Order of Interbeing Transmission
Q: Thank you, Katharina and Alex, for your willingness to be interviewed about the Order of Interbeing (OI). We’re here during the 21-Day Retreat...
Making the “Happy Farmers” Movie
A Director’s Confession
During the summer of 2016, I came to Plum Village Happy Farm during the Wake Up retreat for the third time, and...
Pilgrim’s Diary in India: Bodhgaya
By Tuong-Vi
"There are four places, the sight of which will arouse strong emotions in those with faith. Here the Tathagatha was born. Here the...
Lower Hamlet Happy Farm
The Lower Hamlet Happy Farm brings ecological farming and the Plum Village mindfulness practice together. A team of five long-term friends works on this...
Mindful Eating, Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, today
Deep looking, this corn connects
Painful histories
Slow mindful eating
Corn plants descended, growing from
Kindness, exploited
Giving thanks today
On stolen land, borrowed time,
Our inheritance.
Tell the whole story
So...
Refugee Trees
Refuge Tree is one of the earliest recordings from the Plum Village community recorded in the mid-2000s with songs in English and French...
“Before” Album Music
By Joe Holtaway
I've been in love with songwriting for as long as I remember. Some chords, a melody and some words; a sharing from...
Being Myself in a Challenging Learning Environment
By Jadzia Tedeschi
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Today, we had an extraordinary half-day of classes. You know, to supplement our learning.
8:00 History: “Good morning! Let’s begin...
A Plum Village Meditation Centre in Sydney
By Jay Larbalestier
Recently, I had the privilege to spend some time at the new Plum Village affiliated meditation centre in Canoelands, New South Wales. The...
Working Meditation
By Brandon Rennels
The first time I stepped into a monastery was the fall of 2011 at Deer Park in California. I arrived on a...
Plum Village “L-O-V-E” Music Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP3Th-5ALSs
A music video called "L-O-VE" we shot with monastics and Wake Uppers all over the world right after last summer's Wake Up Earth retreat...
Becoming a Better Health-Care Provider
By Marilyn Tran
I remember being a fourth-year intern as a naturopathic medical student and seeing my own patients for the first time. No doubt,...
European Wake Up Ambassadors Week
We’re planting seeds of new communities
It’s time to wake up!
It’s time to wake up together! The European Wake Up Ambassadors had a retreat in...
Rivers
Rivers is a collection of songs in English, Vietnamese, and French from the monastic community in Plum Village straight from the heart, including "Alone Again",...
What Does It Truly Mean to Serve?
During the five weeks I spent volunteering in Athens in October and November last year, the question “What does it truly mean to serve?”...