Tag: Deer Park

On September 9th, 2018, my sister was ordained at Deer Park Monastery along with nine other new monastics. It was an unusual experience to...

*This retreat has been canceled due to Deer Park closing*   More information early 2020 here: https://deerparkmonastery.org/join-a-retreat/#WU Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2524626787769783

This special retreat is for young adults, ages 18-35 years old, at Deer Park Monastery, California. Participation in the daily retreat schedule is required.

Dear friends, On behalf of our current North American Wake Up Care-Taking Council (NAWUCTC), we would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves and...

We are happy to announce that the monastics from our 3 monasteries in the U.S. and 15 of our monastic siblings from Plum Village...

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,...

This special retreat is for young adults, ages 18-35 years old. During this retreat, we will practice mindfulness together as a community, including… ▪ Getting to know our restless mind and befriending ourselves ▪ Sitting, walking, and working meditation and mindful meals ▪ Singing practice songs, exercising, and hiking ▪ Practicing mindful speech and deep listening ▪ Enjoying silence and nature ▪ Discovering our aspiration in life

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...

Reflections on Forming the Wake Up Collectivity of Ambassadors By Nhu-Mai Nguyen and Elli Weisbaum It all started during a Wake Up Order of Interbeing (OI) Skype...

Our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, shares that with each step we take we can say, “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.” This is a...

An Interview with Brother Chan Phap Ho Brother Chan Phap Ho was born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden. At the age of twenty-nine, he left...

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...

Weikei, one of the facilitators from Wake Up Los Angeles, shares about his arrival at Deer Park Monastery for the Wake Up retreat. Deer Park’s...

Azariah, who attended the Wake Up retreat at Deer Park Monastery last month, shares how a Q&A session with the monastics about transgender roles...

By Anthuan Vuong Leading up to my Order of Interbeing ordination at the 2015 Wake Up Ambassador Retreat during the North American Tour at Deer...