Ep. 216 – From Psychedelics to Service

Ep. 216 – From Psychedelics to Service

Author: Ram Dass / Love Serve Remember December 27, 2022 Duration: 48:43

Ram Dass explores how his psychedelic awakening and quest to always stay high started him on a path to take the curriculum of being human and use service as a means to get free.

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“You have to work with your attractions as well as your aversions. Many of you are good at working with attractions; you get a little weak on the aversions...Don’t rush, it’s all right. There’s lots of time, and we’re human and it’s not an error.” – Ram Dass


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