Parabola's Fall 1996 issue:
Peace Peace I bequeath to you, my own peace I give you, a peace which the world cannot give, this is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid. --John 14:27
Cover:Statue of seated Jain Tirhankara, India Copyright 1993 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.
In this issue:
- "A Hidden Peace" by Edwin Bernbaum - In search of Shambhala
- "For the Other Mahatma" by Roger Lipsey - The legacy of Dag Hammarskjv?ld
- "An Image of Nirvana" - King Milinda ponders the source of balance
- "Instrument of Peace" by David Fideler - The caduceus as symbol
- "A Vision of Nature" by Michael Tobias - The Jain view of life
- "What the Dove Said" by Louis Charbonneau-Lassay - A sign of the sacred realm
- "In the Kingdom of Death" by Lizelle Reymond - Nachiketas' visit with Vaivaswata
- "On Practicing Tranquility" by Karlfried Graf von Dvºrckheim - Meeting the forces of everyday life
- "The Sacred Center" by Joseph Epes Brown - The pipe of peace
- "Unfolding" by William Segal - A stillness of being
- "Zeal in Detachment" by Stratford Caldecott - The paradox of peace
- "Peace, Wild Wooddove" by Christine Whittemore - On the thirst for knowledge
- "If Two Make Peace" - from The Gospel According to Thomas
- "To Strive Toward Spirit" by Adin Steinsaltz - Longing for reconciliation
- "Underneath Which Rivers Flow" by Emma Clark - The Islamic garden as archetype of inner quiet
- "Stations of Wisdom" by Frithjof Schuon - Mercy, life, and love
- "The Name of Jerusalem" by Martin Lev - In the service of peace
- "Balance and Harmony" by Red Pine - A new translation of the Tao Te Ching
- "The Hunt" by Jane Yolen - On the trail of the unicorn
- "Rebel in the Soul" by Bika Reed - An excerpt from the ancient Egyptian text
Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world
- "Three Wondrous Answers" / Russian - retold by Thich Nhat Hanh
- "Tabernacle of Peace" / Jewish - retold by Howard Schwartz
- "The Peacemaker's Journey" / Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) - retold by Chief Jake Swamp
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