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.| Parallax Press
Brother Pháp Dung outlines Thầy’s aspiration and vision for residential spiritual communities as a service and refuge for society.| Parallax Press
Brother Pháp Dung/Dharma Embrace is a Vietnamese American monk in the Plum Village tradition, ordained by Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh in 1998. Before entering monastic life, he graduated from the University of Southern California’s School of Architecture and worked as an architect and designer for four years. He received Lamp Transmission from Thầy in 2004 and served as abbot of Deer Park Monastery until 2010. He also played a key role in establishing the monastery and several other ...| Parallax Press
Larry Ward, PhD, is a poet, writer, spiritual teacher, and co-founder of The Lotus Institute. He is the acclaimed author of America’s Racial Karma: An Invitation to Heal, and a senior Dharma teacher ordained in the Plum Village tradition. Dr. Ward holds a PhD in Religious Studies with an emphasis on Buddhism and the neuroscience of meditation. As a teacher, Larry interweaves insights with personal stories and resounding clarity that express his Dharma name, True Great Sound. Dr. Ward passed...| Parallax Press
Larry Ward, America's Racial Karma| Parallax Press
As we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of beloved children's book Charlotte and the Quiet Place, author Deborah Sosin has reflections to share with readers.| Parallax Press
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| Parallax Press
It's official: humanity is in crisis. Facing the magnitude of our global situation as individuals leaves us feeling powerless and despairing. When we need| Parallax Press
Good morning, dear friends. Today is August 5, 2005. We’re in the Upper Hamlet of Plum Village on the last day of our summer session.| Parallax Press
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.| Parallax Press
We offer this directory of Sanghas, or local practice communities, in the Plum Village tradition with the hope that it will help you to connect with other| Parallax Press
You’re invited to a series of book club discussions on Kazu Haga's new book Fierce Vulnerability. In times of collapse, we need a movement that| Parallax Press
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.| Parallax Press
In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Elizabeth McKellar, our Director of Sales, Marketing, and New Media, shares a bit about herself, her thoughts on publishing, and the one book she recommends to everyone in the world! How did you get into publishing? I kind of fell into publishing, really. I was pre-med| Parallax Press
You’re invited to join us for a series of book club discussions on Sister Chân Không’s autobiography Learning True Love beginning during Women’s History Month. Please register to attend and be sure to pick up your copy of Learning True Love. To receive 20% off, order directly from Parallax and use code MAR2025. About the book| Parallax Press
On this International Women's Day, we celebrate Terry Barber and her commitment to spreading the teachings of mindfulness and peace. Her dedication and hard work have been a true gift to the community, and we are grateful for all that she has done.| Parallax Press
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 of how he found his| Parallax Press
Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh is a global spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist, revered around the world for his pioneering teachings on mindfulness, global ethics, and peace. Born in Vietnam in 1926, he became a Zen Buddhist monk at the age of sixteen. Over seven decades of teaching, he published more than 100 books, which have sold more than four million copies in the United States alone. Exiled from Vietnam in 1966 for promoting peace, his teachings on Buddhism as a path to social ...| Parallax Press
Sister Annabel Laity (Chan Duc, True Virtue) was born in England, and studied Classics and Sanskrit before going to India to study and practice with Tibetan nuns. She has been a disciple of Thich Nhat Hanh since 1986. In 1988, in India, she became the first Western European woman to be ordained as a nun by Thich Nhat Hanh. Sister Annabel was director of practice at Plum Village for many years. She travels widely, leading meditation retreats and inspiring many with her unique teaching style th...| Parallax Press
Immediate, illuminating, and hopeful: this is the key set of talks given by leading Zen Buddhist teacher Larry Ward, PhD, on breaking America's cycle of racial trauma.| Parallax Press
"Teaching is not done by talking alone. It is done by how you live your life. My life is my teaching. My life is my message."| Parallax Press
