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The Bodhisattva Path

Commentary on the Vimalakirti and Ugrapariprccha Sutras

Thich Nhat Hanh

Learn about the bodhisattva ideal—the capacity to see the potential for awakening in everyone and aspire to help them along their path—with new commentaries on early Mahayana sutras from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, the monk Time magazine calls "the father of mindfulness."

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Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet

Thich Nhat Hanh

We face a potent intersection of crises: ecological destruction, rising inequality, racial injustice, and the lasting impacts of a devastating pandemic. The situation is beyond urgent. To face these challenges,...

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How to Live Box Set

The Bestselling How Tos

Thich Nhat Hanh

How to Live Box Set includes the five bestselling handbooks of Thích Nhất Hạnh's Mindfulness Essentials series: How to Sit, How to Eat, How to Walk, How to Love, and...

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Chanting from the Heart Vol 1

Sutras and Chants for Recitation from the Plum Village Community

Thich Nhat Hanh

Chanting from the Heart Vol. 1: The first volume in the revised edition of Chanting from the Heart, by Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh and the monks and nuns of...

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Moments of Mindfulness

Daily Inspiration

Thich Nhat Hanh

This beautifully designed gift book contains many of the best-loved inspirational quotations and passages from Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Basic meditation instructions and messages of peace, love, insight, understanding,...

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How to Eat

Thich Nhat Hanh Jason DeAntonis

How to Eat clearly and succinctly explains how you can incorporate eating as a form of meditation. The book provides practical advice on how to become truly nourished through the mindful...

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How to See

Thich Nhat Hanh Jason DeAntonis

Learn to look deeply at the nature of things, objects, emotions, and perceptions.

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How to Walk

Thich Nhat Hanh Jason DeAntonis

How to Walk is the fourth title in Parallax’s popular Mindfulness Essentials Series of how-to titles by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, introducing beginners and reminding seasoned practitioners of the...

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Work

How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day

Thich Nhat Hanh

In Thich Nhat Hanh’s latest teachings on applied Buddhism for both the work place and daily life, chapters include dealing with workplace scenarios; dealing with home and family; encounters with...

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In Love and Trust

Letters from a Zen Master

Thich Nhat Hanh

Experience Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh’s expressions of love, connection, and wisdom through archival photos and personal letters—now published in English for the very first time.

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The Energy of Prayer

How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice

Thich Nhat Hanh

In The Energy of Prayer Thích Nhất Hạnh looks at the applications and effectiveness of prayer in Buddhist and other spiritual traditions and closely examines the question of why we...

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Chanting from the Heart Vol 2

Ceremonies and Practices from the Plum Village Community

Thich Nhat Hanh

Chanting from the Heart Vol. 2: The second volume in the revised edition of Chanting from the Heart, by Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh and the monks and nuns of...

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Transformation and Healing

Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh

Transformation and Healing contains the teachings from The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness are fundamental to the practice of meditation, and constitute the foundation of all mindfulness practice....

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Cracking the Walnut

Understanding the Dialectics of Nagarjuna

Thich Nhat Hanh

Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh'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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Inside the Now

Meditations on Time

Thich Nhat Hanh

This beautifully designed book will be cherished for generations. Written in the summer of 2013, Inside the Now contains the most recent, never before published commentaries and reflections of Thich Nhat Hanh...

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How to Sit

Thich Nhat Hanh Jason DeAntonis

How to Sit provides simple directions on the mechanics of posture and breathing, along with instructions for how best to achieve the awakened, relaxed, state of clarity to cultivate concentration and compassion through meditation.

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Joyfully Together

The Art of Building a Harmonious Community

Thich Nhat Hanh

Joyfully Together contains a wealth of ideas, thoughts, and practical suggestions on how to live happily with other people. The wisdom in this book draws from ancient Buddhist traditions to...

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Thích Nhất Hạnh Zen Flowers Note Cards

Thich Nhat Hanh

Elegant set of 12 notecards featuring the inspirational wisdom of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh accompanied by hand-painted florals.

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Our Appointment with Life

Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone

Thich Nhat Hanh

This easily accessible translation and commentary by Thich Nhat Hanh on the Sutra on Knowing the Better Way To Live Alone, is the earliest teaching of the Buddha on living...

