“That’s the great paradox. To know what you love, to know what you want to extend and transmit to the world because something has been transmitted to you through art and created a spark, is t...
“In practical terms, Mercy isn’t just an idea or a concept; in its metaphysical and esoteric sense, it’s a substance. That is to say, it’s of a material nature, and we human beings have t...
“I’ve subscribed to PARABOLA for thirty years, and I’ve saved every copy of the magazine. I always look forward to reading the latest issue. It’s given me spiritual sustenance—no other ...
Announcing our Fall 2019 issue: Mercy & Forgiveness—featuring a statement from Martin Scorsese, and essays by fellow film director, Kent Jones, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Mirabai Star, Desmond Tutu...
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In PARABOLA’s latest monthly podcast, editor Betsy Cornwell shares excerpts from the current issue: The WILD, including an essay on environmentalism and society in the Amazon and two myths abou...
Lisa Starr remembers beloved poet, Mary Oliver in our summer issue, THE WILD: > We now know, through some of the later poems, a few of the details > about the abuse she end...
“The wild is really good for us human beings. Of course we need to preserve biodiversity for its own sake, but we also need the wild for our own. Without it, our lives become boring, more dange...
“Only the race of man raises his head high, and lightly stands his body upright, and observes the earth beneath him.” —from The Consolation of Philosophy (c. 524 A.D.), the classic and in...
PARABOLA published its first issue in January 1976. Since then we have explored with you the great questions of human existence, drawing on the world’s spiritual and cultural traditions in near...
“The art of cleaning is a simple spiritual activity that is often overlooked. The image of the monk sweeping the courtyard has a deep significance, because without the practice of cleaning ther...
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PARABOLA published its first issue in January 1976. Since then we have explored with you the great questions of human existence, drawing on the world’s spiritual and cultural traditions in near...
MINDFUL WRITING WORKSHOP with Tracy Cochran Saturday June 22nd, 2019 | 10:00am – 4:00pm Join editor Tracy Cochran for a MINDFUL WRITING WORKSHOP, Saturday, June 22nd from 10:00am-4:00pm at Ne...
> “Ah, my dear,” she said to him, “If you wish your subjects to > understand your transformation and to follow your example of > non-harming, then you must tell ...
Celebrated composer, Laurence Rosenthal recounts his experience with LSD in our summer issue: THE WILD: > I had known about drugs given to novices in mystical schools of the > E...
“I remember seeing my first truly wild forest, an untouched old-growth forest in Sweden. That was a spiritual meeting for me. Not religious, but spiritual. Suddenly I came into a forest where t...
Lisa Starr remembers beloved poet, Mary Oliver in our summer issue, THE WILD: > We now know, through some of the later poems, a few of the details > about the abuse she end...
The Spring 2019 Issue, CHANGE & THE CHANGELESS is now available on newsstands and online! FOCUS | FROM THE EDITOR “Tell me, what it is you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?�...