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Question: Human beings seem to be limited in our ability to express the impulses that stem from deep within ourselves. Is this limitation inherited through our culture, or is it a basic human limitation? And if it is, must we always be, as it were, alone with our experience? Ram Dass: I think our inability to...
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In 2013, Krishna Das’ long-time accompanist and manager, Nina Rao, sent resounding waves through the Western kirtan world with the release of her debut album, Antarayaami. The album announced her arrival as a chant leader and a champion of the Hanuman Chalisa (the entire second cd in that double-disc collection contained a number of alternate...
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The question is about the balance between inner work (work on yourself) and outer work. I’ll tell you, each person has got to intuitively trust themselves about where they are and what they can handle. If you look at a lot of social activism, you will find many people who are deeply entrapped in righteousness...
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Click Here to order the book. Ram Dass has talked about how our culture supports the fear and denial of death in many ways, from our glorification of youth in the media to embalming practices that make the dead person appear to be still alive. We are discouraged from looking at the bare bones, as...
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I recently discovered this letter from Ram Dass’ archives [yes, typed on a real typewriter!] I think it is the perfect affirmation for today and all days – something that needs to be read, something for a society that is so stuck in separateness that we oftentimes fail to recognize our shared humanity, our shared...
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