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A Pebble for Your Pocket

Mindful Stories for Children and Grown-ups

Thich Nhat Hanh

Drawn from Thích Nhất Hạnh’s Dharma talks given to young people, A Pebble for Your Pocket presents the basic teachings of the Buddha in accessible and modern language. Combining the...

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Making Space (2011 edition)

Creating a Home Meditation Practice

Thich Nhat Hanh

Find peace and calm amid the busyness of your life with Making Space by Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh. Designed to be both inspiration and guidebook for those new to...

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Planting Seeds

Practicing Mindfulness with Children

Thich Nhat Hanh Wietske Vriezen

Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children is the fruit of decades of development and innovation in the Plum Village community's collective practice with children. Based on Thich Nhat Hanh's years...

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Good Citizens

Creating Enlightened Society

Thich Nhat Hanh

In Good Citizens, Thich Nhat Hanh lays out the foundation for an international solidarity movement based on a shared sense of compassion, mindful consumption, and right action. Following these principles,...

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Clouds in a Teacup

A Mindful Journey and Coloring Book

Thich Nhat Hanh

As soon as you open the cover of Clouds in a Teacup, you step into a contemplative journey of your own creation. Oakland, California artist and activist Brett Cook invites...

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Peaceful Action, Open Heart

Lessons from the Lotus Sutra

Thich Nhat Hanh

Peaceful Action, Open Heart shines 60 years of study and practice upon one of the crowning scriptures of the path of the Buddha, and is destined to be known as one...

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How to Live

The Essential Mindfulness Journal

Thich Nhat Hanh

A companion to the bestselling How To (Mindfulness Essentials) books from Thich Nhat Hanh, this guided How to Live journal contains quotes to contemplate for your own mindfulness practice. Lined pages for writing are interspersed with quotes and the beautiful sumi-ink illustrations of Jason DeAntonis.

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Touching the Earth

Guided Meditations for Mindfulness Practice

Thich Nhat Hanh

Though the original edition of Touching the Earth is deeply embraced by those already practicing mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, the revised edition seeks to make the...

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Zen Battles

Modern Commentary on the Teachings of Master Linji

Thich Nhat Hanh

One of the key tenets of the Zen school of Mahayana Buddhism is that each one of us is already a Buddha—our enlightenment is inherent within us, and the practice...

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Together We Are One

Honoring Our Diversity, Celebrating Our Connection

Thich Nhat Hanh

Based on four retreats that Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh led specifically for people of color, this book is for people of all colors, backgrounds, and experiences who have ever...

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The Admonitions and Encouraging Words of Master Guishan

Text and Commentary

Thich Nhat Hanh

Thich Nhat Hanh's translation and commentary for a Buddhist text that has been long considered one of the three key books for monastic meditation practitioners For monks, nuns, or laypeople,...

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Present Moment Wonderful Moment (Revised Edition)

Verses for Daily Living-Updated Third Edition

Thich Nhat Hanh Mayumi Oda

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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Peace of Mind

Becoming Fully Present

Thich Nhat Hanh

We can’t heal with our minds alone. Thinking can be something productive and creative, but without integrating body and mind, much of our thinking is useless and unproductive. In Peace...

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Articles in The Mindfulness Bell

Gāthās for the Practice of Mindful Living

How to Smile is Like a Revolutionary Cry

By Thich Nhat Hanh, Brother Pháp Lưu

Falling Back in Love with Mother Earth

By Jo Confino, Thich Nhat Hanh

A Teacher Looking for His Disciple

Climbing Together the Hill of the Century

How to Live When a Loved One Dies

Reflections by Thay on the Order of Interbeing

By Thich Nhat Hanh

These notes were taken by Therese Fitzgerald at a gathering in Virginia, following an ordination ceremony for eight new members of the Order of Interbeing Core Community. The Order of Interbeing…

Meditation for 1995

By Thich Nhat Hanh

May I be peaceful, happy, and light in body and in mind.May I be safe and free from accidents.May I be free from anger, unwholesome states of mind, fear, and…

