On Being Nobody…and No One, by Tracy Cochran
Ivan Aivazovsky, Between the Waves, 1898 How deeply we fear being nobody. One way to think of the ego is as a defense against pain, particularly…
Let it Be, by Tracy Cochran
King gave his most famous speech, “I Have a Dream”, before the Lincoln Memorial during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (Wikipedia) When…
Emptying the Cup, by Elizabeth Napp
Tara as Prajñāpāramitā, 13th century, Java, Indonesia. (Wikipedia) To learn is to be vulnerable. It is to have the courage to say, “I don’t know” and…
A Statement from Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese. Martin Scorsese Collection, NY 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.…