Sangha News

The Spring that comes in Winter

February 12th, 2024

The Master invites us to stop.To open up and bring awareness into everything we do.Walking on the slippery ice,enjoying a mealor simply sitting silently.And in this quietness, we hear nature’s
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What is Silence?

February 3rd, 2024

Silence is everywhere, if we take the time to find it,and time is what we have in this eternal now with our Beloved. Silence in the dawn, with its fiery
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The Art of Let-Go

November 29th, 2023

We learn to let go by first discovering what we cling to.Looking inside, we inquire into our reasons and see our situation. When we understand, let go can happen. It is
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the land of smiles

October 4th, 2023

The Beloved takes us to the most beautiful places! This time, we are in the mountains of northern Thailand. Almost 200 friends have travelled from around the world to be
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The Door

September 1st, 2023

You turn me completely aroundand show me that the door opens inward, not outward,and I must lay down everything I hold in my handsbefore I can step inside. Even though
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Dissolving into Silence

August 4th, 2023

Silence is the dessert of the retreat. It’s the moment when everything stops, when we can allow ourselves to go deeper, to give space to whatever is moving inside to
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The mystery lives

July 24th, 2023

The rain drums, as I sit asking myself who I am.The temple roof emptying again and again in splashesjust as the Masters speak about emptying out all that I know.
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In the Moment

July 19th, 2023

Our beloved Master always invites us to come back to the moment and here in the Summer Retreat, we are blessed with many special moments. Moments to feel vulnerable, to
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The buttercup close

July 2nd, 2023

I had forgotten to hold the buttercup closeand let its bright yellow reflect on my chin. I had forgotten to let the soft willow leavespass slowly through my handsand to
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