Poem: The Old Mendicant

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Being rock, being gas, being mist, being Mind,being the mesons travelling among the galaxies at the speed of light,you have come here, my beloved.And your blue eyes shine, so beautiful,…

Peace Treaty

By Thich Nhat Hanh

In Order That We May Live Long and Happily Together, In Order That We May Continually Develop and Deepen Our Love and Understanding, We the Undersigned, Vow to Observe and Practice…

Dharma Talk: Diet for a Mindful Society

Hugging Meditation

By Thich Nhat Hanh

When you practice hugging meditation, before you hug someone, you breathe in, bow to him or her with respect, and say to yourself, "A lotus for you." If you have never seen a…

The Two Promises for Children

By Thich Nhat Hanh

I vow to develop understanding in order to live peacefully with people, animals, plants, and minerals. I vow to develop my compassion in order to protect the lives of people,…

International Mindfulness Network

By Thich Nhat Hanh

A Message from Thich Nhat Hanh November 2 , 1999 Plum Village, France Sharing a Practice Twelve years ago, at a retreat in Montreal, a lady told me after the first…

Dharma Talk: Life is a Wonder!

The Eight Practices of Respect —Gurudharmas

Dharma Talk: History of Engaged Buddhism

Our Environment: Touching the Gift of Life

Dharma Talk: The Three Spiritual Powers

Dharma Talk: Sitting in the Wind of Spring

Dharma Talk: Consciousness and Quantum Physics

Beloved Dharma Teacher Karl Schmied Passes Away

Thich Nhat Hanh on the Abuse of Prisoners of War in Iraq

Dharma Talk: The Keys to the Kingdom of God

Dharma Talk: Karma, Continuation, and the Noble Eightfold Path

The Six Points Suggested by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh on the Openness of the Vietnamese Communist Party

By Thich Nhat Hanh

The Vietnamese Communist feels at ease with the cultural traditions of Vietnam and is determined to live in such a way as to make it more beautiful day by day.The…

Dharma Talk: Our Vietnamese Spiritual Ancestors

Dharma Talk: The Power of Visualization

Making a Commitment with the Five Mindfulness Trainings

Thich Nhat Hanh Responds to Young People

Poem: Please Call Me By My True Names

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Don’t say that I will depart tomorrow—even today I am still arriving. Look deeply: every second I am arrivingto be a bud on a Spring branch,to be a tiny bird,…

Dharma Talk: Finding Our True Home

Dharma Talk: Taking Refuge in Your In-Breath

Thich Nhat Hanh Answers Questions at the Library of Congress

Dharma Talk: Everyone Can and Will Become a Buddha

Dharma Talk: Brotherhood = Reunification

Dharma Talk: Armfuls of Poetry, Drops of Sunshine

Poem: Contemplation

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Since the moon is full tonight,let us call upon the stars in prayer.the power of concentration, seen through the bright,one-pointed mind, is shaking the universe. All living beings are present…

Dharma Talk: The Different Faces of Love

Poem: Structure of Suchness

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Do not scold the little birds. We need their songs. Do not hate your own body. It is the altar for humanity's spirit. Your eyes contain the trichiliocosm, and your…

Poem: You Set Out This Morning

By Thich Nhat Hanh

You set out this morning to give the silver space a future. The phoenix spreads her wings and takes to the immense sky. The water clings to the feet of…

Gatha for Looking at Your Hand

Dharma Talk: The Day I Turn Twenty

Gatha: Washing your hands

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Water flows over these hands.May I use them skillfully to preserve our precious planet. gatha, a short practice poem, from Thich Nhat Hanh's Stepping into Freedom (Berkeley: Parallax Press, 1997)

Poem: For Warmth

By Thich Nhat Hanh

I hold my face in my two hands.No, I am not crying.I hold my face in my two handsto keep the loneliness warm—two hands protecting,two hands nourishing,two hands preventingmy soul…

“Strike against Terror” is a Misleading Expression

Dharma Talk: Cultivating Compassion, Responding to Violence

Gatha for Blessing the Offering to the Hungry

By Thich Nhat Hanh

The ways of the Awakened One are wondrous His limitless compassion transforms seven grains of rice into food enough for everyone

