Sangha News
Autumn Glow
September 25th, 2020
Autumn. Leaves glowing in the sun and letting go. The tall grass in the field humming in the wind. Sunflowers bowing their heavy heads to the ground. In his presence, we become like this. Glowing in the autumn sun and letting go. Humming in the wind. Bowing our heads in
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The Flowers and the Bees
September 9th, 2020
You could ask a million questions about why so many people from all over the world, find their way to this small place in the mountains of Norway. What is it with this place? What are they experiencing? Why are they laughing and smiling? Why are they so silent and
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Here and Now
July 22nd, 2020
You are actually here! In the forest temple, in the mountains, in Norway! We can see you, hear your laughter, smell the rain in the pines. The sound of the river running, along with the tears in our eyes. The bubbling joy arises – it is true, it is
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Disappearing into You
August 10th, 2019
The leaves of the aspen tree shivering in the summer wind, colors given by the sun, a million shades of green. The pale greens, lime, mint and sage the bright emerald and blinking jade the warm olive and the dark seaweed the blacks hiding in the shade. Lucky are those
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The Pearl Diver
August 5th, 2019
Sitting opposite a friend, They ask “Who are you?” In their eyes I am reflected. In this open, trusting gaze, I can lose “myself”. The question goes beyond gender, Beyond nationality, Beyond the usual definitions provided by society, work, relationship. The answers come slowly. They are fished from the depths, Not
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Can you feel it?
July 31st, 2019
How long since I stopped, just to feel the wind against my cheek, bare feet in the meadow, the flowers caressing my legs? Had I forgotten the smell of fresh rain in the pine trees, the taste of sweet river water the feeling of the sun drying
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Becoming Love
July 23rd, 2019
In the days before the Summer Retreat, we gather in Dharma Mountain to make everything beautiful and to prepare the place, and ourselves, to receive the Master. Coming together – to serve our own hearts and the beauty we are living at his feet. One friend shares: One thing surprises
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The sunshine of the Beloved
March 2nd, 2019
Spring is in the air. The sun shines. The ice melts. The birds sing. The squirrels scamper across the melting snow. The buds on the trees are waking up to a new cycle of life. In the sunshine of the Beloved, our hearts are opening like delicate buds, ready to
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Everything is available
February 22nd, 2019
The Master sits, with outstretched arms. Open.Look into the mirror of his face. Imbibe the nectar of his love. Surrender to your own heart and become one with his. In this sacred silence, looking only inward, the truth appears. Beyond words, beyond form. Beyond ideas of who we are
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