Satsang with Swaha - Audio

Suitable for listening while sitting silently in meditation. Vasant Swaha brings us into the essence of relaxation. And what is that? It’s coming back to ourselves, to our center, finding a space within where the heart beats in tune with all of existence. Relaxation is letting go of thoughts and being open, sensitive, and alert, silently becoming the relaxation itself. Vasant Swaha is a modern mys...

“Love is not grown in gardens. Love is not sold at the market. He who wants it - king or commoner - gives his head and takes it.” Vasant Swaha shares poems from Kabir on the beauty of love and surrendering to life. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an audio compilation of two excerpts from Satsangs at Dharma Mountain, Norway, on the 21st of July...

As humans, we are longing to know love, but do we understand what it is? In this audio Vasant Swaha talks about reconnecting with our own inner bliss so that we can meet each other from a deeper space where love can flower into a natural meditation. 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 17t...

“Lift the veil that obscures the heart and there you will find what you are looking for.” Vasant Swaha shares poems by Kabir on the journey of seeking as a reminder that what we are looking for isn’t far, it is here and longing to be recognized.  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 10th of Ju...

“Love is there but you have to uncover it.” Vasant Swaha answers a letter from a disciple about their fear of love and of letting go. Swaha reminds us that our challenging experiences give us a rare chance to grow.  He explains that the more we embrace life, the more we see that there is nothing to fear and our trust grows. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retre...

“When I was the sky itself, no one ever asked me if I had a purpose.” Vasant Swaha shares a poem from Meister Eckhart that touches on the beauty of being connected to nature and to oneself. He reminds us of the innocence we can rediscover when we are open to life. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang on the 29th of July, 2...

“Meditation brings you home, like love brings you home.” Vasant Swaha invites us to relax into ourselves and sink into that space that remains undisturbed. Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This talk was from a Silent Sitting at Dharma Mountain, Norway, on the 11th of June 2022. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net

To be self-conscious is to be identified with the ego, hence, to live in separation, worrying about others' judgment. While reading a Zen story about Unami, a great wrestler who could not perform well in public, Vasant Swaha shares about the importance of being natural in order to live freely - and in excellence. Once we disappear in the moment and return to our own center, we no longer worry...

The mind is the whole hindrance for us to see, to feel peace and to be part of life. Mind creates the separation from reality. Help is always there but we have to be available and receptive. Vasant Swaha shares a story where one of Ramana Maharshi’s disciples asks for guidance and the Master simply answers: “The Guru is within'', teaching that the essence is always available inside and t...

“Stop the search, go in, be here now.” In answering a letter from a disciple, Vasant Swaha shares about the joy of being playful and reconnecting with our innocence. He explains that it is only in stopping our search for the truth, that we find it.  Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang on the 22nd of July 2023, given in th...

A disciple shares about the joy of being open and losing control, and also how the mind can bring doubts and judgments after experiencing blissful moments. Addressing that, Vasant Swaha talks about how the fear of letting go is caused by the ego and our identification to it. Once we feel the dimension of love and learn to trust it, we can be swept away and forget ourselves, and our mind, and remem...

Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats held in Brazil and in Norway. This is an excerpt from a Satsang on 26th of July, 2023,  given in the Summer Retreat at Dharma Mountain, Norway. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net .

A disciple writes expressing his idea of discipline as something hard that requires willpower. He also shares that while persistence might lead him to beautiful spaces it also makes him feel very rigid. Addressing that, Vasant Swaha talks about how we misunderstand discipline. We have been fed patterns that make us feel the obligation to be nice, good; therefore, we live from the ego. But, in fact...

Over the gate at Oaku temple, in Kyoto, the words "The First Principle" are carved in beautiful letters, which people come from afar to admire. Through the Zen story about Master Kosan and the old art of calligraphy, Vasant Swaha illustrates the blending of meditation into everything in life. When we are total in the moment, centered in our being, we become natural, we flow. From that sp...

Just like bees go to flowers for the nectar, disciples go to masters for their teachings. But not always they are ready to listen and open to receive. In an introduction to the world of Zen and to illustrate how a disciple should listen, Vasant Swaha tells the story of Kokua, the first Japanese master to study Zen in China. He also shares a little of his own experience after enlightenment and the...

Sometimes the feeling of unworthiness will hinder a seeker from receiving the gifts a Master offers. Vasant Swaha responds to a disciple's letter reminding us all of what is really necessary on this journey towards a total surrender and freedom. And reading a poem by Guru Nanak, he invites us to reflect on the only two desires worth having. Vasant Swaha is an enlightened Master sharing his lo...

Letting go comes from distancing ourselves from our story and understanding that freedom is our reality. While addressing a disciple's letter, Vasant Swaha shares the truth and talks about how real healing happens. Reading Walt Whitman’s poem, he brings the fire and spirit a seeker must have in order to go into the unknown adventure of knowing themself.  Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharin...

Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats held in Brazil and in Norway. This is an excerpt from a Satsang given in Dharma Mountain, Norway, in the Blissful Spring Retreat, on the 28th of May of 2023. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net .

Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang given in Dharma Mountain, Norway, on the 28th of May of 2023. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net .

Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats held in Brazil and in Norway. This is an excerpt from a Satsang given in Dharma Mountain, Norway, on the 22nd of May of 2023. For more information visit www.vasantswaha.net .

Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang during the “Songs of Freedom” retreat at Mevlana Garden, in Brazil, on the 19th of April 2018. 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...

Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang during the “Songs of Freedom” retreat at Mevlana Garden, in Brazil, on the 10th of April 2018. 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...

Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang during the “Songs of Freedom” retreat at Mevlana Garden, in Brazil, on the 08th of April 2018. 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...

"Attar was the soul, Sanai the two eyes. We walk the road of Sanai and Attar.” In saying this, Rumi acknowledged Hakim Sanai and Attar as his two primary inspirations. Hakim Sanai was a Court poet serving the Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. When the Sultan decided to attack India, he invited Sanai to join him and write about it. As they left, passing by a walled garden they were mesmerized by the mu...

From a personal account of the encounter between Love and meditation, Vasant Swaha shares his experience of self-realization. It was by this union between innocence and wakefulness, divine purity and consciousness, based on total trust and a loving relationship with his Master, Osho, that Swaha reached the pinnacle of human beauty, the natural state that dwells in all of us. Let's celebrate t...