A Zen study wrapped in a memoir of destruction and healing written by an elite ultrarunner as she struggles to make it to the other side of a life-shattering injury with her sanity, and her marriage, intact
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A Love Letter to the 1%
photo by Dale Dicks Dear Mr. and Mrs. 1%, I have heard much about you, dear Mr. and Mrs. 1%, but I am not sure if we have ever met. My name is Brother Protection and I am a six-foot-two-inch Buddhist monk with a shaved head, brown robes, and glasses.…
Beautiful Manifestations
photo by Leonardo Dobbin I live in Brazil—a gigantic Latin American country, with a population of over 211 million people. Despite its natural beauty, great diversity, and wonderful people, the country struggles with corruption, poverty, and a train of failed political and economic programs. It’s coupled with a government unfit…
Awakening Joy for Kids
2016 Nautilus Book Award – Gold Medal, Parenting & Family Spirit Rock founder, author, and teacher James Baraz’s Awakening Joy offers his large and devoted readership a program to gain contentment and happiness by cultivating the seeds of joy within. Here he joins with Michele Lilyana, a classroom teacher for…
Peace, Understanding, and Compassion
An Urban Retreat for People of Color Copyright 2010 New York People of Color Day of Mindfulness; photo by Tasha Chuang “The value of a person is not his race or caste, but the value of his thinking, speaking, and acting. We are noble not because of our race, but…
The Cauldron of American Buddhism
A candid conversation on the past, present, and future of the Order of Interbeing, early days with Thầy, and the role of Dharma teachers and monastics in the community.
The Quest for the Holy Grail
This article is an excerpt from dharma talks given by Brother Phap Hai at Deer Park Monastery during 2005. Sisters and brothers, in the Chinese language they have a beautiful way of referring to a practitioner. They call practitioners “cultivators,” Cultivators of the Way. In English we tend to use…
Honoring the Life and Legacy of Terry Barber
Our dear friend, Dharma Teacher Terry Barber transitioned on November 9, 2024. Terry was a beloved colleague and had been the longest-serving member of Parallax Press.
Learning how to physically and emotionally declutter
Author of Heal Your Living Youheum Son In celebration of the release of Heal Your Living, author Youheum Son sat down to answer some questions around what inspired her to write Heal Your Living, why mental decluttering is just as important as physical decluttering, and what she hopes readers will…
Shopping from Europe
Because Parallax Press is based in the United States, shipping to Europe can be expensive. Therefore we recommend customers from Europe to purchase from our Plum Village Shop, which is based in France. While both online shops sell our English books, some of the other product offerings are different. At…