Being Ourselves is the Greatest Gift We Can Offer
On a sunny summer afternoon at Blue Cliff Monastery in New York, our Wake Up Correspondent there sat down with Nhu-Mai Nguyen, musician, meditator, massage...
This is Not Your Parents’ Buddhism
This article, written by Denise Nguyen to help promote the Viet Wake Up event in Southern California this past Spring 2014, was aimed at...
The Way of Aspiration
by Jonathan Borella
In one hand, I hold life’s suffering.
The other holds its joy.
Joined together a lotus blossoms from the heart
And the way of aspiration...
Day of Mindfulness at the USC
Plum Village monks and nuns hosted a Day of Mindfulness in Vietnamese at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles on the 5th...
Wake Up at Blue Cliff Monastery
This month, we'll take a look at how the Wake Up movement is developing at Blue Cliff Monastery in New York.
Sangha of the Month...
Aimless Determination
By Jonathan Borella
The Buddha spoke of three doors of liberation: Signlessness, Aimlessness, and Emptiness. Often, these doors were taught as practices to engage practitioners...
Sitting With Thay
By Brandon Rennels - True Garden of Faith
The poem below was written about a lunch experience at Plum Village during the winter retreat of 2012/2013
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Bell
Line forms, patiently waiting
Shuffling...
Tasting Waking Up in New York
A few months ago a group of young monastics and lay friends from Blue Cliff Monastery dropped by Wake Up New York for an...
How Wake Up San Diego Started
It was similar to how Homer Simpson got his job at the power plant - by showing up the first day it opened. I...
Practicing Beginning Anew, Anew
An experiment with appropriateness and non-attachment
I began practicing Beginning Anew with my partner, one-on-one, as a formal practice a few months ago. When it...
Wake Up House in Santa Monica
Dear Friends,
Exciting news! Our current roommate has decided to follow her heart’s aspiration and fully immerse herself in the meditative practice of her spiritual...
The Rise of Compassionate Direct Action
By Gary Roland
“We can’t wait any longer to restore our relationship with the Earth
because right now the Earth and everyone on Earth is...
A Rap Song about Deer Park Monastery
A rap about a year of transformation, ordination, and staffing retreats at Deer Park
Alright, my heart is beating. Now I'm nervous.
So I'm thinking how...
Flash Mob Meditation in the Heart of New York City – September 2013
by Jenny Hamp
The outdoor sitting meditation was set up for 6:30 pm that Friday in Union Square, and we didn't know how many people...
Waking Up in a True Garden of Sanghahood
The 1,000 words this pictures says when Brother Protection is listening
On October 15, 2013, at 6-7am, at Deer Park Monastery, Escondido, CA, 45 practitioners received...