“If love knocks on your door, follow it. Don’t go back to sleep”. A seeker shares with Vasant Swaha how taking part in the retreat has changed her life and asks him how she can realize her true Self. He answers by first quoting the words of Hafiz, Rumi and Khalil Gibran and then explains that what we’re looking for is already here but can only be revealed to us in a climate of emptiness, love and gratitude - and for that an inner cleansing is needed. Swaha shares the example of a 14th century Ka...
Feb 16, 2024•33 min•Season 30Ep. 3
While sharing one of Buddha’s Sutras, Vasant Swaha reminds us that a great strength of spirit is needed in order to find inner peace. He goes on to explain that there is a deeply ingrained habit of unconsciousness in all of us, and so courage is vital, if we are going to face ourselves. We must look into what hinders us from growing if we want to be free and that can only be done by going within through meditation. “Find that which is always there [... ] that is peace, that is God, that is your ...
Feb 14, 2024•25 min•Season 30Ep. 2
There’s a longing in all of us to open up and be in our hearts. It is our nature to be loving; but we also carry the habit of being closed and protected. In answering one of his disciples, Vasant Swaha reminds us, through Rumi’s words, how pain can be a door to vulnerability, and that only by being vulnerable can we truly experience life. Once a glimpse of the real happens, of living from our heart, the longing to be free is awakened and that is what brings us home. Vasant Swaha is a modern myst...
Feb 12, 2024•31 min•Season 30Ep. 1
How to move from darkness to light? How can we transform suffering into celebration? The inner voices that we have inside create separation between our heads and our hearts, keeping us from realizing the light we have within. On Christmas Day, Swaha shed his light on Jesus's saying “When you make two into one, you will become children of God”: when we remove the veils from our eyes and start functioning from our hearts, we become in tune with ourselves and with Life. Vasant Swaha is a modern mys...
Dec 24, 2023•9 min•Season 25Ep. 10
The invitation of the Master is to find the balance between participating in the world while not being identified with it. Here, Vasant Swaha reminds us of the opportunity that we have to reach this state of non-attachment and how love is the door to this discovery. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from one of the Satsangs during "The Art of Let-Go” Retreat, in Brazil at Mevlana Garden, Brazil, on the 27th of November 2023. This au...
Dec 22, 2023•31 min•Season 29Ep. 7
“Come a little closer, and my light, the fire in my heart, can jump into your heart.” Inspired by Hafiz, Vasant Swaha talks about the alchemy that can start to happen in us as we come closer to the Master's love and clarity. He also shares his wisdom and compassion on the human dilemma of being split between the heart and the mind. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang during the “Art of Let-Go” Retreat at Mevlana Garden, Braz...
Dec 21, 2023•29 min•Season 29Ep. 6
The art of the Master is to help us experience that which cannot be seen, felt or touched - yet, is our very essence. Vasant Swaha comments on the dissolution into emptiness and shares a Zen story that illustrates the Master's unique way of teaching. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang during the “Art of Let-Go” Retreat at Mevlana Garden, Brazil, on the 02nd of December of 2023. This audio contains Portuguese consecutive int...
Dec 19, 2023•9 min•Season 29Ep. 5
Once we remember what is essential in this life, we should focus on that, keeping it in our hearts like a diamond. Vasant Swaha reminds us of what is available through his presence and reads words from Meera about the single-minded focus that the connection with the Master creates. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang during the “Art of Let-Go” Retreat at Mevlana Garden, Brazil, on the 29th of November of 2023. This audio con...
Dec 19, 2023•9 min•Season 29Ep. 4
Vasant Swaha talks about the reasons that some people abandon the journey, sharing his own experience of seeing this happen around Osho and other awakened ones. He then explains how the love affair between Master and disciple gradually transforms fear into complete trust and let-go. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang during the “Art of Let-Go” Retreat at Mevlana Garden, Brazil, on the 25th of November of 2023. This audio co...
Dec 18, 2023•23 min•Season 29Ep. 3
The Master invites us to reclaim the responsibility for our own lives, because our state of consciousness can shape the reality in which we live. Our work is to re-establish the connection with our hearts and live with more awareness, creating peace and light. In this way, we can live like lotus flowers in the mud: in the world, but unaffected by it. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Satsang during the “Art of Let-Go” Retreat at M...
Dec 17, 2023•24 min•Season 29Ep. 2
"When you come to the realization that the totality of yourself.... is totally useless, then you’ll suffer. But we say: this is the only way to start the real path. This is the point where there is any hope for you to become what you really are ''. Quoting Gurdjieff, Vasant Swaha addresses a seeker who asks for guidance on how to hold on to the glimpses of truth he has. The only way is to start becoming aware and emptying out all the darkness, because our essence, peace, is already here, it’s ju...
Dec 16, 2023•39 min•Season 29Ep. 1
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang in Thailand, during the “The Fragrance of the Buddha” retreat on 25th of September 2023. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Dec 14, 2023•28 min•Season 28Ep. 7
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang in Thailand, during the “The Fragrance of the Buddha” retreat on 25th of September 2023. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Dec 13, 2023•21 min•Season 28Ep. 6
This is a Guided Meditation recorded in a Silent Sitting from the Retreat with Swaha in Chiang Mai, Thailand 26th of September 2023. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in Satsang and retreats. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Dec 12, 2023•12 min•Season 28Ep. 5
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang during the “The Fragrance of the Buddha” retreat in Thailand, on 21st of September 2023. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Dec 11, 2023•15 min•Season 28Ep. 4
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang in Thailand, during the “The Fragrance of the Buddha” retreat on 19th of September 2023. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Dec 10, 2023•25 min•Season 28Ep. 3
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang during the “The Fragrance of the Buddha” retreat on 19th of September 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Dec 09, 2023•8 min•Season 28Ep. 2
In this first audio of the series, Vasant Swaha introduces us to the Fragrance of the Buddha and how we have lost contact with it. Through recalling the Four Noble Truths of Buddha, he reminds us that it has become a forgotten part of ourselves due to our involvement with the outer factors that take us far away from this moment. However, there is a way back to our being and the Master is proof of that, he is an invitation to return to the essence. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love...
