Parabola

Parabola 12:1

The Knight and The Hermit

, ISBN Pb 12:1 / 978Pb 12:1, Parabola

"Meditation and Action" by Eknath Easwaran - Fusing the inward and outward currents of life

"Le Chevalier Perdu" by P. L. Travers - Coming to the end of the world

"Seeking the Spirit Path" by Lewis P. Johnson - Diary of a vision quest

"The Solitary Ones" by Thomas Merton - Monks of the desert

"Quest and Question" by Paul Jordan-Smith - Finding the balance

"From Warrior to Holy Man" by Sybil Thornton - Buddhist and Confucian ideals in Japanese tradition

"Mountain Songs: Chinese Hermit Poems"

"Why Did Henry David Thoreau Take the Bhagavad-Gita to Walden Pond?" by Barbara Stoler Miller - Arjuna in Concord

From Markings by Dag Hammarskjöld

"Spirit and the Warrior" by Nobuyoshi Higashi - Movement as meditation

"Jews, Myth, and Modern Life" by Elie Wiesel - History and beyond

Tangents - reviews
"Beyond Duality" by Frederick Franck - A review of Moon in a Dewdrop: The Writings of Zen Master Dogen
"Awakening Conscience" by Beverly Moon - Matter of Heart, a film about Jung and his ideas

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
"Father Joachim" / Greek
"Fasting of the Heart" / Chinese
"The General and the Abbot" / Japanese
"Leaving Things Alone" / Chinese
"Arjuna’s Penance" / Hindu
"The Bottomless Boat" / Chinese

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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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