>Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 10:05:55 -0700 >From: Parallax Press >Subject: Thich Nhat Hanh Speaks to US Congress! >To: parallax@parallax.org > >Dear Friend, > >Welcome to the new edition of your Parallax Press online newsletter. >Please write us with your comments and suggestions -- we'd love to hear >from you! > >************************ >TABLE OF CONTENTS >************************* >1. THICH NHAT HANH SPEAKS TO THE US CONGRESS! > >2. FEATURED TITLE: >Love in Action: Writings on Nonviolent Social Change > >3. NAUTILUS AWARD FINALIST: Mindfulness in the Marketplace > >4. SPECIAL OFFERS: >50% OFF the 2003 Plum Village calendar >35% OFF No Death, No Fear by Thich Nhat Hanh > >5. LINKS: >Thich Nhat Hanh's 2003 Tour Schedule >Nautilus Awards > >6. CONTACT US to request a catalog, give us your feedback, donate to our >prison project, contribute your time or other resources, or just to say hello! > >******************************************************** >THICH NHAT HANH TO ADDRESS US CONGRESS! >******************************************************* >On September 9, 2003, as part of his upcoming US Tour, Thich Nhat Hanh >will address members of the US Congress and lead them in a two-day retreat >on Capitol Hill! >Sponsored by the Faith and Politics Institute, this extraordinary event is >the result of many years of dedicated work. Thay has consistently >emphasized how important it is for the Senate to work as a Sangha, a >message he explores in even more detail in the forthcoming Parallax title >JOYFULLY TOGETHER. > >This event, together with the unprecedented retreat for law enforcement >professionals on August 27, 2003 at the Green Lake Conference Center in >Wisconsin, once again demonstrates that Thich Nhat Hanh is committed to >bringing his message of mindfulness and peaceful coexistence to all. > >Watch for updates on this and other events on the Plum Village website: >www.plumvillage.org. > >************************** >FEATURE >************************** >Love in Action: Writings on Nonviolent Social Change >by Thich Nhat Hanh >LOVE IN ACTION was recently featured on KALW, Working Assets Radio in >Berkeley on their April Book Program. A caller mentioned that LOVE IN >ACTION had helped him through these difficult times because of its message >of nonviolence. This title is indeed a direct response to war, and offers >both paths to inner peace and methods for social change. > >This title is even more timely in that it contains BOTH Thich Nhat Hanh's >Proposal of Peace, read to Congress in 1966 in response to immolations and >demonstrations in South Vietnam, and a chapter on the Gulf War. > >Read the chapter on the Gulf War by Thich Nhat Hanh: >http://www.parallax.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?funct=chapter&query=Love+In+Action&id=**ID** > >Buy Love in Action: >http://www.parallax.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?funct=title&id=**ID**&query=Love+In+Action&x=40&y=12 > >******************************** >NAUTILUS AWARD FINALIST >******************************** >We are proud to announce that Mindfulness in the Marketplace, a collection >of essays on mindful consumerism published by Parallax Press in 2002, was >one of five Nautilus Award finalists in the category of Social Change. >Winners will be announced May 29, 2003. > >What is the Nautilus Award? >The Nautilus is awarded by NAPRA, The Network of Alternatives for >Publishers, Retailers, and Artists. Founded in 2001, the Nautilus is >awarded to titles that "make a distinguished literary contribution to >spiritual growth, conscious living, and positive social change. Shortlist >and winning titles are selected based on the effectiveness with which they >encourage our society's awareness and embrace of spiritual and ecological >values such as compassion, sustainability, simplicity, and peace." > >Buy Mindfulness in the Marketplace: >http://www.parallax.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?funct=title&id=**ID**&query=Mindfulness+in+the+Marketplace&x=28&y=13 > >See other finalists at the NAPRA website: >http://www.napra.com/napra/nautilus/nautilus-finalists-2003.html > >******************** >SPECIAL OFFERS >********************* >50% off the 2003 Plum Village Calendar! > >Parallax is offering this beautiful calendar at 50% off while supplies >last. The calendar contains 12 mindfulness verses in calligraphy and >photos from Thich Nhat Hanh's meditation community in Plum Village, France. >Includes auspicious days for practice and meditation. >To see a full-color photo of the calendar, or to place an order, go to: >http://www.parallax.org/cgi-bin/static.pl?file=gifts/calgarden.html&id=**ID** > >35% off NO DEATH, NO FEAR! > >Receive a special discount on this hardcover edition of Thich Nhat Hanh's >liberating examination of death, fear, and the nature of existence. By >exploring the traditional myths of birth and death, he shows us how to >come to terms with dying, and so to live our lives unfettered by fear. >http://www.parallax.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?funct=title&id=**ID**&query=No+Death%2C+No+Fear&x=45&y=15 > >(Discounts will be taken after your order is processed, and therefore will >not show up on orders placed online). > >******************************************** >THICH NHAT HANH TOUR SCHEDULE >******************************************* >For the latest on Thich Nhat Hanh's summer tour of the U.S. and other >retreat information at Plum Village, go to: http://www.plumvillage.org/ > >REQUEST A CATALOG >For the latest Parallax Press catalog of books, tapes, mindfulness >practice items, and gifts, please send your name and address to us at >parallax@parallax.org with "catalog" in the subject line, or write to us >at the address below. > >OPTION TO UNSUBSCRIBE >If you would like to unsubscribe to this newsletter, please send an email >to parallax@parallax.org with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > >CONTACT US >Since releasing Thich Nhat Hanh's seminal work, Being Peace, in 1985, >Parallax Press has published over seventy-five books and tapes on mindful >awareness and social responsibility that have been translated into over 10 >languages. As a nonprofit division of the Unified Buddhist Church, our >mission is to publish and preserve all of Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings, >regardless of their commercial viability. We believe that in doing so, we >help alleviate suffering and create a more peaceful world. >We gratefully welcome suggestions, comments, etc. Please do not hesitate >to contact us for whatever reason. >Parallax Press >PO Box 7355 >Berkeley, CA 94707 >800-863-5290 (order line) >510-525-0101 >510-525-7129 (fax) >parallax@parallax.org > > > > > > >