Retraite Jeunes en Ardèche , mai 2010 : "Sur la root'sacrée"
Quelle joie d'accueillir les frères et soeurs ainsi que quarante jeunes dans ce petit hameau des Cévennes nommé La Boissière. Quel bonheur de partager la pratique avec les amis, les voisins. Apporter l'énergie d'amour et de guérison dans cette vallée qui en a tant besoin. Quatre jours très intenses. La pluie était souvent présente, cela n'a pas empêché les liens de se tisser. Dès le premier soir, l'ambiance est chaleureuse .Nous mangeons dans une vieille maison de pierre,assis par terre,serrés les uns contre les autres.Le feu crépite dans la cheminée. Nous pratiquons la méditation assise le matin; les filles dans une maison du village, les garçons dans la cabane dans la forêt. Nous marchons souvent dans les ruelles du hameau et dans les chemins de la montagne. Chaque pas apporte la paix sacrée. Je sens mes ancêtres, les cévenols, tellement heureux. Je sens l'énergie se répandre partout, je lis la joie sur les visages des habitants, même s'ils ne participent pas aux activités. C'est très fort de réunir ici les amis, les moines et les moniales. Union du Dharma et de la Montagne. Brumes qui montent dans la vallée, Mystère de la Vie.
Première retraite jeunes en Cévennes et certainement pas la dernière !
During the summer opening, between 50 and 60 teen boys and girls had their own retreat with the support of monastics and lay brothers and sisters. The boys camped in Son Ha, the girls in New Hamlet, but together they cooked, played and had lots of fun. Besides they learned some stuff about how to sit still and concentrate and live a healthier lifestyle, being together in harmony.
Our brother Jeroen from Holland has created a video with pictures from the "One Buddha Is Not Enough" - Wake Up Retreat at the EIAB last April to share our joy and happiness with all of you. Enjoooy!
Sing along!
Wake Up, there's no need to feel down I said, wake up, pick yourself off the ground I said, wake up, 'cause you're in a new town there's no need to be unhappy.
Wake up, there's a place you can go I said wake up, when you feel down and low You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find Many ways to have a good time.
It's fun to stay at the EIAB It's fun to stay at the EIAB They have everything that you need to enjoy, You can hang out with everyone...
It's fun to stay at the EIAB It's fun to stay at the EIAB You can get your mind clean You can make your heart heal You can just be you and be real....
Wake up, are you listening to me? I said wake up, what do you want to be? I said wake up, you can make real your dreams But you've got to know this one thing!
No one does it all by himself I said, wake up, to the Sangha itself and just go there, to the EIAB I'm sure they can make you happy.
It's fun to stay at the EIAB It's fun to stay at the EIAB They have everything that you need to enjoy, You can hang out with everyone...
It's fun to stay at the EIAB It's fun to stay at the EIAB You can get your mind clean You can make your heart heal You can just be you and be real....
E-I-A-B It's fun to stay at the EIAB Wake up wake up there's no need to feel down Wake up wake up, pick yourself off the ground E-I-A-B-heeeee!
Here is the recording of the live webstream of the Hammersmith Apollo talk on the 11th of August. Thay spoke to a full house of 3000. The questions and answers were especially powerful and you can see the questions posted on Thay's facebook page.
You can follow all the talks from the UK retreat live at stream.pvweb.org orientation will be at 19:30 UK time on the 13th (that's 20:30 in the rest of Europe) and there will be talks at 9:30 UK time (10:30 European time) every day from the 14th to the 18th.
Here are two very cool little films about how Wake Up is manifesting in Austin Texas. Beautiful. May Wake Up houses bloom all around the world! (click on 'read more' to see the second film)
Wake Up Autumn Retreat European Institute of Applied Buddhism 6-10 October 2010
All you need is True Love, Brother. All you need is True Love, Sister.
Let`s wake up to True Love. We are rich men. Let`s return home to accept and share our treasures.
The treasure of joy. The treasure of loving-kindness. The treasure of compassion. The treasure of inclusiveness.
Each day of this Wake Up Retreat will be an opportunity for us to discover one of these treasures - while breathing, lying, sitting, walking, eating, playing. Together with young EIAB monastics and Wake-Uppers from all over Europe we will plant our "True Love Tree" (s. Wake Up Tree Foundation).
With True Love, with brotherhood and sisterhood there is nothing we can do that can`t be done!
