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Ordination Gift to My Sister

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

[Canceled] Wake Up Retreat @ Deer Park Monastery

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*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

Wake Up Retreat @ Deer Park Monastery

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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.

North American Wake Up Care-Taking Council

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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...

U.S. Tour 2017: Awakening Together

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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...

Right Livelihood

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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,...

Wake Up Retreat @ Deer Park Monastery

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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

Practicing with Donald Trump

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...