Parabola Podcast Episode 40: Mercy & Forgiveness
This episode shares excerpts from Parabola‘s current issue, “Mercy and Forgiveness.”
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The Wall and the Mirror: Forgiveness in the Work of Martin Scorsese, by Kent Jones
Forgiveness in the work of Martin Scorsese
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Spiritual Principles in Action, by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
The Sufi master on meeting the inner and outer challenges of our time
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Painting Enlightenment, Paula Arai / Artwork by Iwasaki Tsuneo
A remarkable gallery of Heart Sutra Art
Current Issue
A Statement from Martin Scorsese
The filmmaker writes about forgiveness and acceptance
The Wall and the Mirror: Forgiveness in the Work of Martin Scorsese, by Kent Jones
Forgiveness in the work of Martin Scorsese
Mercy, by Lee van Laer
Understanding mercy as a force from on High
Web Exclusives
Icon and Mirror, a Photo Project by Pola Rader
The photo project “Icon and Mirror” by Pola Rader analyzes the Orthodox woman and her social role in feminist context.
An Amazing Childhood Experience, by James Opie
A childhood memory leads to forgiveness and love
LETTERS FROM HELL
LETTERS FROM HELL by Valdemar Adolph Thisted. Preface by George MacDonald. Reviewed by Jan Cheripko
Wild Imagination, by Geneen Marie Haugen
Imagination itself may be our best resource for experiential recovery of a vibrant, participatory, and wildly sacred Earth.
Essays
Rewilding: A Conversation with Staffan Widstrand, by Eleanor O’Hanlon
A conversation with wildlife photographer, author, and conservationist Staffan Widstrand
The Courageous Mary Oliver, by Lisa Starr
Remembering the beloved poet
Watching the Wild Things, by Tracy Cochran
Going to the movies, mindfully
The LSD Experience, by Laurence Rosenthal
A celebrated composer hears celestial music
Conversations
A Conversation with Alexandra Isles
I follow two rules. The first is that my presence is invisible and silent. The film belongs to the storytellers. The second is to do as much research as possible, trust the material, and never film re-creations.
Worshipping Illusions: An Interview with Marion Woodman
In the Summer of 1987, Parabola sat down for an exchange with Marion Woodman on the subject of addiction.
“A Wing And A Prayer,” An Interview with Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
An Interview with Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from November 4, 2006 until November 1, 2015.
On Hopelessness and Hope: A Conversation with Deep Psychologist Michael Penn
A conversation with deep psychologist Michael Penn
Poetry
Entrance, by Rainer Maria Rilke
Whoever you are: in the evening step out | of your room, where you know everything …
Pulitzer-winning poet Mary Oliver has died at 83
Mary Oliver was an astonishing poet beloved by many and also a frequent contributor to PARABOLA over the years.
Inanna and the Land of No Return, by Rachel Nora Greene
A child retells the legend of the Sumerian goddess Inanna and her descent to the Nether World.
Three Poems by Jane Yolen
Three Poems by Jane Yolen
Epicycles
Sarabha-miga Jataka, The Noble Stag, Retold by Margo McLoughlin
An anonymous Buddhist tale translated from the Pali and retold by Margo McLoughlin
Ceremony, an Aztec myth, By Fray Juan de Torquemada and Translated by David Johnson
How the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca created a fiesta of music.
Izanagi and Izanami, a Japanese myth, Retold by Paul Jordan-Smith
How the goddess of creation became the goddess of death
Ring of Wisdom, a Sufi Parable, Retold by Anne Twitty
A Sufi king seeks a ring of great power.
Podcast
Parabola Podcast Episode 40: Mercy & Forgiveness
This episode shares excerpts from Parabola‘s current issue, “Mercy and Forgiveness.”
Parabola Podcast Episode 39: The Wild
Story Editor Betsy Cornwell shares excerpts from the current issue of PARABOLA: The Wild.
Parabola Podcast Episode 37: Remembering
Story Editor Betsy Cornwell shares excerpts from PARABOLA’s forty-three year archive on the theme of remembering.
Parabola Podcast Episode 36: Renewal
Story editor Betsy Cornwell shares essays from Parabola’s extensive archives on the theme of “Renewal” in this episode of Parabola magazine’s free podcast.
Book Reviews
GURDJIEFF RECONSIDERED: The Life, the Teachings, The Legacy
“GURDJIEFF RECONSIDERED: The Life, the Teachings, The Legacy” by Roger Lipsey. Reviewed by Jeff Zaleski
THE STILLNESS OF THE LIVING FOREST: A Year of Listening and Learning
THE STILLNESS OF THE LIVING FOREST: A Year of Listening and Learning by John Harvey. Reviewed by Jan Cheripko
TIMELESS IN TIME: Sri Ramana Maharshi
TIMELESS IN TIME: Sri Ramana Maharshi. Reviewed by Samuel Bendeck Sotillos.
BLACK ELK, LAKOTA VISIONARY: The Oglala Holy Man and Sioux Tradition
BLACK ELK, LAKOTA VISIONARY: The Oglala Holy Man and Sioux Tradition. Reviewed by Samuel Bendeck Sotillos.