Dharma Talk: Liberating Our Hearts – Practicing with the Paramita of Inclusiveness

Dharma Talk: Immediate Protection

Dharma Talk: Taking the Hand of Suffering

Dharma Talk: Transforming Negative Habit Energies

Poem: A Teacher Looking for His Disciple

By Thich Nhat Hanh

I have been looking for you, my child, Since the time when rivers and mountains still lay in obscurity. I was looking for you When you were still in a…

Dharma Talk: New Century Message From Thich Nhat Hanh

Dharma Talk: Unified Buddhist Church – Community of Mindful Living Merger

Dharma Talk: Taking Care of Each Other

Dharma Talk: Breathing for Our Children

Dharma Talk: Cultivating Our Bodhisattva Qualities

Mindfulness Practice Centers

By Thich Nhat Hanh

In Plum Village we have meditated for more than a year on how to offer mindfulness as a nonsectarian practice that can be applied in schools, hospitals, prisons, and society at large. According…

Dharma Talk: The Path of Awakening

Dharma Talk: Liberation from Suffering

The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings

Thay has recently replaced the ten "precepts" (sila) with the term "mindfulness trainings" (siksa) to more accurately reflect their intention and purpose. This is a term also used by the Buddha. Thay also…

Dharma Talk: The Four Immeasurable Minds

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Dharma Talk: The Practice of Prayer

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Dharma Talk: Loving the Unlovable

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Human Relations, Human Rights

By Thich Nhat Hanh

I am more than Vietnamese. I am also a citizen of the world. We must be aware of the "interbeing" of all countries' happiness. Happiness is not an individual matter. The happiness of…

Dharma Talk: True Presence

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Poem: Open the Road Wider

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Hair which is the color of precious woodis now offered as incense.Beauty becomes eternity.How wonderful the awareness of impermanence! Since everything is as a dream,the true mind is determined to…

Dharma Talk: Right Action: Waking Up to Loving Kindness

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Dharma Talk: The Eightfold Path

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Dharma Talk: The Four Noble Truths

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Dharma Talk: The Art of Living

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Gatha for Adjusting Posture

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Feelings come and golike clouds in a windy sky.Conscious breathingis my anchor.

Touching the Earth – Six Prostrations

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Dharma Talk: Returning Home

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Dharma Talk: Finding Our True Heritage

By Thich Nhat Hanh

The Way Ahead for Buddhism in Vietnam

By Thich Nhat Hanh

The following proposal has been offered by Thich Nhat Hanh for bringing about reconciliation between the government of Vietnam and the Vietnamese Buddhists. 1. Protecting our Nation's Nature-Heritage (Preserving our Mother's Body): As…

Dharma Talk: Cultivating Our Deepest Desire

By Thich Nhat Hanh

An Interview with Thay

By Thich Nhat Hanh

By Stanley Young During the Retreat for Environmentalists, a reporter from the Los Angeles Reader came to Camp Shalom and conducted this interview with Thay. What is your message to environmental activists?…

Poem: The Good News

By Thich Nhat Hanh

The good newsthey do not print.The good newswe do print.We have a special edition every momentthat we need you to read.The good news is that you are aliveand the linden…

Dharma Talk: Protecting the Environment

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Gathas Given by Thay to the Dharma Teachers Ordained in January

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Dharma Talk: Precepts as a Way of Life

By Thich Nhat Hanh

The Five Wonderful Precepts

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Following the Spring Retreats, Thich Nhat Hanh re-translated the Five Precepts to express their implications more thoroughly and to rephrase the "Do not's" in a way that articulates these positive practices: …

Poem composed by Thich Nhat Hanh

By Thich Nhat Hanh

Alfred Hassler, one of the primary supporters of Thich Nhat Hanh in the American peace movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, passed away in June. Thay and Sister Phuong…

New Mindfulness Verse

By Thich Nhat Hanh

During the Spring Lectures and Retreats, Thich Nhat Hahn has been suggesting we use this gatha: In-OutBreathing in, I know that I am breathing in.Breathing out, I know that I…