Crumbling the Walls of Separation
by Melanie Gin
In Israel and Palestine, where I lived from December 2018 to March 2020, a vast concrete wall separates Jerusalem from the West...
Practicing Metta or Metta in Practice?
By Lian Beijers
Click here to read the Dutch translation
When I started practicing meditation, I felt drawn to the practice of metta or loving kindness....
Registration Open for Wake Up Earth Retreat 2021
Dear Wake Up community,
we are very happy to announce that you can now register for the Wake Up Earth Retreat! From May 25 to...
Opening My Heart to Different Perspectives
Wake Up Wisdom* #3
" when I opened my heart, I was able to let go of seeing ideas as black and white. It’s like...
In Celebration of Black History and Black Futures
This interview originally appeared on parallax.org
Kaira Jewel Lingo is a Dharma teacher who lived as a nun for fifteen years in the international Plum...
Waking Up To Whiteness
A journey to the seeds of racism in our store consciousness (and a retreat invitation at the end)
Click here for French translation
In the...
Food For The Future
On January 9, 2021, a panel of Wake Up friends who are devoting their lives to spreading the benefits of plant-based food and veganism, gathered online to...
Pandemic Fatigue: 6 Ways Mindfulness Can Help
Source: plumvillage.app
In much of the world, Covid-19 is still tangibly affecting day-to-day life. With possible effective vaccines on the horizon, there is cause for...
Join a Wake Up Sharing Group at our Holiday Online Retreats
The Plum Village monastics are offering us some wonderful opportunities to end this year mindfully and start into 2021 with hope, renewed energy and...
Learning to Trust
Wake Up Wisdom #2
In Wake Up Wisdom we share with you precious pieces of insight to support you on your path of practice. The questions in...
Farming For The Future
"You are a gardener, and you have in your hands the power to transform garbage into flowers, into fruit, into vegetables. You don’t throw...
Being busynessless
"When I sit in my room, enjoying tea, am I being productive or not? Vô sự - busyness-less is needed business for our times....
How to Balance Work and Self-Care
Our new series Wake Up Wisdom provides you with precious pieces of insight to support you on your path of practice. Over the coming months, we will...
Super Food Raw Cacao and Peanut Butter Bars
Free from gluten and refined sugar
Ingredients(serves 3-4 people)
Base- 1 cup almond meal- 1/2 cup raw cacao- 1 cup peanut butter (smooth, unsalted, unsweetened)- 1...
Racial Justice – What Can White People Do?
Sister Tam Muoi (aka Sr. Samadhi) recounts her personal journey with the practice of White Awareness.
White people, do something. But what? Please allow me...