When I Was Young The Silk, by A. R. Ammons
T. Enami, Pilgrim on a Forest Road, 1898-1908 When I was young the silk of my mind hard as a peony head unfurled and wind bloomed the parachute: The air-head tugged me up, tore my roots…
A Shared World, by Tracy Cochran
Therefore, Ananda, be islands unto yourselves, refuges unto yourselves….” As he lay dying, the Buddha gave this advice to his beloved cousin and disciple Ananda. I thought of it as I stood in a security line in the Indira Gandhi…
Part of an Ancient Story: A Conversation with Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee (Full Version)
Llewellyn-Vaughan-Lee photographed by Richard Whittaker One August day recently in Northern California, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee sat down with Parabola in to speak about free will and destiny. The English-born Vaughan-Lee is a Sufi mystic and lineage holder…
Learn to Die!, by Alejandro Jodorowsky
By Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowski and Ejo Takata Despite acclaim, even adulation, garnered from his theater and film work, including such classic films as The Holy Mountain and El Topo, the author found himself in a state of doubt—of…
Afterthoughts, by James George
James George When the prime minister met the saint, and other memories and reflections Looking back, I see my five years in India as the high-point of my diplomatic life, and my most memorable time in…
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