Conversations

Common Sense, An Interview with Peter Kingsley

Common Sense, An Interview with Peter Kingsley

Parabola EditorsNov 1, 201615 min read

From Parabola Volume 31, No. 1, “Coming To Our Senses,” Spring 2006. This issue is available to purchase here. If you have enjoyed this piece, consider subscribing. OVER 2,500 YEARS AGO, PETER KINGSLEY TELLS US, Parmenides and Empedocles laid the most…

A Touch of Divine Grace: A Conversation with Mother Teresa, by Lex Hixon

A Touch of Divine Grace: A Conversation with Mother Teresa, by Lex Hixon

Lex HixonOct 31, 20165 min read

In April 1976, Mother Teresa spoke before the United Nations. The following day, she was interviewed by spiritual teacher and radio host Lex Hixon. What follows are some of Hixon’s introductory remarks and a brief portion of his rare interview…

To Feel the Love: A Conversation with Barry Svigals

To Feel the Love: A Conversation with Barry Svigals

Jeff ZaleskiAug 1, 201618 min read

Main Entry Perspective, new-Sandy Hook School How do you heal from sorrow beyond compare? In the beautiful woods of Newtown, Connecticut, a new elementary school is about to open. Pleasing to the eye and soul, this…

The Privilege of Living: A Conversation with Viral Mehta, by Pavithra Mehta

The Privilege of Living: A Conversation with Viral Mehta, by Pavithra Mehta

Pavithra MehtaAug 1, 201612 min read

Viral Mehta In mid-August 2015, Viral Mehta, a co-founder of ServiceSpace.org, was diagnosed with an acute form of bone marrow suppression. In the passages below, his wife, Pavithra. “Pavi” Mehta, offers an update on Viral’s condition…

We Are All Witnesses: An Interview with Elie Wiesel

We Are All Witnesses: An Interview with Elie Wiesel

Roger LipseyJul 3, 201618 min read

Wiesel in 1987 (Wikipedia) Elie Wiesel died Saturday, July 2, 2016 at his home in Manhattan. The Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner was 87. In May of 1985, we interviewed Elie Wiesel for our “Exile”…

Jacob Needleman

The Great Unknown Is Me, Myself: A Conversation with Jacob Needleman

Parabola EditorsMar 4, 201632 min read

How to Open Ourselves Out: A Conversation with Abhijata Iyengar

How to Open Ourselves Out: A Conversation with Abhijata Iyengar

Annie SchlifferJul 28, 20188 min read

[caption id="attachment_7665" align="aligncenter" width="1352"] BKS Iyengar and Abhijata Iyengar Exploring…

Grace is Here!, A Conversation with Ram Dass

Grace is Here!, A Conversation with Ram Dass

David UlrichMay 18, 201713 min read

Ram Dass. Photograph by David Ulrich…

Pure Gold, by Margaret Wolff

Pure Gold, by Margaret Wolff

Margaret WolffNov 3, 202115 min read

The Bhagavad Gita—the “Song of Spirit”—has been a living scripture…

James George

To Let the Light In, a Conversation with James George

Parabola EditorsOct 31, 201415 min read

James George is a retired Canadian diplomat who served with…