The Unknown
Volume 37 Number 3 Fall 2012
8 PATHS ARE MADE FOR WALKING Nipun Mehta
Four steps to take on the road of life
16 A SHIFT IN VISION Barbara Helen Berger
The unexpected potential of negative space
22 THE TWILIGHT OF CERTAINTY Rob Percival
Raised in darkness, they strive to save the Earth
30 THE GREAT UNKNOWN IS ME, MYSELF
A conversation with Jacob Needleman
38 EYES OPEN, IN THE PRESENT Jacob Needleman
Exploring the mystery of being
42 EVIDENCE OF THE INVISIBLE Richard Whittaker
Photographs
48 NAMING THE UNNAMEABLE Joshua Boettiger
Advice on living in two worlds
54 TO BE KNOWN BY THE UNKNOWABLE Charles Upton
A meditation on ultimate matters
60 ENCOUNTERS Huston Smith with Phil Cousineau
On meeting Thomas Merton, Joseph Campbell, and the Dalai Lama
66 RADICAL JOY FOR HARD TIMES
A conversation with Trebbe Johnson
74 A TRUE STORY Paul Goble
Of the Winnebago Indian who wanted to see Maona, "the Earth Maker, God Himself"
76 IN THE ABSENCE OF THE BODY James H. Reho
When the spiritual teacher dies, what happens to those left behind?
84 THE PATH OF QUETZALCOATL Sergio Magaña (Ocelocoyotl)
After 1,400 years of secrecy, an ancient teaching is revealed
90 PRISTINE AWARENESS AND TOTAL PRESENCE J.M. White
The wonderful life and teaching of Tibetan master Longchenpa
ARCS
104 To god there is no zero
128 ENDPOINT