Ram Dass
Ram Dass
Ram Dassis an American spiritual teacher and the author of the seminal 1971 book Be Here Now. He is known for his personal and professional associations with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s, for his travels to India and his relationship with the Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba, and for founding the charitable organizations Seva Foundation and Hanuman Foundation. He continues to teach via his website...
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth6 April 1931
CityBoston, MA
thinking interesting mind
The interesting question is, how do you put yourself in a position so that you can allow ‘what is’ to be. The enemy turns out to be the creation of mind. Because when you are just in the moment, doing what you are doing, there is no fear. The fear is when you stand back to think about it. The fear is not in the actions. The fear is in the thought about the actions.
opposites unity consciousness
Across planes of consciousness, we have to live with the paradox that opposite things can be simultaneously true.
beautiful heart unity
The intellect is a beautiful servant but a terrible master. Intellect is the power tool of our separateness. The intuitive, compassionate heart is the doorway to our unity.
heart mind easier
When the heart is open, it's easier for the mind to be turned toward God.
inspirational attachment feelings
A feeling of aversion or attachment toward something is your clue that there's work to be done.
spiritual yoga games
The game is not about becoming somebody, it's about becoming nobody.
silence doorways
External silence can be the doorway to inner silence.
honor way belief
My belief is that I wasn't born into Judaism by accident, and so I needed to find ways to honor that.
love silence understanding
We're fascinated by the words--but where we meet is in the silence behind them.
heart unconditional-love safe
When you are in the presence of unconditional love, that is the optimum environment for your heart to open, because you feel safe, because you realize nobody wants anything from you. The minute that heart opens, you are once again letting in the flow. And that flow is where you experience God.
peace world where-you-are
If you would truly bring peace to the world, identify with that place within you where you are Peace.
soul ego looks
Souls love. That’s what souls do. Egos don’t, but souls do. Become a soul, look around, and you’ll be amazed-all the beings around you are souls. Be one, see one.
love-is creative important
Working on our own consciousness is the most important thing that we are doing at any moment, and being love is a supreme creative act.
letting-go can-not
Without remaining open to change , we can not remain open to life