The Man Who Planted Trees
by Jean Giono
For a human character to reveal truly exceptional qualities, one must have the good fortune to be able to observe its performance...
Wake Up: The Music of Community
Dear Friends,
Last night at the Dharma Nectar Hall of Lower Hamlet in Plum Village, lay and monastic
practitioners from around the world gathered to concentrate...
Basic Mindfulness Practice
At Penn University Phap Luu introduced the practice of mindfulness for our daily lives. He talks about freedom and stopping. This talk was given...
How to continue the practice
Sr True Dedication shares about how to continue the practice in our daily lives; from the day of mindfulness at Georgetown during the Wake...
Handling Strong Emotions – This is how it’s done!
Sit back and enjoy this amazing talk from Sister True Brightness about handling strong emotions from our day with the School of Ethics and...
Open Heart – experiencing healing
Dear friends,
Recently I had an experience which moved my heart very deeply. I feel I am very lucky. I would like to share this...
Meditating with incarcerated young people, in the Bronx, New York
NBC News did this little news report on our very moving visit to a detention center in New York earlier this month, as part...
Wake Up Austin
Hi Friends,
I was inspired to see this web page for the Wake Up community in Austin Texas -- and to know about this community....
US tour wonder
Hey Folks,
Well, I don't really know how to describe retreats on this US tour (I got to go to three so far...)
Amazing I guess...:)
I...
Wake Up Austin
Here are two very cool little films about how Wake Up is manifesting in Austin Texas. Beautiful. May Wake Up houses bloom all around...
Going Home
I would like to share a little bit of my practice since I’ve been back from Plum Village and some things from my experience...
Love in action
A lotus to everyone,
I would like to share about mindfulness, love, and action.
Some years ago I was working in hotel as housekeeper. My job...
So many students – walking, flowing
Article by Nhu-Mai Nguyen
So many students. So many students walking. Walking walking walking. So many bodies flowing. Flowing, flowing, flowing. As our tour group...
Happiness is Here and Now – Poem
By Jonathan Borella
Happiness is here and now.
Do you hear the sound?
Can you feel the walls tearin' down?
You might as well wear a smile.
No need...
The Real Wake Up House – San Diego
By Nick Neild
Hey my fellow Wake Up brothers and sisters out there! I have some wonderful news to share regarding the formation of the...