At Wake Up Schools, we have been cultivating our heart of gratitude. We connect regularly as Happy Teachers Sangha, and many of us have enjoyed summer retreats and events for teachers. As a community, we have taken time to reflect on the practice energy of Wake Up Schools and how…
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Herstory: A Women’s History Month interview with publisher Hisae Matsuda
In celebration of Women’s History Month, I wanted to spotlight our own Publisher, Hisae Matsuda, who inspires and empowers all who work with her. As of 2021...
Relax
Photo by Warren Sander Knowing when to rest is a deep practice. Sometimes we try too hard in our practice or we work too much without mindfulness; thus we become tired very easily. The practice of mindfulness should not be tiring; rather, it should be energizing. If when we recognize…
At Home in the World
Have you ever felt lonely or like you didn't belong? Looking this way and that way for your “True home”? Deer Park Monastery invites you to an international Online Retreat, At Home in the World, March 20-24, 2024. More details below. Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh recounts a powerful story…
Our Staff
Terry Barber (she/her) Editorial Director Emerita, Palm Leaves Press Terry came to Parallax in 2002 after living in Thich Nhat Hanh’s community for nine years. Since 1992 she has contributed to Plum Village’s Thich Nhat Hanh archive by transcribing Thay’s Dharma talks. Terry likes the mountains, reading, listener-sponsored radio, and…
Rights and Permissions
Open Licenses for Online Story Time and Classroom Read Aloud Events are extended through March 31, 2022. To encourage classroom read-aloud experiences and to support schools and public libraries forced to close by the COVID-19 pandemic, Parallax Press, together with other publishers distributed by Penguin Random House, is granting gratis…
Peace in the Midst of Turmoil
The Rain of Compassion in Hong Kong photo by Corrin Chan Hong Kong was a British colony beginning in 1842, and then it returned to China’s sovereignty as a Special Administrative Zone in the mid-1990s. Over the past 150 years, Hong Kong changed from a small place that lived on…
Book Reviews
Peace, Bugs, and Understanding An Adventure in Sibling Harmony by Gail Silver Plum Blossom Books, 2014 Hardcover, 48 pages Reviewed by Lennis Lyon, True Silent Forest While driving, I spotted a young fawn that had recently been killed by a car. Immediately, I began silently repeating, “May you be peaceful,”…
Learning True Love: Book Club reflections celebrating Sister Chân Không
Today, April 9, 2025, we honor the Continuation Day of Sister Chân Không—beloved elder in the Plum Village tradition and a lifelong companion to Thích Nhất Hạnh.
Letters
A Deep Bow to Barbara Casey A deep bow of gratitude to Barbara Casey. I’ve so admired the work you’ve done as managing editor for the past five years, giving the Mindfulness Bell a new look, the color of the cover, more photographs and artwork, blending them beautifully with text,…