2016 November/December
Tell Your Story
Columns
Rabbi Rami: Can God incarnate as both Christ and Krishna?
Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler
Features
Let It Be Kind To You
“Whatever bad things have happened to you in your life, whatever hard things you’ve gone through, you have to do three things: You have to accept it. You have to be kind to it. ... And listen to me. You have to let it be kind to you."
Make Your Story a Gift
To come to know and to make sense of and to share our stories is not an act of selfishness, but an act of growth, healing, and ultimately, generosity. But what is a writer to do with a violent story she cannot narrate—when it’s her own?
Connections
The Commons: Crawling to Ecstasy
These physical journeys have become a spiritual quest, guiding me into old age with some semblance of equanimity and health.
Learning the Personalities of Plants
The wisdom, comfort, and health that come from deeply knowing your relatives
5 Questions for Mary Oliver
Beloved poet and natural world evangelist Mary Oliver pulls the curtain for a rare glimpse behind her writing and life. Her new book of prose, Upstream, filled with gorgeous essays…To Shed Your Extra Cushioning, Shed Your Extra Cushioning
Once only the rich had shoes and chairs and excess fat