January 19, 2012

Awakening of the Heart

Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries

Thich  Nhat Hanh

ISBN: 978-1-937006-11-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This comprehensive collection of the essential Buddhist sutras includes original translation and commentary by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.  With discussions on both historical and current events, Awakening of the Heart, is the spiritual bridge that brings the Buddha’s teachings alive.

Awakening of the Heart contains the following nine sutras and their commentaries:

  • The Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing
  • The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
  • The Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone
  • The Sutra on the Better Way to Catch a Snake
  • The Diamond Sutra
  • The Heart Sutra
  • The Sutra on the Middle Way
  • The Sutra on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings
  • The Sutra on Happiness

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December 12, 2011

Making Space

Creating a Home Meditation Practice

Thich Nhat Hanh

For those new to meditation and mindfulness practices, Making Space, contains the most popular and transformative practice of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in a pocket-sized book that can be a help and companion at any time during the day.

Learn how to create a Breathing Room for sitting meditation, and transform any space into a place of retreat and sanctuary with this inspiring guide.

ISBN:978-1-937006-00-6, Gift Paperback. Parallax Press.

REVIEWS

“Making Space kindles our aspiration to discover that the door of our heart is already open, so compassion can flow freely, on the heart’s breath. As inner space awakens, we discover peacefulness in even the noisiest outer spaces.
—Elizabeth Hamilton, author of Untrain Your Parrot: And Other No-nonsense Instructions on the Path of Zen

“A small, practical book filled with deep and healing truths about the sacred nature of place and home. To read this lovely book is to take the fist step toward inner peace.”
—Katrina Kenison, author of The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother’s Memoir

“Making Space offers simple, practical, and inspiring ideas about how to create sanctuary in your living space and blend mindfulness into your daily life. Thich Nhat Hanh’s kindness and wisdom shine throughout this poetic book.”
—Charlotte Bell, author of Mindful Yoga, Mindful Life: A Guide for Everyday Practice

“Domestic life is a valid form of spiritual practice and Thich Nhat Hanh gives us practical ways to infuse the atmosphere of our home life with attentiveness and peace. Children, friends and even our digestive system will benefit from the daily exercises presented in this profound book.”
—Michael Stone, author of Awake in the World: Teachings from Yoga and Buddhism for Living an Engaged Life

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November 29, 2011

Steps and Stones

An Anh’s Anger Story

Gail Silver, Illustrated by Christiane Kromer

steps and stonesWhen Anh feels left out, a red hairy creature named Anger teaches him some valuable lessons about slowing down and taking care of his strong emotions. By counting his steps and coordinating them with his breath, Anh is able to take his anger for a peaceful and magically transformative walk.

Reviews

“A gentle and wise teaching-story, charmingly told and with wonderful pictures, of a boy working with his anger.” —Sharon Salzberg,  author of Lovingkindess

“Sure to fill a niche for those tackling potentially thorny social situations, this straightforward and enlightened approach will appeal to many.”—Kirkus Review

“This offbeat story makes the potentially cerebral topic of dealing appropriately with anger simple and delightfully visual. Krömer’s predominantly green palette in collages combined with brush and pencil drawings is almost contagiously soothing, and makes the red of Anger visually exclamatory. The children represent non-Caucasian ethnicities, which is a pleasant change from standard depictions. In their second collaboration, Silver and Krömer (Anh’s Anger) have developed a winning series.”—Publisher’s Weekly

ISBN: 978-1-935209-87-4, Hardcover, 40 pages. Plum Blossom Books.

Ages 4–7

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November 2, 2011

Fidelity, How to Create a Loving Relationship That Lasts

Thich Nhat Hanh

ISBN: 978-1-935209-91-1, Cloth, 142 pages

What does healthy intimacy look like? How can we get a new relationship off to a strong and stable start? How do we keep the energy and passion alive in our long-term relationships? How do we take care of our jealousy, restlessness, and loneliness? Fidelity addresses these and other questions concerning our most intimate relationships.

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“This book, by one of the great spiritual teachers of our age, is full of quiet but profound wisdom about our most precious relationships. I recommend it to all who wish to be awake with their loved ones and create relationships that heal their hearts and nourish their souls.” —Dr. Sue Johnson, author of Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love

“With unrelenting kindness, Thich Nhat Hanh points out that the path to romantic happiness is also the path of compassion.”—Susan Piver, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart, and The Hard Questions, 100 Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do”

“With the gentleness we have come to trust in this living sage, Thich Nhat Hanh takes the wisdom of the Buddhist perspective and applies it to the tangle we know as intimacy.” —Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening and As Far As the Heart Can See

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June 8, 2011

Planting Seeds

Practicing Mindfulness with Children

Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village Community

Planting Seeds offers insight, and a wide range of contemplative and fun activities that parents and educators can apply in school settings, in their local communities, or at home in a way that is meaningful and inviting to children. The activities are designed to help relieve stress, increase concentration, nourish gratitude and confidence, work with difficult emotions, touch our interconnection with nature, and improve communication.

