Excerpts from How to Fight Where the Fight Begins When someone says something unkind to you, you may want to retaliate right away. That is where the fight begins. This habitual way of reacting creates a well-worn pathway in your brain. When you travel a neural pathway over and over…
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Chanting from the Heart Vol 1
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 Plum Village. Vol. 1: Buddhist Sutras and Recitations, contains sutras from both the Theravada and Mahayana traditions, translated by Thích…
Rebel for Life
Rebel for Life is a powerful story about climate activism, the spirit of community and the future of life on Earth. At the centre of this truly engaging story we follow Vishal, a young hospital doctor who has turned into a full time climate activist. Understanding that the Climate Crisis…
Be Yourself
How Rainbow Sanghas Are Offering a Warm Refuge Across the World By Simone and Ida Rainbow Sangha on Zoom Over the last few years, the space for the LGBTQIA+ community1 to come together and practice Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings has grown significantly. Although maybe not visible to all, people from…
In celebration of Black history and Black futures
Kaira Jewel Lingo I was lucky enough to be able to mark the official end of Black History Month with a touching and all around inspiring interview with Dharma teacher and spiritual mentor Kaira Jewel Lingo, a nun for fifteen years in the international Plum Village community of Thich Nhat…
Bicycle Meditation
For most of us, the commute to and from work is a daily reality. I am fortunate to be able to bicycle to work, weather permitting, which in New Mexico is most of the time. Unfortunately, I think it is safe to describe the streets of most of our cities as not being…
Book Club: The World We Have – A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology
You’re invited to a series of book club discussions on Thích Nhất Hạnh's book The World We Have – A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology. Understanding the impermanence of all things can offer the inner peace necessary to act skillfully and to use our collective wisdom and capability to restore…
My Name is Zedonk
In the 2010 Census, almost 10 million Americans identified as multiracial. As our population grows, more and more families will be made up of people who may not look just like one another. My Name is Zedonk is a charming children's book celebrating diverse and multiracial families—or just a little…
What does it mean to become a Great Being?
Brother Phap Hai, Author of The Eight Realizations of Great Beings In celebration of this release, Brother Phap Hai sat down and answered some questions about the core messages in The Eight Realizations of Great Beings, which insight gives him the most pause, and what he hopes readers come away…
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…