Alexis’ Letter about Peace after the Attacks
Dear friends from around the world,
I am writing to you from Montréal. On Friday, I lost my cousin during the attacks in France. Faced...
Mindfulness when a Relative is Dying
By Phil Bluckert
My Dad received a terminal diagnosis of pancreatic cancer on the 19th November 2015. He deteriorated rapidly and passed away on the...
Connecting Generations
By Miranda van Schadewijk
The 19th of May, the usual Sangha morning in Den Haag took a slightly different turn. Inspired by the theme of...
My Mother, My Self
By Denise (Diem Trang) Nguyen
For those of us who fled Vietnam, treasured photographs of our lives in the homeland are hard to come by. My...
Silence.
by Theo (Danique’s father from Wake Up Groningen, the Netherlands)
Around me is silence. Sounds of breathing and the smell of incense slowly disappear into the...
The miracle of healing
Some time ago I felt a sudden inspiration to write a letter to my grandfather. He is 91 years old and lives in New...
Mindful Meal
By Logan Scott Mitchell
It’s the day before Father’s Day as I write this story about a mindful meal. Tomorrow will be my third Father’s...
Mindful Community Living in Athens
With a calming breath and closed eyes, my mind travels back to Athens, Greece, and my first reaction is to smile. A smile born...
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...
What Does It Truly Mean to Serve?
During the five weeks I spent volunteering in Athens in October and November last year, the question “What does it truly mean to serve?”...
36 Years
By Sister Hai An (Sister Ocean)
36 years
36 years was all you got
36 years
to learn, to laugh, to work and to love
36 years was all...
Mindful Parenting
By Adrien Lecomte
I was born in Belgium, and I am 30 years old....
Reconnecting My Family
By Monastic Sister Sinh Nghiem
As monastics we are allowed periodically to have a home visit. I wanted to have a home visit to see...
Raising a Daughter
By Tan
I’m lucky to live in a multicultural community with a Vietnamese culture...
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...