Ep. 97 – Being Free Together

Ep. 97 – Being Free Together

Author: Ram Dass / Love Serve Remember July 28, 2016 Duration: 48:47
Ram Dass talks about disturbing emotions that may arise is potential wisdom the moment you relax into your natural mind. Look directly into it, don’t deliberately reject it, regard it as a fault, or indulge in it concretely or, regard it as a virtue. Ram Dass talks about experiencing his life as a dance of balance of cultivating the qualities of spaciousness, of equanimity, of peace, of happiness, we fear the passions of life because they take us away from that balance. We have to find a balance between intuitive heart and thinking mind. Because the tendency in the spiritual journey is to denigrate the thinking mind into it and we shouldn’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. In this talk, Ram Dass speaks on making human relationships our yoga. Let us help each other awaken. Ram Dass tells us an exquisite story about Ramana Maharashi that exemplifies the possibility Of a being who is not trapped, but are always living in that spacious awareness-- of compassion or emptiness. Miracles remind you that what you think is reality is not truth. That frees you to think about what is true reality. When you wonder how it is, you’re hooked. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The voice of Ram Dass carries a unique and enduring warmth, a blend of profound spiritual insight and grounded, often humorous, humanity. Ram Dass Here And Now is a curated archive of this wisdom, drawing from a rich tapestry of lectures recorded over four decades. Each episode is a focused journey into themes of consciousness, love, service, and the intricate paths of awakening, all filtered through Ram Dass's distinctive heart-centered perspective. The podcast is presented by the Love Serve Remember Foundation, with longtime friend and director Raghu Markus providing contextual introductions that connect these timeless talks to our contemporary moment. Listeners will find themselves immersed in conversations that weave together Eastern philosophy, particularly from the Hindu and Bhakti traditions, with practical Western psychology, exploring how spiritual principles manifest in everyday life, relationships, and societal challenges. It’s less a formal lecture and more an intimate, meandering dialogue with a wise elder, offering reflections that feel both ancient and immediately relevant. This isn't about dogma, but about the shared, often messy, human experience of seeking meaning and connection. To spend time with this podcast is to encounter a gentle guide, one who points persistently toward the present moment, toward compassion, and toward the recognition of our shared essence.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 307

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Ep. 127 - What Survives? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:50
This time on the Here and Now Podcast, Ram Dass explores the question of what survives after death.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my…
Ep. 126 - The Miracle of Maharaji with Larry Brilliant [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:34
Ram Dass is joined by Larry Brilliant for a conversation about the miracle that was Maharaj-ji and how we can bring the love and compassion that he radiated into the world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy…
Ep. 125 - Embracing the Mystery [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:57
In this 1993 talk from the Omega Institute, Ram Dass explores methods of embracing the mystery of life through selflessness and service. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht…
Ep. 124 - Restoring Harmony [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:53
In this talk from 1980, Ram Dass invites us to bring all aspects of our lives into harmony by integrating the different planes of our awareness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti…
Ep. 123 - Fear and the Journey of Awakening [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:25
In this talk from 1991, Ram Dass discusses encountering fear and working through difficult moments along the journey of awakening. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://…
Ep. 122 - Altered Traits: Science and Meditation w/ Danny Goleman [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:02:34
Daniel Goleman and Raghu Markus join Ram Dass to talk about the power of meditation that they were exposed to in the East and what Western science has begun to understand about consciousness and meditation practice. See…
Ep. 121 - Sharing Darshan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:11:30
In this talk from 1970, Ram Dass talks about what it means to share darshan from both the perspective of the devotee and the guru.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://a…
Ep. 120 - Dharmic Effort and Faith [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:32
Ram Dass has a discussion with Raghu Markus about the fine line between efforts driven by ego and the dharmic efforts that, with faith, bring us closer towards merging into the spacious love that exists beyond duality. S…
Ep. 119 – A Sense of Change: Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:50
On this episode of Here and Now, Ram Dass continues his discussion on how our spiritual practice affects our sense of change and how we respond to an impermanent reality.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an…
Ep. 118 - A Sense of Change: Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:06
On this episode of Here and Now, Ram Dass explores how our spiritual practice affects our sense of change and how we respond to an impermanent reality. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva…