Joyful Moment, Open Heart
From the 18th to 25th April 2014, Upper Hamlet hosted the Wake Up Ireland retreat for the first time.
About 35 Irish young men and...
Discovering Yourself
By Gijs Van den Broeck
Reflections on a Long Term Retreat in Plum Village
Everything Flows
Heraclitus
Knowing yourself is Enlightenment
Lao Tzu
When I was still a student, not...
Happy Farm
An Interview with Stuart Watson
How did you get involved in the Happy Farm?
I had been growing organic vegetables in Upper Hamlet for a few...
The Beauty of Plum Village Community
My name is Fabiano Gentile. I come from Arezzo, a small town in Tuscany, Italy. I’m 29 years old. Now I’m in Plum Village...
Beyond Words
By Gijs Van den Broeck
An Impression of Plum Village
You do not only, to reach the place
have to leave home, but also out of ways...
Brothers: A reflection on three months in Plum Village
Many people venture to Plum Village each and every year, the reasons are many and each brings with them their own unique story. Many...
Wake Up Plum Village 2013 retreat: An impression
Dear friends,
In August there was a magnificent Wake Up retreat in Plum Village on the theme of "True Love".
Soon we will post interviews from...
Social Dilemma or Spiritual Transformation?
Dear Wake Up Sangha,
It has been a long time since I had a chance to post an article on this website, yet today, on...
Wake Up EIAB June 2011
Having fun at our recent retreat at the EIAB in Germany :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXtJouHFSOs
Life the Universe and Everything
Here are Delfin's true and moving reflections on Life, Plum Village and the Wake Up movement (in Spanish) .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9rIi99CvI8
If you understand Spanish then please...
A few of Your favorite things
Here it is at last, the video of all your favourite things in the Wake Up Retreat. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-SDzZxeQHE
Thank you all for participating - it...
Plum Village Summer opening 2010 – Teens
During the summer opening, between 50 and 60 teen boys and girls had their own retreat with the support of monastics and lay brothers...
Plum Village Summer opening 2010 – Young Adults
During the summer opening 2010 in Plum Village the young adults in Upper Hamlet between 18 and 32 joined the Watering seeds of aspiration...
It’s so much fun at the EIAB!
Our brother Jeroen from Holland has created a video with pictures from the "One Buddha Is Not Enough" - Wake Up Retreat at the...
The Joy of Growing Pain – Opening Up
Hello Dear Thay, Dear Sangha and Dear Brothers and Sisters Waking Up!
I just want to share with you my joy of being alive! Joy,...