Satsang with Swaha - Audio

What is the best and fastest way to reach enlightenment? What appears to be a complex idea full of possible answers, Vasant Swaha presents as a journey back to what is simple and pure: the original state of the Being. It is not about doing; it is about letting it happen naturally. In the purification of oneself, in the experience of conscience and Love, emptiness fulfills effortlessly. Vasant Swah...

“In search of my love, I will go over mountains and strands; I will gather no flowers, I will fear no wild beasts.” Arrested and tortured for his beliefs, during his time in prison Saint John of the Cross experienced a spiritual awakening. The Spanish carmelite friar and Christian mystic outpoured his words of encouragement and longing for union with God in mystical poetry and writings. He died in...

“In a dark night, / With anxious love inflamed, / Oh, happy chance!” Arrested and tortured for his beliefs, during his time in prison Saint John of the Cross experienced a spiritual awakening. The Spanish carmelite friar and Christian mystic outpoured his words of encouragement and longing for union with God in mystical poetry and writings. He died in the late-sixteenth century and was canonized i...

Stepping out of your comfort zone might make you feel a bit lost and restless. But those sentiments can contribute to your self-knowledge. Swaha talks about how exploring new places can help us let go of the old and, accordingly, feel more relaxed. All it takes is to live the moment and take risks, embracing the unknown as a learning opportunity that will lead to growth. As the Master puts it, the...

A disciple writes sharing how distracted and not wholeheartedly dedicated to the path she has been. Swaha addresses her restlessness by reflecting on the art of being oneself while living in this world. That takes preparing oneself with patience and receptivity in an effort to simply be quiet and listen, so that one’s own silence becomes their guide. Drop the unnecessary things while focusing on m...

A disciple shares with Swaha her experience of spontaneous visions, such as seeing Osho in the temple, right after Satsang. She felt as if she had been around Jesus. Some people have clearer senses, Swaha tells her. And from his own experience he shares his understanding of this cozy familiar feeling of beingness, which is a timeless connection with the Master, always present inside each one of us...

A Master, a Guru, is one who blesses his disciples with the light that brightens up the path towards inner spaces beyond the mind. Through two short Zen stories Swaha shares about the importance of being total, exploring the unknown, hearing and approaching the Master more and more. Because it is by fulfilling oneself with such listening that one finds one’s way back home, to the heart and beyond...

Emotional acceptance is to allow your feelings to simply be as they are, embracing them, for it is through them that you grow aware. Sadness, for instance, takes you deeper into your humanity. And when you conquer more depth, Swaha adds, “you can rise higher. When you feel sadness, you can feel more joy. The hopelessness of life, then the joy, the blissfulness of life.” Vasant Swaha is a modern my...

Only the heart can understand the true meaning of devotion. The ego struggles to accept it since in devotion it is dissolved. Swaha sheds light onto that notion while also explaining the two paths to self-realization: the path of devotion to a Guru, and the path of meditation. The former, also known as Bhakti, is more feminine in its nature, and the latter, more masculine. But both lead to the sam...

“Whatever it takes to wake up, wake up, rise! When the light is there, don’t miss the opportunity.” And the light is your very Guru. His mission is to kindle your heart and reconnect you with your own soul. Take the step. Surrender. Be total. On March 21st, the anniversary of Osho’s enlightenment, Swaha honors his Master, reading a story by Indian mystic poet and saint Kabir.  Vasant Swaha is a mo...

A sannyasin faces and exposes the situation he finds himself in. As he realizes that his know-it-all facade has been in the way of really being part of his work team, he stops hiding behind it. While Swaha sheds light on the situation, encouraging his disciple to step away from his ego and stand up for his knowledge as it is, he reminds us all: “See your situation where you are. Purify yourself. E...

Insecurity about how others perceive us and the desire to maintain a certain image can lead to shyness and fear. One of Swaha’s young disciples sought guidance on how to overcome fear and conquer her shyness. He encouraged her to live and take risks because it is by facing ourselves that we are able to break free from our patterns–both the individual and cultural ones–and be true to our hearts. An...

