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Parallax Press is a nonprofit publisher founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. We publish books and media on the art of mindful living and Engaged Buddhism. We are committed to offering teachings that help transform suffering and injustice. Our aspiration is to contribute to collective insight and awakening, bringing about a more joyful, healthy, and compassionate society.

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    Printed calligraphy from Thich Nhat Hanh

    Calligraphies are a “bell of mindfulness” for the viewer, reminding us to arrive in the here and now, and touch the wonders of life.

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  • Cracking the Walnut

    Cracking the Walnut

    Understanding the Dialectics of Nagarjuna

    Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s commentary on Nagarjuna’s Treatise on the Middle Way, one of the most famous Buddhist texts in existence Nagarjuna is a giant in the Buddhist canon,…

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  • Bell of Mindfulness

    These elegant brass bells invite us to spend a moment in mindfulness. A high-quality import from Japan (Large and Small) and from Nepal (mini), they are available in three sizes…

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  • Chanting from the Heart Vol 1

    Chanting from the Heart Vol 1

    Sutras and Chants for Recitation from the Plum Village Community

    Chanting from the Heart Vol. 1: The first volume in the revised edition of Chanting from the Heart, by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the monks and nuns of…

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  • Present Moment Wonderful Moment

    Present Moment Wonderful Moment (Revised Edition)

    Verses for Daily Living-Updated Third Edition

    Beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh offers 79 meditations to help you through your daily routines in a peaceful and mindful way and connect to the joy of the present moment

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  • Chanting from the Heart Vol 2

    Chanting from the Heart Vol 2

    Ceremonies and Practices from the Plum Village Community

    Chanting from the Heart Vol. 2: The second volume in the revised edition of Chanting from the Heart, by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the monks and nuns of…

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  • Cover of the book shows red text of the words "Mop Rides the Waves of Courage" and shows the character, Mop, a young boy with big, curly, brown hair holding his yellow surf board and standing determined in front of the ocean. There are rocks, a big wave, and the tail of a whale sticking out of the water.

    Mop Rides the Waves of Courage

    A Mop Rides Story (Emotional Regulation for Kids)

    The third in the Mop Rides series! Surfer Mop is back, this time with a case of the jitters that his dad and friends help him tackle. Mop, his friends,…

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  • Radical Love

    Radical Love

    From Separation to Connection with the Earth, Each Other, and Ourselves

    To see peace in our lifetimes, we have to practice love. This is the radical message of this inspirational book of pithy advice from environmental activist Satish Kumar, which helps…

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  • No Mud, No Lotus

    No Mud, No Lotus

    The Art of Transforming Suffering

    The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. In No Mud, No Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering…

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  • The Mindfulness Survival Kit

    The Mindfulness Survival Kit

    Five Essential Practices

    The Five Mindfulness Trainings (also referred to as “Precepts”)—not to kill, steal, commit adultery, lie, or take intoxicants—are the basic statement of ethics and morality in Buddhism. In The Mindfulness…

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  • Old Path White Clouds

    Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

    Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably…

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  • Happy Teachers Change the World

    A Guide for Cultivating Mindfulness in Education

    Happy Teachers Change the World is the first official, authoritative guide to the Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village approach to mindfulness in education. Spanning the whole range of schools and grade levels,…

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  • How to Love

    New York Times Relationships & Religion Bestseller  Featured by Maria Popova on Brainpickings  How to Love is the third title in Parallax’s Mindfulness Essentials Series of how-to titles by Zen Master…

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  • Happiness

    Essential Mindfulness Practices

    Thich Nhat Hanh’s central teaching is that, through mindfulness, we can learn to live in the present moment instead of in the past and in the future. It’s only way…

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    How to Relax

    In How to Relax, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh shares inspiration and clear, simple directions for exploring mindfulness meditation. With sections on healing, relief from nonstop thinking, transforming unpleasant sounds, solitude,…

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Dealing with Difficulty

Founding Author

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Thich Nhat Hanh

Authors

“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.”

Joanna Macy

“I am a class of color created by a colonial mind missing its own self-worth. But the dance of my ancestors in my bones has kept me awake and kept me alive.”

Dr. Larry Ward

“Healing is always possible, especially when we have a spiritual practice to take care of our body and mind. In fact, to be aware that you have a body and to learn to listen to it is already healing. The healer, the healed, and the healing process are in each other, they are each other— they interare.”

Sister Dang Nghiem

“In our lifetime there is only one person we must encounter, one person we must meet as though we were passionately in love. That person is the essential Self, the true Self.”

Zenju Earthlyn Manuel

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Tears Become Rain

Book Launch Celebration!

Join us to celebrate the book launch of Tears Become Rain: Stories of Transformation and Healing Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh on October 10th, 2023.

Flickering Flames

All relationships go through ups and downs. If we are fortunate enough (and benefit from things like a supportive community, a mindfulness practice, or other stabilizing strategies), we can experience this ebb and flow with some level of comfort. But sometimes we get stuck in a down flow. You may notice there is less sexual chemistry or desire or that the time you spend together is not as enjoyable. You might bicker more or feel irritated by your partner’s every move. Or perhaps your relationship just feels meh…nothing special or exciting. If any of this sounds familiar, you may be experiencing relationship burnout. 

Beating the Winter Blahs

It’s time to put away the holiday decor. New Year’s Day—with all its excitement and newness—is over. All you have stretching out in front of you now is…winter. Not the merry/exciting holiday winter—just plain old January and February winter. This period of time can feel dreary and low for many people,but it doesn’t have to be that way. Here are three ways to beat the winter “blahs” that can help you to embrace, rather than brace against, this season.

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What is Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh January 15, 2020

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