simms
Transformation through surrender to story

"Negative Capability" by Christopher Bamford
How the heart knows

"Nothing to Gain, Nothing to Lose" by Sheng Yen
What’s the difference between apathy and no-mind?

"Listening to Another" by Douglas Steere
The perfect patience of true friendship

"The Contraction of God" by Howard Schwartz
Making a space for creation

"The Intensest Rendezvous" by Paul Mariani
Imprisonment and poetry in the life of John of the Cross

"Adab" by Kabir Helminski
The Sufi tradition of courtesy

"On Not Speaking" by Brother Paul Quenon
Meditations on the rule of silence

"The Yoga of Hesychasm" by James S. Cutsinger
Ten steps on the ladder of prayer

"Another Axis Within"
An Interview with Paul Reynard


SCIENCE AND THE SACRED
"Are There Limitations to Science?" by George Ellis
Ambiguity and human meaning


IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ANCESTORS
"I Am Caribou People" by Sarah James
Respecting the homelands of the animals


POETRY
"Sleeping in the Forest" by Mary Oliver
"She Responded" by Hafiz"As Much as You Can" by C. P. Cavafy
"The Turtle Overnight" by James Wright
"Keeping Quiet" by Pablo Neruda


EPICYCLES - Traditional stories from around the world
"Freely, from Chuang Tzu" by Anne Twitty
"Sky Woman’s Grandchildren" by Joseph Bruchac
"Is That So?" by Gioia Timpanelli
"Love at First Sight" by Carol Rubenstein and Regina Ress


TANGENTS
"Eternal Presence" by Caroline Herrick
An exhibition of handprints and footprints in Buddhist art
"First Seen" by Miriam Faugno
Photographs at the Dahesh Museum of Art, New York


FILM REVIEWS
What the Bleep Do We Know!? | reviewed by Christian Wertenbaker
Celebrating Our Mistakes | reviewed by Arthur Kurzweil


BOOK REVIEWS
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson | reviewed by William Kittredge
The Heart of the World by Ian Baker | reviewed by James George
Tree of Souls by Howard Schwartz | reviewed by Josepha Sherman

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Parabola is published quarterly by the Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. Each issue includes: * Original articles and interviews on mythology, spiritual practice, religious tradition, literature, popular culture, science, and the arts * Retellings of traditional stories, myths, and fairy tales * Book reviews * Comments on contemporary film, theater, music, art, and events * Artwork ranging from the traditional to the contemporary

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