Awakening of the Heart Essential Buddhist Sutras and Commentaries Thich Nhat Hanh Parallax Press, 2012 Softcover, 608 pages Reviewed by Fred Eppsteiner, Brother True Energy Several weeks ago, a Sangha member told me she was interested in delving more deeply into traditional Buddhist teachings and asked if I could suggest…
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Waking
By Gail Charpentier It was the third evening of the four-day meditation retreat for helping professionals led by Thay last September in upstate New York. The title of the evening program was "The Transformation of Suffering," and the speakers were part of the group of 30 Vietnam War veterans who had been participating in their…
Prison Sanghas
By Rowan Conrad Prison is a foreign country with a unique culture. This article attempts to address frequently-asked questions about practice with prison Sanghas. I share from my limited experience-three years practicing with inmates in two different institutions. Every prison has unique elements and my experiences may not match yours. Security levels, state regulations, and views…
My Soul-Stirring Mindfulness Bells
A Wake Up friend shares about touching encounters with Thầy through a TV interview, a book, and on retreat.
In the Shoes of the Buddha
by Angela R. Vuagniaux One Saturday after morning meditation at Deer Park, I looked at the sidewalk surrounding the Ocean of Peace Meditation Hall and had the urge to sweep. The desert earth had been tracked in and smeared red all over the new white concrete. It looked messy. Although…
Nourishing and Transforming
The Growth of Happy Farm By Denisse Aguilar United Kingdom Wake Up retreatants visiting Happy Farm, 2015 Fresh red, yellow, and purple tomatoes, beautiful salad greens, and pumpkins are just some of the delicious vegetables delivered to residents and retreatants at Upper Hamlet in Plum Village. The Happy Farm team…
How Zen Can Help Save the Planet
An excerpt from the Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet online course, a transformative learning journey to cultivate insight, compassion, community, and action in service of the Earth.
Sangha News
Twenty-one-day retreat, Ukiah, 2014. Photo by David Nelson TWENTY-ONE-DAY RETREAT In July 2014, Sangha members completed a twenty-one-day retreat, “What Happens When We Die?” at the Mariposa Retreat center near Ukiah, California. This local retreat was intended for those who were not able to travel to the Plum Village retreat.…
Remembering Cheri Maples
Cheri Maples, our beloved sister and Dharma teacher, passed away on July 27, 2017 due to complications of injuries sustained in a September 2016 bicycle accident. Cheri was a member of SnowFlower Sangha in Madison, Wisconsin. She joined the Order of Interbeing in 2002 and was ordained as a Dharma…
Greed, Generosity, & Reality
By Janice Rubin On a recent Monday evening with my sangha, during the dharma discussion I talked about the book Hooked! In this wonderful book Buddhist scholars and teachers write about greed and the urge to consume. I also spoke about the way our culture’s encouragement of greed and acquisition…