Parabola Magazine

James Cameron's gorgeous-looking 3D movie inspires vivid childhood memories—and an insight into the Buddha's teaching on the proliferation of thought, the process by which we become overwhelmed and controlled by images and impressions.

The Tzu Chi Hospital in Taipei at first glance resembles a five-star hotel. An immaculate marble lobby with a forty-foot ceiling and a live pianist playing Haydn, to entertain and calm both the patients and visitors, makes one feel as if one is entering a place of harmony and peace.  Unknown in the West, but beloved in her Taiwanese homeland, a modern-day Bodhisattva relieves the suffering of millions...