By Sister Trang Mai Thon I would like to share my story with you. But first, perhaps I should tell you a little bit about myself. How should I start? I can talk about things like who I am. Actually I am you. I am that big-mouth frog; I am…
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Watering the Seeds of Love
Growing Mindful Relationships By Jerry Braza photo by Renee Burgard The Talmud says, “Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, ‘Grow, grow.’” Imagine the face of a child when he or she hears, “You are so precious. You can do it. I’m so glad…
We Belong to One Another
Trish Thompson, an American Dharma teacher living in Việt Nam, shares her deeply personal experience of interbeing during Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh’s casket and cremation ceremonies.
Earth Holding and Protecting Practices at Deer Park and Beyond
Working meditation, Deer Park Monastery oak grove; photo courtesy of monastic Sangha We are a continuation ... In the fall of 2008, Thay spent a couple of weeks at Deer Park Monastery. One afternoon, all the monastics sat with Thay for a Be-In. During his sharing, Thay stressed that the…
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…
Opening My Heart to the Catholic Church
By Viktoria Rendes If you enjoy sitting meditation, practice sitting meditation. If you enjoy walking meditation, practice walking meditation. But preserve your Jewish, Christian, or Muslim roots. That is the way to continue the Buddha’s spirit. If you are cut off from your roots, you cannot be happy.—From Teachings On Love, by…
Stretching Our Practice
Vancouver Prepares for 2011 Retreat Thay in Vancouver BC, 2011; photo by Wayne Hassel Vancouver is preparing for a truly historic event—our beloved teacher, Thay, along with forty ordained Sangha members, is coming to give a public talk and lead a retreat in August 2011. We are so excited! Situated…
Mindful Steps to Address Climate Change
photo courtesy of New Energy Economy By Nomi Green In February of 2013, I was one of 40,000 people who met in Washington, D.C., during a cold and windy weekend to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline is targeted to carry 830,000 gallons of tar sands oil a day…
Money Machine Mindfulness
By Lisa Bruno Yesterday I found a bank card in an automatic teller machine (ATM). Someone walked away with their card activated in the machine, with the question on the screen stating, "Would you like another transaction?" This event reminded me of how mindless the act of taking money out of the ATM can…
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…