Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang during Winds of Freedom Retreat at Mevlana Garden, Brazil, on the 22 of November of 2021. This audio contains Portuguese consecutive interpretation. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net Vasant Swaha é um místico moderno que compartilha seu amor, sua alegria e sabedoria em retiros. Esta fala é de um Satsang no Mevlana Garden, durante o Retiro Ventos de Liberdade no Brasil, no dia ...
Dec 12, 2021•29 min•Season 5Ep. 1
In the Spring, Swaha invited his disciples to sit in silence together, where he shared a poem from the Zen tradition by Matsuo Bashõ: “Sitting silently, doing nothing Spring comes and the grass grows by itself.” He commented on the poem, on sitting and being in tune with nature. Gently he guided us into a deep space of presence, resting into the moment… even the hammer frogs’ symphony in the nearby pond became in harmony with the Silence. This audio has some minutes of silence, so you can also h...
Dec 04, 2021•19 min•Season 3Ep. 3
10) In the World “Barefooted and naked of breast, I mingle with the people of the world. My clothes are ragged and dust-laden, and I am ever blissful. I use no magic to extend my life; Now, before me, the dead trees become alive" Commentary: “Inside my gate, a thousand sages do not know me. The beauty of my garden is invisible. Why should one search for the footprints of the patriarchs? I go to the market place with my wine bottle and return home with my staff. I visit the wineshop and the marke...
Mar 31, 2021•23 min•Season 4Ep. 10
9) Reaching the Source “Too many steps have been taken returning to the root and the source. Better to have been blind and deaf from the beginning! Dwelling in one’s true abode, unconcerned with that without -- The river flows tranquilly on and the flowers are red.” Commentary: “From the beginning, truth is clear. Poised in silence, I observe the forms of integration and disintegration. One who is not attached to “form” need not be “reformed.” The water is emerald, the mountain is indigo, and I ...
Mar 29, 2021•26 min•Season 4Ep. 9
8) Both Bull and Self Transcended “Whip, rope, person, and bull — all merge in No-Thing. This heaven is so vast no message can stain it. How may a snowflake exist in a raging fire? Here are the footprints of the patriarchs. Commentary: “Mediocrity is gone. Mind is clear of limitation. I seek no state of enlightenment. Neither do I remain where no enlightenment exists. Since I linger in neither condition, eyes cannot see me. If hundreds of birds strew my path with flowers, such praise would be me...
Mar 27, 2021•33 min•Season 4Ep. 8
7) The Bull Transcended “Astride the bull, I reach home. I am serene. The bull too can rest. The dawn has come. In blissful repose, Within my thatched dwelling I have abandoned the whip and rope. Commentary: “All is one law, not two. We only make the bull a temporary subject. It is as the relation of rabbit and trap, of fish and net. It is as gold and dross, or the moon emerging from a cloud. One path of clear light travels on throughout endless time.” O Touro é Transcendido "Montado no touro, e...
Mar 25, 2021•22 min•Season 4Ep. 7
6) Riding the Bull home “Mounting the bull, slowly I return homeward. The voice of my flute intones through the evening. Measuring with hand-beats the pulsating harmony, I direct the endless rhythm. Whoever hears this melody will join me.“ ”Commentary: “This struggle is over; gain and loss are assimilated. I sing the song of the village woodsman, and play the tunes of the children. Astride the bull, I observe the clouds above. Onward I go, no matter who may wish to call me back.” 6) Indo para a ...
Mar 23, 2021•19 min•Season 4Ep. 6
5) Taming the Bull “The whip and rope are necessary, Else he might stray off down some dusty road. Being well trained, he becomes naturally gentle. Then, unfettered, he obeys his master." Commentary: “When one thought arises, another thought follows. When the first thought springs from enlightenment, all subsequent thoughts are true. Through delusion, one makes everything untrue. Delusion is not caused by objectivity; it is the result of subjectivity. Hold the nose-ring tight and do not allow ev...