The accompanying CD has many inspiring songs from the book, along with beautiful, color illustrations by Wietske Vriezen. Edited by Sister Jewel.

ISBN: 9781935209805, Paperback, 240 pages, with Audio CD, running time: 90 min.

Visit the Planting Seeds Book website for additional resources.
www.plantingseedsbook.org

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April 20, 2011

Solid Ground

Buddhist Wisdom for Difficult Times
Sylvia Boorstein, Norman Fischer, Tsoknyi Rinpoche

Three celebrated Buddhist teachers use their diverse wisdom to address how to bring how to bring equanimity and compassion into our lives in difficult times.

Filled with the warmth, humor, and the personal stories of each author, Solid Ground offers guidance on how to respond to individual crises as well as to the political, economic, and social challenges in the world today. Each author offers a personal story, a classical Buddhist teaching, and a guided meditation that can be used throughout the day or as part of your regular meditation practice to help increase your capacity for being in the present moment and experiencing joy.

EARLY RELEASE!! Now available in bookstores everywhere.
ISBN: 978-1-935209-81-2, Paperback, 136 pages.

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April 7, 2011

April is Poetry Month

Feather at Midday

 

If I had not stopped to watch a feather flying by,

I would not have seen its landing–

a tiny pure white feather.

 

Gently, I blew a soft breath

to send it back to the spring.

 

If I had not looked up to watch

the feather gliding over the roof,

I would not have seen

the crescent moon

hanging at midday.

(Spring 2001)

–Sr. Dang Nghiem, author of Healing: A Woman’s Journey from Doctor to Nun

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March 2, 2011

Our Appointment With Life

 

Sutra on Knowing the Better Way to Live Alone

Thich Nhat Hanh

ISBN: 9781935209797,  Revised Edition.

“A splendid and reader-friendly translation and commentary.” –Midwest Book Review

In this contemporary interpretation of this ancient teaching, Thich Nhat Hanh explains that “living alone does not mean isolating ourselves from society. To live alone is to live in mindfulness, free from worries about the past and the future. We enjoy life as we live it right now. If we know how to live alone, we can live in harmony with others and create true community. In his signature gentle and clear style, Nhat Hanh reminds us that our appointment with life is in this very moment.

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January 31, 2011

A Moment for the Mind


“Poonam’s book is about how life centered present moment awareness brings us close to the sacred mystery of our existence.

I hope you read it and get in touch with your true self.”

–Deepak Chopra

“These are poems of Mindfulness.
They are clear as crystals.
They show us what is happening now.
That is already insight…
…This is good practice.”

–Thich Nhat Hanh

“Sometimes my mind is driven into stillness, when a quiet moment tiptoes and captures my attention, with a giant thought that just pulls the brake, stumping me. And in the stillness of that moment there is no going further, as the mind unravels mysteries of the manifesting moment.”
–From the Introduction

Poonam Srivastava lives in Delhi, India. Srivastava writes on personal and community wellness for English language Indian newspapers. This is her first book.

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January 14, 2011

The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion

Commentaries on the Prajñaparamita Sutra, Rev. ed.
Thich Nhat Hanh
ISBN: 978-1-935209-44-7, Paperback,154 pages.

“Wherever this sutra is kept is a sacred site enshrining the presence of the Buddha or one of the Buddha’s great disciples.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh

The Diamond Sutra offers the Buddha’s insights on dualism and illusion. He speaks of how to develop the insight, the “diamond,” that can cut through any obstacle on the road to enlightenment.

The Diamond That Cuts Through Illusion presents a dialogue between the Buddha and his disciple Subhuti that illuminates how our minds construct limited categories of thought. Thich Nhat Hanh’s commentary on the text shows how we must move beyond personal enlightenment to become fully enlightened beings who work to alleviate the suffering of others. Nhat Hanh writes about the daily applications of the sutra and how we can use its wisdom to encounter a deeper reality and act in the world skillfully and effectively.

This revised edition includes Thich Nhat Hanh’s translation of the sutra from the Chinese and new insight on the enviromental implications of the Diamond Sutra. A beautiful edition of one of Buddhism’s central texts.

REVIEWS

“Thich Nhat Hanh has translated the Buddhist Diamond Sutra in elegant and simple English.” NAPRA

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