Forests to Grow People
Living in an Eco-Community
by Jazz (Gijs Van den Broeck)
The past four years, I have been living and volunteering in an eco-community in South India....
Caring for the Forest That Cares for Us
By Victoria Rosas Peribán
The Forest of Interbeing is a cooperation between the international Wake Up movement (young people for a healthy and compassionate society)...
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...
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...
The Eyes
by Monastic Brother Pháp Khả
With a pair of eyes, one is assured of a life-long appointment with the blue sky and white cloud. Where I...
The Sangha Boat
An Interview with Brother Chan Phap Ho
Brother Chan Phap Ho was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. At the age of twenty-nine, he left...
Wake Up Movement in Mexico
Last month as Sangha of the Month, Rogelio Moreno shared with us what was happening in Wake Up Mexico City. In this part, read...
Reforestation in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico
My name is Christoph and I’m from Austria. I studied geography with special focus on sustainable development. I came to Mexico in the Tuxtlas...
Replanting A “Forest of Interbeing”: Spiritual Community As Food
Several months ago, four young friends living in three different countries embarked on a journey together to replant a deforested rainforest in the...
Backwoods Camping in the Great Lake State
By Steven Larmore
Six of us gals and guys all agreed upon a retreat to the woods for some middle-of-nowhere mindfulness. I think we figured...
The Man Who Planted Trees
by Jean Giono
For a human character to reveal truly exceptional qualities, one must have the good fortune to be able to observe its performance...
Planting Seeds of Brotherhood & Sisterhood
Dear Friends,
I'm feeling inspired by trees tonight and wanted to share that with you.
I’m very inspired by the planting of trees. The 22 Wake Up...
Let’s Plant Wake Up Trees!
In Reverence to the Buddha Nature within all Beings
We, the Wake-Uppers from all ten directions (Belgium, England, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland) gathered...