Parallax Press: 144 books
Drawing Your Own Path
33 Practices at the Crossroads of Art and Meditation
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
"Drawing Your Own Path is a smart, subtle, sophisticated, compassionate, radically eye-opening and mind-altering guide to creative and artistic liberation. Thank you, John Simon!"—Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being
"John F. Simon, Jr., widely recognized as an early pioneer in the use of...
by Lindsay Tunkl
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
This brief artistic collection of fears around dying--and their ultimate futility in the face of the unknown--is a keepsake, a prayer book, a prompt for contemplation, and a gift to give to others to inspire conversations about the liberating power of death and what makes a good life.
This...
My Master's Robe
Memories of a Novice Monk
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2005
Zen Master, poet and peace and human rights activist Thich Nhat Hanh was born in central Vietnam in 1926 and joined the monkhood at the age of sixteen. Written by the author in his late twenties, My Master’s Robe is set in the heart of a peaceful monastery that is surrounded by war during the years from 1942-1947.
Love in Action
Writings on Nonviolent Social Change
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1993
Love in Action is a collection of over two decades of Thich Nhat Hanh’s writing on nonviolence, peace, and reconciliation. Reflecting on the devastation of war, he makes the strong argument that mindfulness, insight, and altruistic love are the only sustainable bases for political action. This timeless book is an important resource for those interested in social change.
Seeking Soulmate
Ditch the Dating Game and Find Real Connection
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Transform dating and the often-fraught search for a fulfilling relationship into a fun, exciting adventure using mindfulness techniques and practices.
Dating is a 2 billion dollar industry. Everyone, it seems, is looking for love but for so many it is an endless struggle. In Seeking Soulmate: Ditch...
A Way of Life
Zen Monastics at Work and at Play
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The beauty and joy of monks and nuns at work and play is captured in this inspiring photobook by Paul Davis, with quotes on joy and work from Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh.
This is a coffee table photo book by professional photographer and Thich Nhat Hanh student Paul Davis. In candid photos...
Sleep Wise
How to Feel Better, Work Smarter, and Build Resilience
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2016
The Center for Disease Control considers insufficient sleep a national public health epidemic— nearly 30% of adults and two–thirds of all high school students report they regularly get insufficient sleep. Time, effort, and intention are required to keep our sleep healthy. In Sleep Wise, Dr. Daniel...
Everybody Present
Mindfulness in Education
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
Everybody Present illustrates the transformative effects of mindfulness on educators, students, and their classrooms. Using concrete examples, Didde and Nikolaj Flor Rotne present a mode of classroom engagement that reduces stress to make room for thoughtful learning. A working manual addressed to...
Learning True Love
Practicing Buddhism in a Time of War
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Learning True Love, the autobiography of Sister Chân Không, stands alongside the great spiritual autobiographies of our century. It tells the story of her spiritual and personal odyssey, both in her homeland and in exile. Its anecdotal style presents an intensely personal portrait of a woman with...
Ocean of Insight
A Sailor's Voyage from Despair to Hope
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
Heather Lyn Mann was a battle–weary environmental advocate in Madison, Wisconsin, struggling over what to do about climate change when she and her husband decided to explore the Atlantic on a small sloop. This memoir of six years living afloat is a chronological unfolding of disasters and discoveries—life–threatening...
Nothing To It
Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
In Nothing To It, Brother Phap Hai brings his characteristic warmth and humor to explore the many different gates to transformation offered by Buddhism. A gate is a teaching, practice, or way of looking at things. Each gate is an invitation to consider a new frame of reference through which we can...
The 7 Laws of Enough
Cultivating a Life of Sustainable Abundance
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
The 7 Laws of Enough is about the most radical kind of change, at the personal, organizational, and societal level: a shift from scarcity to sustainable abundance. These seven principles, pioneered by leadership consultants Gina LaRoche and Jennifer Cohen, guide readers on a transformational journey...
Love's Garden
A Guide to Mindful Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2008
A collection of real-life Buddhist love stories, with commentary and guided exercises for couples developed by Peggy Rowe-Ward and Larry Ward, senior students and ordained Dharma teachers in the tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. These personal stories, from couples of a range of different ages...
I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha!
What Fake Buddha Quotes Can Teach Us About Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Quotes from the Buddha are everywhere: on Facebook, Instagram, coffee mugs, posters. There's only one problem: the Buddha didn't actually say most of them. This humorous and informative book takes these fake Buddha quotes as a launching point for a discussion on what the Buddha really did say, and...