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In the 11th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna shows Arjuna all the forms of the Universe, turning back into the pure form from which they were manifested. The forms of the Universe: Breathe them in. Take in the baby’s crying, the sound of traffic, it’s all energy, it’s all shakti in form. As you...
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“The Sage does not talk – the Talented Ones talk, and the stupid ones argue.” – Kung Tingan Though the numbers are proportionally few, many thousands of us have, through discipline and persistence, arrived at a view of our lives that is open, clear, and detached. In this new space we have lightness, an ease...
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Ram Dass (and Chogyam Trungpa) on the Loss of Meaning The attainment of enlightenment from ego’s point of view is extreme death, the death of self, the death of me and mine, the death of the watcher. It is the ultimate and final disappointment. – Chogyam Trungpa from The Myth of Freedom Very often people...
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In this talk from 1986, Ram Dass reflects on how we relate karmically within our family as we grow and our roles evolve. Show Notes Karmic Consciousness What can we learn from the evolution of the individual consciousness? Ram Dass explores the karmic evolution of consciousness that each of us move along at our own...
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Suffering seems to be a fact of life. How do we face it? Clearly it is a stranger to none of us. Perhaps we’ve not experienced the corrosive pain of illness, persecution, starvation, or violence. We may not have lived with the deterioration and loss of a loved one. Few of us have seen the...
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