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
used strokes used-to-be
I used to be afraid of things like strokes, but I've now discovered that the fear of the stroke is worse than the stroke itself.
yesterday our-relationship used
In our relationships, how much can we allow them to become new, and how much do we cling to what they used to be yesterday?
ego use instruments
The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it--just don't get lost in it.
judging use stuff
So you work on yourself as a gift to other human beings. Then you use every situation you have with other human beings as a vehicle to work on yourself by seeing where you get stuck-where you push, where you grab, where you judge, where you do all the stuff.
interesting want used
When you want to become free, your righteousness and anger are much less interesting than they used to be.
life spiritual use
Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation. Use it!
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 Wouldnt it be easier just to be outdated?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.
country people focus
By going into third world countries and serving, by actually feeding and helping people, I've been led to focus a little more on how people here try to be happy by ignoring other people who are unhappy.
spiritual long mind
We've been proceeding so long on the plane of consciousness, we don't realize we are spiritual beings. Our minds, our senses, and the society around us all say, "Come on, you're getting into fantasy."
feelings world affair
I don't have a fear and urgency feeling inside myself about the state of the world affairs and everything collapsing.
spiritual alive pool
I like walking in the pool. That isn't what makes me feel spiritual. But alive.
mean mind trying
Religions are institutions that push you up the mountain and then they have their fantasies about the spirit. I mean they try to make God like the human psyche and it's wrong. I mean it's a projection of the mind, and you can use it to get a start and then you must leave it behind.