Mother Earth
by Brother Phap Man
Mother Earth
Earth Mother.
Womb.
We have never been apart for all of these ages,
and never apart for all these ages to come.
The willow...
And Be
by Olga Bloemen from the Netherlands
And Be
Just to fall back on the grass
and be
just to fall down on my bed
and stay
to be just a...
Love Your Mother
To celebrate this year's Earth Day, Monastic Sister Hai An put together a slideshow called Love Your Mother. The song was recorded with practitioners from Blue Cliff...
Happiness is Here and Now
By Thomas from Wake Up Berlin
Enjoy a slideshow with photos of Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village, accompanied by the song Happiness is Here and...
Peace Sounds 2 Music
Dear Wake Uppers,
In 2012 Wake Up London had an idea… could we put together a music album of songs performed by the Wake Up...
36 Years
By Sister Hai An (Sister Ocean)
36 years
36 years was all you got
36 years
to learn, to laugh, to work and to love
36 years was all...
The Healing Song
Dear friends!
This song "emerged" at the beginning of the 3-month-winter retreat in Plum Village and contains what I deeply learned from Thay.
May it support...
The Buddha Path
By Thomas from Wake Up Berlin
The photographs have been taken during the pilgrimage "In the footsteps of Buddha" in India and Nepal.
It was guided by...
A Wonderful Morning
By Brother Ngo Khong
This morning was a wonderful morning. My roommates and I woke up at 5am for the morning meditation. I boiled some...
Morning Song
by Zarah Reinhard from Switzerland
this morning
fresh, like a dewdrop
blooming in the mouth of a rose—
standing still,
waiting for awakenings;
dawn has already passed.
this sky
a circled wonder
hidden...
Break the Shell
During the Be-In on the last Lay Day of the winter retreat in Plum Village, Cheï from Amsterdam sang a beautiful rendition of India...
We Go Sailing on the Sea
On 13 September 2014, Wake Up London celebrated its fourth birthday of hosting their weekly Afternoon of Mindfulness sessions. Afterwards, there was a special...
Wake Up Friends Jazzing It Up in Plum Village
Thanks to Jo from Wake Up London for capturing this joyful moment of young adults singing from all over the world in Lower Hamlet this...
Six Mantras Remix
Enjoy listening to the Six Mantras Remix from the Children's Program Skit during this past summer retreat at the Blue Cliff Monastery!
The original version...
Sitting With Thay
By Brandon Rennels - True Garden of Faith
The poem below was written about a lunch experience at Plum Village during the winter retreat of 2012/2013
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Bell
Line forms, patiently waiting
Shuffling...