Dec 08, 2023•16 min•Season 28Ep. 1
Dette er et opptak fra en Silent Sitting i Goa, India, Februar 1999. Det er en av de sjeldne gangene der Swaha snakket på Norsk i en slik samling. Vasant Swaha er en moderne mystiker som deler av sin kjærlighet, glede og visdom på retreater. This is a recording from a Silent Sitting in Goa, India, February 1999. It is one of the few times where Swaha talked in Norwegian in this kind of gathering. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. For more information ...
Nov 11, 2023•44 min•Season 25Ep. 9
A taoist is one who is in tune with life, flowing effortlessly through all that life has to offer us. In this audio, Vasant Swaha shares a story about a sage who became known in old China for the apparent miraculous ways that he approached situations that unfolded in his life. The story goes that while hunting in the central mountains, General Shao Zu set fire to the forest to burn down the tall grass; then he was surprised when he saw the sage walking out of the forest unharmed. The crowd who w...
Oct 20, 2023•37 min•Season 27Ep. 8
“The greatest luxury in this world is to enjoy your own Self.” - Vasant Swaha This excerpt is from a Satsang from the silent phase of a retreat. Swaha talks about the value of silence, and finding ourselves in the silence. “To be a nobody is the most extraordinary in this world, because everybody wants to be somebody.” At a time when all the religions of the East talked about “finding your Self,” the Buddha declared there was no Self. Swaha explores this point of view - “What is yours in silence...
Oct 18, 2023•30 min•Season 27Ep. 7
“The Master does nothing. Yet, he leaves nothing undone.” - Lao Tzu There are two fundamentally different ways of living life: the way of doing, and the way of relaxing and allowing, where things still happen. The inner realm has different Laws to the outer; you can have power and strength without doing anything. This is at the root of martial arts such as aikido. Being in a meditative state, free of fear, one becomes capable of responding in the moment and using the energy of the situation. As ...
Oct 16, 2023•15 min•Season 27Ep. 6
The Taoist teachings are down-to-earth, for your day-to-day life. “When the shoe fits, the foot is forgotten. When the belt fits, the belly is forgotten.” In this excerpt from a Satsang, Swaha reads Chuang Tzu 's mind-bending verses about harmony in living. “Easy is right. Begin right, and you are easy. Continue easy, and you are right.” When you are in balance, you go beyond “right and wrong.” You simply see things as they are. Resting in yourself, you find freedom. Life is a gift, enjoy, celeb...
Oct 14, 2023•25 min•Season 27Ep. 5
How can we talk about something, the essence of which cannot be explained through words? The Taoists use water as a metaphor. Sitting beside a waterfall, Swaha reads and comments on these words of Lao Tzu: “The Supreme Truth is like water, which nourishes all. It nourishes all things without trying to do it. It is content with low places that people disdain. Thereby, it is one with the Tao. In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep it simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In ...
Oct 12, 2023•14 min•Season 27Ep. 4
In this excerpt of Satsang, Swaha talks about the “Three Treasures of Taosim,” to guide us on this path: simplicity, patience and compassion – all natural things that we have forgotten. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang in Norway, during the Summer Retreat at Dharma Mountain, in Norway, on 08th of July 2018. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Oct 10, 2023•9 min•Season 27Ep. 3
“To be ordinary is the most extraordinary” - Vasant Swaha The way of the Taoists is a Pathless Path – it cannot be talked about. One has to fall in tune, and flow as water in a state of non-doing, which is called wu wei . " It is in the ordinary life. It is always available – but you have to seek it” . If we use our senses in a natural way, nature can reflect many qualities back to us. Nature accepts us, and we just have to accept ourselves more. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love,...
Oct 08, 2023•31 min•Season 27Ep. 2
“Taoism is not a religion, it’s not a belief, it’s a way of living and coming back to live in harmony with existence” -Swaha One cannot understand the Tao intellectually, it has to be a deep realization. The first step is to be open, to feel more. It helps to observe the cycles of nature. If you manage to get out of your head and into your heart, it becomes easier to see the bigger picture of life and to tune into the whole. The Truth is timeless. It is eternal. Meditation is key. In this talk S...
Oct 06, 2023•22 min•Season 27Ep. 1
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang in Norway, during the "Songs of Silence" Retreat at Dharma Mountain, on 26th of August 2023. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Oct 04, 2023•16 min•Season 26Ep. 4
Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang in Norway, during the “Songs of Silence” Retreat at Dharma Mountain, in Norway, on 24th of August 2023. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net
Oct 03, 2023•26 min•Season 26Ep. 3
The Zen tradition is known for the mind-bending ways that are used to provoke the seeker to reach self-realization. Many stories are told about extraordinary meetings between a Master and disciple. Here, Vasant Swaha shares about when Chui (or Yoka), still as a seeker, was challenged by Master Huineng. This meeting led to Chui becoming a disciple and to his enlightenment. When sharing the story, Swaha is reminded of an event from his life, when met with an ancient friend, also an awakened being,...
Oct 02, 2023•31 min•Season 26Ep. 2
