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
freedom journey involved
Our journey is about being more deeply involved in life, and yet less attached to it.
mind religion spirituality
Every religion is the product of the conceptual mind attempting to describe the mystery.
spiritual money giving
The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it. The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamed possible.
life-and-love self-esteem perfection
You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don't have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success- none of that matters. No one can take this love away from you, and it will always be here.
compassion joy and-love
You are joy, wisdom, peace, compassion, and love
love peace appreciate
Let's trade in all our judging for appreciating. Let's lay down our righteousness and just be together.
home brotherhood be-here-now
We're all just walking each other home.
hippie mean mind
We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected with one another.
real lying consciousness
Real happiness lies in that which never comes nor goes, but simply is.
soul done not-afraid
The soul is not part of the incarnation. It comes into the incarnation. And the soul is not afraid of death because it has done it so many times.
acceptance family-love thinking
If you think you’re enlightened go spend a week with your family.
life lying compassion
I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion--and where it isn't, that's where my work lies.
love-you thinking loving-you
As you dissolve into love, your ego fades. You’re not thinking about loving; you’re just being love, radiating like the sun.
spiritual truth yoga
The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth.