The Growth of Happy Farm
Fresh red, yellow, and purple tomatoes, beautiful salad greens, and pumpkins are just some of the delicious vegetables delivered to residents and retreatants at...
Happy Farm in Lower Hamlet
The Happy Farm Lower Hamlet is a small organic vegetable farm located on one of the monastic sisters' ground in Plum Village. It brings...
Forgiveness
By Jonathan Borella
As students of the Dharma, we practice to grow our compassion. The Metta Sutta exhorts us to “let our boundless love pervade...
Witnessing a Birth
Reflections on Forming the Wake Up Collectivity of Ambassadors
By Nhu-Mai Nguyen and Elli Weisbaum
It all started during a Wake Up Order of Interbeing (OI) Skype...
Wake Up Rotterdam
This month as Sangha of the Month, we travel to the South of the Netherlands and get to know Wake Up Rotterdam. Find out how...
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...
The Treachery of Oblivion
After years of doubt and turmoil, months of examinations, and weeks of travel, I decided to leave home for boarding school. I left the...
Healing at the Wake Up Earth Retreat
I traveled to Plum Village as I wanted to spend the week having some time for reflection and to allow for some self-understanding and...
Organizing a Retreat with Monastics
Interview with Elli Weisbaum
Q: Can you share a bit about the recent Wake Up retreat at Blue Cliff and your experience as a member...
My Breath is My Lifeline
Cleansing of Body and Mind
I recently started a cleanse with the hope of clearing stagnation and any buildup of toxins in my body. It...
Thay’s Eyes
I would like to share with you about my moment with Thay during the 21-Day Retreat in Plum Village, France, and my reflection about...
Wake Up Hanoi
As this month's Sangha of the Month, get to know our friends from Wake Up Hanoi in Vietnam and find out about their happiest moments with...
Sanghahood in Colombia
By Gisela and Andrés
How did you discover the Plum Village tradition?
We found this tradition thanks to Andrés, my husband, about 3 years ago. Both...
How Mindfulness Transformed My Family
By Khanh Doan
Mindfulness practice, the beautiful teaching of the Buddha, profoundly interpreted by our beloved Thay, is a miracle that helps transform many lives....
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...