Parabola 35:3

Desire

In the current issue of Parabola, we explore the heights and depths of this most human of conditions. Defined as craving, longing, wanting strongly--and also as that unsatisfied state that fills us whether or not we obtain the object or person we crave--desire drives us and shapes our lives. Some long for fortune; others sex; others vengeance. In others, the energy of desire is refined, fueling the wish to alleviate the suffering of others; to bring peace to this torn world; to know and serve the truth. What do you desire?

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DESIRE

VOLUME 35 NUMBER 3

6 permutations of desire James Hollis
A compelling Jungian analysis of desire and its disorders
12  the desire to relieve all suffering  Diane Wolkstein
Introducing the West to Dharma Master Cheng Yen
20  Desiring Peace  Roger Lipsey
A meditation on why Dag Hammarskjöld matters
30  A song of desirE  Geoffrey Dennis
Teachings on the yearnings of God
36  The dark side of desire  Jane L. Mickelson
“Beware desire!” caution fairytales, myths, and legends
44 a desire for truth  Roger Hawkins
A Zen teacher points the way toward Reality
55  ON THE DESIRE FOR GOD  Hakim Abû'l-Majd Majdûd Sanâ'î
Spiritual advice from a poet who inspired Rumi
56  CHOICES  Lillian Firestone
A captivating excerpt from The Forgotten Language of Children
64  THE DESIRE FOR REVENGE  Tilo Ulbricht
Can we escape a cycle of desire?
67  AS IS HIS DESIRE, SO IS HIS WILL  Anonymous
Vedantic wisdom on how to live with, and without, desire
68  CRUCIFIED BY DESIRE  Matthew Sills
Saint Francis and the mystery of stigmata
80  TOYING WITH GOD  Nikki Bado-Fralick and Rebecca Sachs Norris
The amazing world of religious games and dolls
94  TOAD THE TERROR  Kenneth Grahame
Take a wild ride into Desire

POETRY

90  NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND THEE: two vedantic hymns 
translated from the Sanskrit by A.K. Coomaraswamy,
with commentary by Roger Lipsey

ARCS

87  DO NOT LIKE, DO NOT DISLIKE: ALL WILL THEN BE CLEAR

EPICYCLES

51  KRISHNA AND RADHA  Anonymous/Hindu
Retold with Commentary by Laura Simms

75  GENTLE HEART  Anonymous/Buddhist
Retold with Commentary by Rafe Martin

TANGENT

98  AVATAR, striker, and me  Tracy Cochran
A movie leads to insight into the nature of desire

Book REVIEWS

106    THE REALITY OF BEING
Jeanne de Salzmann | reviewed by Tracy Cochran
109    THE GIFT OF DANGER
Mary Stein | reviewed by James Opie
113    THE MEANING OF THE MUSICAL TREE
Mitzi DeWhitt | reviewed by Jeff Zaleski
114    THE ESSENTIAL RENÉ GUÉNON
Edited by John Herlihy | reviewed by Samuel Bendeck Sotillos
122    THE subtle body: The Story of Yoga in America
Stefanie Syman | reviewed by Tracy Cochran

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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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