Mindfulness Beyond Borders
Eight of us walked across the bridge, exiting the border patrol, and emerging into the new streets, smells, sounds, language, and people of this...
Dance Flashmob in Tijuana, Mexico
Enjoy a video of several Wake Up ambassadors from Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. doing a dance flashmob in the streets during the Wake Up...
How to Respond Appropriately to Situations in Our Lives
A Dharma talk by Kaira Jewel at ABC Home, New York City, in September 2016
Dear Thay, dear friends, dear Sangha,
On the way to...
Poem for Standing Rock
By Sister Mai Nghiem
Mother, hear our call,
Here we stand.
No matter where we stand,
We are your children.
And we stand for the Truth of our Oneness.
May...
Wake Up Northeast Los Angeles
As Sangha of the Month this month, we get to know Wake Up Northeast Los Angeles, how they got started, their practice as a Sangha,...
Flash Mob Meditation in Hong Kong
Young People Promote Slow Living in Bustling Central District in Hong Kong
In the Central Pier where people come and go, around a hundred people...
My Father and I
By Brother Pham Hanh
I still remember vividly my community as a young boy. We had to go up the stairs and into a big...
Right Livelihood
By Jonathan Borella
As 18-35 year olds, Right Livelihood is an especially important practice. We’re at a time when we are beginning careers, developing passions,...
The Value of Visiting Other Communities
Interview with Nhu-Mai Nguyen
How did the Wake Up USA Southwest Tour manifest?
It was led mainly by Brian Kimmel who is residing in Boulder, Colorado....
Wake Up Berlin
As Sangha of the Month for this month, friends from Wake Up Berlin share about how they got started, how they practice together, and their joys...
How the Viet Wake Up Retreat Helped to Reconnect With My Roots
By Thien Kim Truong
During a trip to visit to one of Thay's monasteries, Magnolia Grove Monastery in Mississippi, I became really good friends with...
Clap, Tap, Hum, Breathe
Mindful Songwriting with Children
By Joe Reilly
Where do songs and music come from? I ask this question to the many groups of children with whom...
Standing on the Brink: Which Direction Do We Choose?
by Monastic Brother Dai Luong
The following sharing is a follow up to Brother Dai Luong’s Wake Up to Humanity’s Greatest Challenge.
“Unless the monk knows...
Practicing with Donald Trump
by Jonathan Borella
I shouldn’t have stayed up to watch the election at Deer Park Monastery. It was my intention not to. Even when a...
Cherry Blossom Sangha
To start off 2017, we get to know Cherry Blossom Sangha from Seattle, Washington, in the United States. Find out what Wake Up means...