Sangha News

Living beautifully, dying beautifully

August 27th, 2025

They say that all who came here, have to go.That is the only thing that is certain.Everyone who is born has to die.In between birth and death, you have something that we call Love, which bridges these two.That, most people forget – they never come to it. Only by merging,
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True Spirit

July 31st, 2025

Find that playfulness and innocence in which you can flow with life. That innocence is there. When you sit with a Master, you don’t do anything. But in that loving atmosphere, in that love and trust, this transformation happens by itself. You come back to that innocence – to your
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Dance Your Way to God

July 5th, 2025

There are many paths to God, but he is not far away. You are so used to paths and going somewhere – so just for the fun of it, I call the retreat “Dance Your Way to God”. But in fact, you don’t need any path at all. You are
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White Cloud

June 4th, 2025

You cannot control a white cloud. A white cloud is totally effortless – drifting wherever the wind takes it. That is a symbol of a sanyassin. You don’t have any resistance. You cannot control the wind. For a white cloud, why would you anyway? Because you have no desires. You
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Where did you put your shoes?

September 13th, 2024

Zen – Inner Balance
Dharma Mountain
August 2024


Following his recipe

August 14th, 2024

Satori kitchen at Dharma Mountain dealt with a record number of participants in the summer retreat. Many sannyasins are involved in making it possible to serve delicious, tasty and fresh food to everyone. We asked some of them how it was, and what the work in the kitchen means for
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A unique commune in the forest 

August 12th, 2024

One of the accommodation options offered by Dharma Mountain during retreats is camping. For many who have experienced it, camping has become an important part of the retreats in Norway. The camp has its own infrastructure setup, ready to receive the campers and meet their every need. It is a
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Becoming available

July 15th, 2024

How to bring that which cannot be talked about into words? Impossible.But Kabir’s words hint at it: “If anyone needs a head, the lover, the disciple, leaps up and offers his.”Only when you get rid of your identification with the mind (the head), can you function out of intelligence. Because
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Beyond the Blissful Spring

June 11th, 2024

Immersed in the beautyof spring green leaves and blooming flowers,of bumble bees and enchanting birds,we recall that they all do their natural thing.Unconsciously. Carefully guided to open our heartsin exploring our boundarieswith ourselves, with our friends,we realize that boundaries are not natural.They are meant to vanish,so we too can become
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