In meditation, one tastes love and peace. But how is it possible to keep those feelings present in one’s daily life? While speaking from his personal experience serving his Master, Swaha addresses his disciple’s question. He talks about the work of a Guru, which is to remind us to listen to our own hearts, diving deep inside, where there is patience, trust, surrender, and non-doing. Being with a M...

Sometimes we need to experience pain, suffering, and hopelessness in order to realize that gaining a human birth is extraordinary luck. Swaha reminds us again: life is too beautiful to miss. What a great opportunity! Vasant Swaha is a modern mystic sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from a Satsang during the “Mystic Rose” retreat at Mevlana Garden, in Brazil, on the...

Vasant Swaha tells the story of a monk who visited Master Kisu and soon was ready to leave, saying he would go all over to learn the five flavors of Zen. Kisu agreed there were five flavors of Zen and told the monk that there he had only one. The monk asked what that sole flavor was, to which the Master responded. While telling this story, Swaha demonstrates not only how a disciple must be open an...

"Once you put an end to karma and nurture your awareness, any attachments that remain will come to an end." Vasant Swaha echoes the words buddhist monk Bodhidharma spoke in the 5th century, teaching the seekers how to nurture awareness and find the way back home, find themselves. Vasant Swaha is an enlightened Master sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This is an excerpt from...

Buddhist monk Bodhidharma spoke about what makes one either a mortal or a buddha, and Vasant Swaha spelled it out, showing there are also those in between. He suggested a few questions one should ask themself, so they can start getting wiser and return to their buddha-nature. "Only then will you see things from the Tathagata’s perspective." Vasant Swaha is an enlightened Master sharing h...

Vasant Swaha speaks the words of Bodhidharma and talks about the true buddha nature because, he says, "like [Bodhidharma] talked to his disciples, I have to talk to my disciples also." There is only one reason for an Enlightened Master to speak, and by doing so, Swaha performs "the art". Vasant Swaha is an enlightened Master sharing his love, joy, and wisdom in retreats. This i...

Relax. Make sure you are in a comfortable posture. Park your body, stop your mind. Then dive deep focusing on your breath and feel the subtle energy flowing within. Feel yourself. This is the teaching of the Masters: Come back to yourself. It takes more than reciting the scriptures and burning incense to get to the bottom of life and death and understand your true nature. Find your Master, you wil...

In the 5th century, Bodhidharma, a self-realized buddhist, walked from India to China. Initiated by an enlightened woman, the former Indian prince left on a three-year journey across the Himalayas to deliver Buddha's teachings. Swaha introduces his disciples and friends to the Zen tradition, telling the story of this wild man, known as "The Barbarian," who in China brought life to t...

To repent is to be in contact with oneself, understand and become aware of one's own actions. In this Christmas special episode, Vasant Swaha remembers Master Jesus’s words on repentance, such a noble act, and what happens when one cries, “enough is enough!”, letting go of the past, so that they never sin again. But what is sin? And, mainly, what does it mean to sin and to choose not to sin?...

The soul longs to be real, free from the mind and the ego. “What's your life about anyway? Nothing but running away from your own silence. [...] Lose yourself! And do not fear this loss”. Echoing Rumi's words, Vasant Swaha shares what a seeker should nourish and what he or she should let go of in order to experience transformation and live freedom in reality. Vasant Swaha is a modern mys...

"Prepare for the happiness that will come, prepare for the silence that will come, prepare for the Love that will come, that is waiting to be uncovered, to come forth." But is it possible to reconcile friends, a partner, and social life with being in silence and experiencing peace? While addressing that particular matter posed by a disciple in a letter, Vasant Swaha talks about yogis, la...

“Everybody is a miniature universe, and you have a center. Everything moves from that, from that silent spot”. In this Satsang, Swaha addresses the center of the body, the center of gravity, responding to a disciple who wants to know how to integrate this physical center and go deeper into the vertical dimension, beyond the physical. Swaha goes on to explain that we are born and walk through life...

“Better than a hundred years of mischief, is one day spent in contemplation”. Swaha comments on Buddha´s Dhammapada, one of the most widely known Buddhist scriptures worldwide. As he reads and makes the words of the Buddha clear to our modern understanding, Swaha points out that first the seeker needs a spiritual path as a way to come back to the moment. However, the moment comes when even the pat...