Mar 21, 2021•35 min•Season 4Ep. 5
4) Catching the Bull “I seize him with a terrific struggle. His great will and power are inexhaustible. He charges to the high plateau far above the cloud-mists, Or in an impenetrable ravine he stands." Commentary: “He dwelt in the forest a long time, but I caught him today! Infatuation for scenery interferes with his direction. Longing for sweeter grass, he wanders away. His mind still is stubborn and unbridled. If I wish him to submit, I must raise my whip.” 4) Capturando o Touro “Eu o capturo...
Mar 19, 2021•27 min•Season 4Ep. 4
3) Perceiving the Bull “I hear the song of the nightingale. The sun is warm, the wind is mild, willows are green along the shore, Here no bull can hide! What artist can draw that massive head, those majestic horns?” Commentary: “When one hears the voice, one can sense its source. As soon as the six senses merge, the gate is entered. Wherever one enters one sees the head of the bull! This unity is like salt in water, like color in dyestuff. The slightest thing is not apart from self.” 3) Vislumbr...
Mar 17, 2021•23 min•Season 4Ep. 3
2) Discovering the Footprints "Along the riverbank under the trees, I discover footprints! Even under the fragrant grass I see his prints. Deep in remote mountains they are found. These traces no more can be hidden than one's nose, looking heavenward." Commentary: "Understanding the teaching, I see the footprints of the bull. Then I learn that, just as many utensils are made from one metal, so too are myriad entities made of the fabric of self. Unless I discriminate, how will I perceive the true...
Mar 15, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 2
“The whole search for the ox, for the bull, is the search to find your own life force, your own vitality, your own self, your chi, your power: your connection again with life, with existence.” -Vasant Swaha In 2011 at a silent retreat in Dharma Mountain in Norway, Swaha read and commented on the Ten Bulls of Kakuan in Satsang. In the Sacred Silence, in the stillness of wintertime, the call to come back to ourselves grew more pronounced each day. We could hear it in the crackling of the wood stov...
Mar 13, 2021•39 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang recorded in Dharma Mountain, Norway, on the 06th of June 2019. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Feb 15, 2021•22 min•Season 3Ep. 2
A guide to meditation and relaxation. Second part starts with a bell and has some minutes with silence, and ends with 3 bells. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from Silent Sitting in July 2003 and 2004 during Summer Retreat at Dharma Mountain, Norway. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Jan 15, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang on the 16th of November of 2014, during Winds of Freedom Retreat in Mevlana Garden, Brazil. This audio contains Portuguese consecutive interpretation. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Dec 15, 2020•20 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang on the 12th of July, 2011, during Summer Retreat at Dharma Mountain, Norway. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Nov 15, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang on the 14th of December 2013, during the Essence of Life Retreat in Mevlana Garden, Brazil. This audio contains Portuguese consecutive interpretation. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Sep 15, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang on the 21st of April of 2016, during Winds of Freedom Retreat in Mevlana Garden, Brazil. This audio contains Portuguese consecutive interpretation. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Jul 15, 2020•21 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang on the 20th of April of 2016, during Winds of Freedom Retreat in Mevlana Garden, Brazil. This audio contains Portuguese consecutive interpretation. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
May 15, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang on the 29th of February of 2008, during Waves of Love Retreat in Mevlana Garden, Brazil. This audio contains Portuguese consecutive interpretation. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Mar 15, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Silent Sitting in Dharma Mountain, Norway, on the 07th of July 2011. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Jan 15, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 1
On the 23rd of December in 2011, using the opportunity as it was Christmas time, Swaha gathered his disciples in Mevlana Garden and shared the truth, love and compassion of such a beautiful man like Jesus, inspiring all to be strong in spirit. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Surprise Satsang at Mevlana Garden, Brazil, on the 23rd of December 2011. This audio contains Portuguese consecutive interpretation. For more information vi...
Nov 15, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang at Mevlana Garden, Brasil, in 2009. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Sep 15, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang at Dharma Mountain, Norway, on the 05th of July 2012. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Jul 15, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Silent Sitting in the forest, at Dharma Mountain, Norway, in 02nd of August, 2003. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
May 15, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Recorded in Goa, on the 06th of February 1999. This is one of the first recorded Satsang talks with Swaha. It was a silent sitting with only 10 friends on a small balcony by the beach, and it became a very beautiful Satsang.
Mar 15, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 1
