What is Actually This Thing Called Meditation?
By Maarten Hunink
And what does it have to do with tomato soup?
That’s what I was wondering after staying in Plum Village for two weeks, and with...
I Have Seen Your Continuation, Thay!
Dear Thay,
I’m writing this letter for you from Central Vietnam. I just returned to my hometown several days ago after six weeks of enjoying,...
Interview With 15-Year-Old Lay Friend From Plum Village
My name is Colia and I am 15 years old. I come from Angers in the northwest of France.
When was the first time you...
Wake Up Asia: Tears of Joy
By TS Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng
Men normally don’t cry. But I did cry before the end of the Wake Up Asia 2014 retreat. And I...
New Year’s Eve in Plum Village
How does it feel to spend a morning in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village with the monastic and lay community on the last day of...
Dances with Monks
By Logan Mitchell
I recently spent a four-day retreat at Blue Cliff Monastery. I have practiced the Plum Village tradition of Buddhism for two years...
Feeling Joy in Plum Village
During the week of the Ordination Ceremony that took place in the last week of May 2014, Marianna, a practitioner from Wake Up Rome,...
Blooming Like a Flower
"I’m blooming like a flower. I’ve never felt so happy and at peace. I’m truly grateful for the blessing from everyone in my practice....
Member of the Order of the Interbeing
An Interview with Stuart Watson
What inspired you to become a member of the Order of Interbeing?
After I'd been here two years, I was looking...
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...
Permaculture in the Heart
Wake Up Permaculture retreat in Plum Village
"We give thanks to the earth, for the food she brings" – twenty young voices sing as they...
The Benefits of a Sangha
During the Wake Up Ireland retreat in Plum Village on 18-25 April 2014, we got the chance to interview another Wake Up friend, Mick...
Mindful Soccer
By Gijs Van den Broeck
And that is why learning in a classroom is just one small part of our practice.
We learn working together. We...
Waking Up at the EIAB
by Friso Woudstra
16-18 May 2014
Every year the Wake Up Nijmegen Sangha has a weekend retreat at the Thich Nhat Hanh monestary in Waldbröl, Germany....
The Importance of a Supportive, Loving Community
My name is Stuart Watson. I come from Edinburgh in Scotland and I’ve been living in Upper Hamlet in Plum Village for over 6...