Tag: Deer Park
Ordination Gift to My Sister
On September 9th, 2018, my sister was ordained at Deer Park Monastery along with nine other new monastics. It was an unusual experience to...
North American Wake Up Care-Taking Council
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...
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,...
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...
Witnessing a Birth
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...
10,000 Steps, 10,000 Thank Yous.
Our teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, shares that with each step we take we can say, “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.” This is a...
The Sangha Boat
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...
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...
I Have Arrived, I Am Home
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...
I Love Jesus But I Follow Buddha
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...
Letter to Thay on Diversity
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...
Reflections on a Day of Mindfulness
by Jonathan Borella
After finally parking the car several blocks away, I make my way towards the park. The streets were crowded and busy with...
Dear Thich Nhat Hanh
Dear Thich Nhat Hanh,
First and foremost, thank you for everything. And Nothing, for that matter. We will probably never meet, but I will be...
Stiller
Enjoy watching international Wake Up ambassadors performing Stiller, an adaptation of Michael Jackson's Thriller, during the Be-In at the retreat with the monastics in Deer...
Being Ourselves is the Greatest Gift We Can Offer
On a sunny summer afternoon at Blue Cliff Monastery in New York, our Wake Up Correspondent there sat down with Nhu-Mai Nguyen, musician, meditator, massage...