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 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.
thinking two soul
These are planes of consciousness, and I think human beings exist on two planes of consciousness, the soul and the ego.
thinking mind consciousness
Faith, consciousness, and awareness all exist beyond the thinking mind.
thinking firsts realizing
At first you think that your sadhana Is a limited part of your life. In time you realize that Everything you do is part of your sadhana.
thinking be-here-now daring
If you think you are free, there is no escape possible.
thinking persons
Each person tells you who they think they are, and who they think you are.
heart thinking games
I think the game is to bear the unbearable with a giggle. With your heart breaking. And then do what you do.
heart thinking views
The giving and receiving is the tricky thing. It's not the gift. It's what the heart says in giving the gift, and from my point of view, one doesn't give or receive - that's a role we have to play. But the gift - it's God's gift. I think that it's better to be souls than roles.
spiritual thinking giving
I think that people should give gifts by really recognizing the spiritual worth of the person and their (the givers') own worth. You usually give a present that the other person needs or wants, and I think it just emphasizes wants and needs.
spiritual journey thinking
I think the question is, how do we live with change? Change in our friends, change in our lovers? Change in me and change in my body, from the stroke. Things have changed this plane of consciousness. We've tried to keep things the same. It causes suffering. This suffering is another step in your spiritual life, in your spiritual journey.
change thinking differences
Who you think you are will always be frightened of change. But it doesn't make any difference to who you truly are.
heart thinking mind
The thinking mind is what is busy. You have to stay in your heart. You have to be in your heart. Be in your heart. The rest is up here in your head where you are doing, doing, doing.
communication thinking darkness
I think it's darkness before the dawn, because the next evolution is going to be a consciousness evolution instead of a communication revolution.
thinking ego scare
Most of us are convinced that we are our egos, which is who we think we are. The ego is part of our incarnation. It dies with the body, which is why we are so afraid of death. Death scares the hell out of who you think you are, especially if you think you are this body.