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
important dying moments
Dying is the most important moment that exists in any incarnation
world waste moments
You have all the time in the world, but don't waste a moment.
mindfulness moments truth-is
The richness of a moment comes when it's both full and empty at the same time. The truth is, we live simultaneously in time and timelessness.
dying moments detachment
Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
unity moments
A moment comes when "other" is no longer other.
mindfulness layers moments
I experience each moment like baklava: rich in this layer, and this layer, and this layer.
mean enemy moments
Death has such great importance in this society that it affects everything. I learned from my guru that death is not the enemy, I see it as another moment. Yet it's the end of an incarnation and means going on to other incarnations.
ego who-we-are moments
At the moment when there's nothing more to lose, the Ego breaks open - and then we see who we are behind who we thought we were.
spiritual drama moments
There's much more in any given moment than we usually perceive, and that we ourselves are much more than we usually perceive. When you know that, part of you can stand outside the drama of your life.
mean world moments
We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not.
thinking mind moments
Our thinking minds deprive us of the happiness that comes when we are living fully in the moment.
ask computer dogs easier funny lately learn sign tricks
I used to have a sign over my computer that read OLD DOGS CAN LEARN NEW TRICKS, but lately I sometimes ask myself how many more new tricks I want to learn. Wouldnt it be easier just to be outdated?
thinking people joy
I think that people will find a tremendous joy and fulfillment in service to other human beings, and that often this is what is missing in their lives.
teaching soul becoming
Our souls are evolving towards becoming the one. That's what we're doing and we're using our incarnations as teaching devices.