Generosity
By Jonathan Borella
Aware of the suffering caused by exploitation, social injustice, stealing, and oppression, I am committed to practicing generosity in my thinking, speaking,...
The Monastics on French Television: Part I
On 24 May 2015, Brother Phap Luu and Sister Hai Nghiem were interviewed on French national television. They shared about the birth of the...
Peace Sounds 2 Music
Dear Wake Uppers,
In 2012 Wake Up London had an idea… could we put together a music album of songs performed by the Wake Up...
Wake Up Pereira
Our Sangha of the month for this month is Wake Up Pereira from Colombia! Thanks to the monastics' visit to Latin America at the...
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...
Sex, Desire and Craving
By Evan Sutter
After my three-month 'detox' and with the supportive friendships I developed during my three-month stay at Plum Village, I decided to carefully...
The Healing Song
Dear friends!
This song "emerged" at the beginning of the 3-month-winter retreat in Plum Village and contains what I deeply learned from Thay.
May it support...
The Buddha Path
By Thomas from Wake Up Berlin
The photographs have been taken during the pilgrimage "In the footsteps of Buddha" in India and Nepal.
It was guided by...
Meditating For the Benefit of Another
The bell rings. With legs in lotus posture, twenty young people are sitting on meditation cushions in a circle. A Buddha statue, half the size of...
Enjoying the Spring Breeze
Enjoy watching some happy moments of the Wake Up Retreat (8-11 January 2015) at the AIAB in Hong Kong
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...
A Wonderful Morning
By Brother Ngo Khong
This morning was a wonderful morning. My roommates and I woke up at 5am for the morning meditation. I boiled some...
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,...
Wake Up Toronto
This month as Sangha of the Month, Wake Up Toronto from Canada shares about their beginning, Sangha sessions, and how they have fun :D
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...