Woulda Shoulda Coulda
A lot of suffering
By Brother Pham Hanh
As I was sitting in front of my tent and the sun was slowly rising, I looked at...
Let’s Play. Let’s Go with Enjoyment!
By Brother Warman
As a young people, I like to play. I lost my playfulness, but now I’ve regained my joy and playfulness. The suffering...
Romantic Love
Question from a friend: I've always heard Buddhist people talking about love and the love of giving. But is this the same as romantic love?
And...
Present Moment, Delicious Moment!
New Hamlet, 26th June, 2017
Dear Respected Thầy
Every time we think of you, feelings of immense gratitude well up. Thank you Thầy for teaching us...
The Five Mindful Friends
In the spring of 2006, I made a phone call that would change my life. I had been reading Thây for a few years...
Healing the Past, Transforming the Future
Written by Br. Chan Troi Duc An
Dear respected Thay, dear sisters & brothers, dear friends,
My name is Chan Troi Duc An. I am a...
Monastic Life in Plum Village
This is a letter I wrote to my family and friends and I‘m happy to share it with you, too. :)
Plum Village, May 2017
Dear...
Beginning Anew to Love
by Monastic Sister Sinh Nghiem
Dear Wake Uppers,
For over 30 years, I have gone around in circles, trying to find true love and happiness without...
Poem for Standing Rock
By Sister Mai Nghiem
Mother, hear our call,
Here we stand.
No matter where we stand,
We are your children.
And we stand for the Truth of our Oneness.
May...
My Father and I
By Brother Pham Hanh
I still remember vividly my community as a young boy. We had to go up the stairs and into a big...
Standing on the Brink: Which Direction Do We Choose?
by Monastic Brother Dai Luong
The following sharing is a follow up to Brother Dai Luong’s Wake Up to Humanity’s Greatest Challenge.
“Unless the monk knows...
The Summer Within Me
By Monastic Sister Trang Moi Len (True Newly Rising Moon)
Monastic Sister True Newly Rising Moon, an Indonesian monastic sister, was ordained in 2010 with...
Waking Up to Humanity’s Greatest Challenge
by Monastic Brother Dai Luong
From an early age I was, as so many of us are, captured by the question of how to make...
Having a Relationship with Yourself
In this Part 2 of a 2-part monthly series, Karim from Wake Up London interviews Brother Dao Kien from Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, about...
Prayer
By Monastic Sister Hai An (Sister Ocean)
fill yourself with
gratitude and awe
(god)
until you overflow
then keep going
become a waterfall
gushing
and
perfectly
still
so that it's clear that
everything you have
has been...