32 mindfulness practitioners around the world reflect on encountering the extraordinary teachings of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh, who passed away in January 2022, exploring themes of coming home to ourselves, healing from grief and loss, facing fear, and building community and belonging. Some moments change our lives. We experience…
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Book Manuscript Submissions Parallax Press is a nonprofit publisher cofounded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. We publish between 10 and 15 books annually on the art of mindful living and Engaged Buddhism. We are committed to offering teachings that help transform suffering and injustice and our aspiration is to…
Book Reviews
Awakening of the Heart Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press, 2012 Softcover, 608 pages Reviewed by Fred Eppsteiner, Brother True Energy Several weeks ago, a Sangha member told me she was interested in delving more deeply into traditional Buddhist teachings and asked if I could suggest…
Mindful Psychotherapy
My role as a psychotherapist is to relieve the suffering of my clients. Clients come to treatment with an aspect of their life condition that is causing them (and usually others) pain and discomfort. They may be aware of symptoms of depression, anxiety, anger, and frustration, but an understanding of the true causes of their…
Coming Together in Difficult Times
Your Incredible Support in 2020 Farming at Plum Village Monastery photo courtesy of Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation “In Buddha's time, nuns and monks went to the villages with their begging bowls and asked for food and support. The monastic community is similar today. It is the generous donations from our…
Inter-Becoming a Chaplain
For two years, I’ve been the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Supervisor for Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, training priests and deacons to be better pastoral care visitors. It’s become clear to me that the CPE model was created by, and best serves, those of the dominant culture. It requires intellectual and…
Brothers in the Beloved Community
The never-before-told story of a friendship between two of the most well-known peace icons of the twentieth century. Although Thich Nhat Hanh and Martin Luther King Jr. knew each other for only a few years before Dr. King was assassinated in 1968, their relationship had a profound impact on each…
Raising the Tension: Nonviolent Action to Cultivate Beloved Community
In this excerpt from Brothers in the Beloved Community, author Bishop Marc Andrus discusses how Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. used the nonviolent technique of "raising the tension" to cultivate reconciliation and acknowledgement of the interbeing of all people.
Resources for Peace
In response to the current situation in the Middle East, Plum Village monastics share an open letter, a guided meditation, and a letter to the President of the United States.
My Life Is My Teaching
In January 2024, Thích Nhất Hạnh (Thầy)—the teacher of mindful living and the founder of the Plum Village tradition—will be celebrated as the Fifth Patriarch of Từ Hiếu root temple and First Patriarch of the Plum Village Sangha. We invite you to learn more about Thầy's life and the spiritual roots of Plum Village through Thầy's books, which continue to be some of his most accessible offerings to the world.