Parabola

Parabola 28:1

Compassion

T , ISBN Pb 28:1 / 978Pb 28:1, Parabola

• "A Very Great Gift" by Irma Zaleski - Administering the medicine for suffering
  
• "To Be Human Is to Be Humane" by Franklin Perkins - Wisdom fo the Confucian Mengzi
  
• "Sweetening the Judgments" by Estelle Frankel - The spice of rachamim
  
• "Reality’s Emptiness" by H.H. the Dalai Lama - Intimacy with the ego’s illusions
  
• "Badaliya" by Christopher Bamford - On sacred hospitality
  
• "Putting Away Blame" by Julian of Norwich - The cleansing of guilt
  
• POINT OF VIEW: "In Search of Paideia" by Philip Zaleski
  
• ARCS: A Kind of Fire
  
• "The Greatest Danger" by Joanna Macy - Remembrance of the planet
  
• "Where the Heart Can Stand" - Photographs by Emmet Gowin
  
• "Saraswati’s Peacock" by Sarah Jane Sloane - The despair of dark karma
  
• "In the Mirror of Generosity" by John of Ruysbroeck - To look with an unjaundiced eye
  
• "Van Gogh’s Quest for Mercy" by Henry H. Sturtevant - A study of creative imagination
  
• "It Doesn’t Begin with Honesty" by Robert Aitken - Zen Master Raven talks
  
• "An Author’s Challenge" by Eliezer Shore - The task of authentic prose

Tangents - Reviews

• "Mutual Charity" by Marvin Barrett - A review of John W. Kiser’s The Monks of Tibhirine

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world

• "Ku’s Blessing" / Hawaiian - retold by Caren Loebel-Fried
  
• "Learning Mercy" / Jewish - from the Talmud
  
• "The Water Carrier" / Sikh - retold by Kamla Kapur
  
• "The Mouse Story" / Ahtna (Native American) - retold by John E. Smelcer
  
• "The Golden Goose Sage" / Buddhist - retold by Josepha Sherman
  
• "The Story of Tasoo" / Buddhist - retold by Taro Gold

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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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