Fundraising for Students to visit Magnolia Grove
For the last three years high school seniors from Warren Easton (a New Orleans public school) have visited Magnolia Grove Monastery in Batesville, Mississippi.
The...
The Marching Band
by Dairíne Bennett
Poem composed at the Fall Wake Up 2012 Retreat in Newgrange, Ireland in response to a Q&A session.
For the longest time...
Mindfulness Retreat in Chandolin, Switzerland
Mindfulness and Compassion as a basis for inner transformation and social innovation: Gross National Happiness in Bhutan
Based on the Mindfulness Practice of Plum Village...
Sangha-Building: Wake Up Groningen
by Nadine Spigt
Actually it feels like there hasn't been so much compost for us, just a lot of flowers that needed some time before...
A Rap Song about Deer Park Monastery
A rap about a year of transformation, ordination, and staffing retreats at Deer Park
Alright, my heart is beating. Now I'm nervous.
So I'm thinking how...
Interviews with Sangha-builders – Part 2
During the International Wake Up Retreat in Plum Village in August 2013 – PART II
BBT: If somebody asks you how to build a sangha,...
Interviews with Sangha-builders – Part I
During the International Wake Up Retreat in Plum Village in August 2013 – PART I
Sister Ban Bien Tap (BBT): Please introduce yourselves and how...
The world we Plant – A Wake Up Retreat on Permaculture and Right Livelihood
The world we plant
watch the video! :)
A Permaculture and Right Livelihood Wake Up Retreat for young people
26th April - 24th May 2014
a 4 week...
Flash Mob Meditation in the Heart of New York City – September 2013
by Jenny Hamp
The outdoor sitting meditation was set up for 6:30 pm that Friday in Union Square, and we didn't know how many people...
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...
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...
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...
Silence in your heart
By Leni Cellini
A retreat with ‘music’ as its theme: I didn’t want to miss it for the world. It combined my two great passions:...
Connecting Generations
By Miranda van Schadewijk
The 19th of May, the usual Sangha morning in Den Haag took a slightly different turn. Inspired by the theme of...
Wake Up Retreat in Berlin: Living True Love
3. – 5. Mai 2013
Wahre Liebe Leben: die Lehre des Buddha über Liebe in unsere Beziehungen bringen
Living True Love: Applying the Buddha’s teachings on...