Be Our Own Soulmate
Written by Brother Pháp Nguyện
(Br. Aspiration)
Translated by: Chúc Mai
This year, An Bang
retreat was held at Moc Lan Monastery from July 18th to July 21st,
2019...
Romantic Love
Question from a friend: I've always heard Buddhist people talking about love and the love of giving. But is this the same as romantic love?
And...
A New Way of Living Relationships
By David Lion
I am currently in love with a woman.
Basically from the moment we met, I've been aware of a deep connection I find...
True Love
During the international Wake Up retreat in France this past summer, one of our Dutch Wake Up friends from Nijmegen, Verena, shared about the...
The Third Mindfulness Training and Sex
By Logan
Last month, I had the chance to attend a retreat at the European Institute of Applied Buddhism (EIAB) in Germany. It happened to...
Beginning Anew to Love
by Monastic Sister Sinh Nghiem
Dear Wake Uppers,
For over 30 years, I have gone around in circles, trying to find true love and happiness without...
Romance in the Sangha
By Monastic Sister Hien Nghiem (Sister True Dedication)
The deep friendship of brotherhood and sisterhood in the Sangha is one of the greatest gifts of...
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Message to the Youth
Excerpts from one of Thay's earliest books “Nói với tuổi hai mươi” (published in the 1960s), compiled and translated by Monastic Brother Phap The...
Journey to Discovering True Love
By Monastic Brother Phap Man
My journey has a lot to do with love. When I was 10 years old, my parents were divorced. It...
The Five Awarenesses
Inspired by their practice with the Third Mindfulness Training, Barry and Aurelia from Wake Up Freiburg, Germany, share their aspiration on true love, openness...
Lessons I Learned from Buddhist Nuns about Dating and Relationships
By Jessica Semaan
I spent two weeks at Plum Village, a Buddhist monastery in France. I came to recover from burn out, and what I...
Dating in the Sangha – Roses and Compost to be Aware of
by David Viafora
As a facilitator in Wake Up groups and retreats, I consistently cut myself some slack and recognize that we are all young...
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...
Practicing Beginning Anew, Anew
An experiment with appropriateness and non-attachment
I began practicing Beginning Anew with my partner, one-on-one, as a formal practice a few months ago. When it...
How to be a True Lover
Make a True Home of your Love
http://vimeo.com/18186924
It's easy to say "I love you", but not easy to know how to love.
In this beautiful Dharma Talk, given...