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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 300 – Subtle is the Path of Love
Take flight with Ram Dass as he shares stories about love, power, and the very subtle teachings of his guru, Maharaj-ji.
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 282 – Of Miracles and Maharaj-ji
In this recording from 1978, Ram Dass reads stories about his guru, Maharaj-ji, and his many miracles. We invite you to set aside your analytical mind and simply enjoy these
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 261 – Honoring Lineage
In this Q&A session from 1994, Ram Dass talks about the importance of honoring lineage, the potential of the rave scene, how to bring a heart quality to academia, and
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 247 – Dreams Within Dreams
In this Q&A session, Ram Dass talks about transcending dualism, the significance of clairvoyance, how reincarnation is part of our dreams within dreams within dreams, and more. “Everybody doesn’t have
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 219 – Death of the Guru
In this powerful recording from 1974, Ram Dass talks about dealing with the death of his guru, working with the concept of dharma, and connecting to our inner wisdom and
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 197 – A Deep, Quiet, Dharmic Existence
In this mellow dharma talk from 1977, Ram Dass shares stories from a trip to Thailand to visit a couple of monasteries, providing an enchanting look at a deep, quiet,
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 196 – Talk Radio From the Heart
In this 1996 broadcast from KPFK Los Angeles, Ram Dass takes over Talk Radio From the Heart and answers questions about romantic relationships, racism, finding a guru, and more.
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 192 – The Possibility of Unconditional Love
In this Q&A session from 1992, Ram Dass answers questions about synchronicity, purification, fear, compassion, how his guru showed him the possibility of unconditional love, and more. Seeing Synchronicities
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 185 – Playing with Reality
In this episode of Here and Now, Ram Dass tells a series of stories about how his guru, Maharajji, was fond of playing with reality and adding a feeling of
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 178 – The Path of the Heart
Walking the path of the Heart, Ram Dass shares the hungry ghost pitfalls veiling the unity behind our separateness and invites us into the proverbial ‘hot tub’ of Maharajji’s unconditional
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The First Meeting with Maharajji
Well, it happened like this… I’m on the plane in India, and I am with a friend who wants to go up to the mountains to see his Hindu Guru.
Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 135 – Creation, Creativity and Spirituality
Ram Dass explores one of the most difficult teachings that he was given by Maharaj-ji. He discusses the curriculum of life that unfolds when we shift to an identity. Grounded
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The Birth of Be Here Now – An Origin Story
There are a lot of things that my guru Maharajji said to me in the small amount of time I was with him. I had been with him from November,
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 126 – The Miracle of Maharajji and Larry Brilliant
Ram Dass is joined by Larry Brilliant for a conversation about the miracle that was Maharajji and how we can bring the love and compassion that he radiated into the
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Ram Dass shares the spirit of his guru in 1973
The following excerpt is from a Ram Dass lecture that took place in 1973, before Neem Karoli Baba left his body. Talking about Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji), I get speechless.
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Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji) Stories: Lessons and Wisdom
Why Were You Angry? “Forgiveness is the greatest weapon, because a saint so armed is unperturbable… he can give up anger immediately.” – Neem Karoli Baba. A young fellow once
Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji) Stories: Baba on Health and Healing
An Umbrella of Protection In 1967 R.P. Vaish, a devotee of Baba’s, came to Kainchi to see Baba. He was being transferred to Delhi, and he told Baba that he
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Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji) Stories: Baba on Food and Drink
Winter Camp As I have said before, when I first met Babaji I was not at all interested in sadhus or saints. It was out of sheer grace that he
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Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji) Stories: His Devotees
How Do I Know? Someone recently asked me what it was like to be around Maharaji. As a child, all I remember was that it was great fun. As I
Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji) Stories: Dada Mukerjee
The Master Gardener The words and apples and tea and silences and laughter were all washed in a continuous river of love that poured forth from Maharajji. The devotees who “knew”
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What is the significance of having (or not having) a guru?
I find that in this culture, every time I say I have a guru, I feel like I am holding up a red flag to people, because they say, “Well,
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Sri Siddhi Ma – Our Divine Mother
“Since the time that Maharaji left His body, He started manifesting more and more through Siddhi Ma’s transmission. She conveyed the love that Maharaji is; she was an extension
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 121 – Sharing Darshan
In this talk from 1970, Ram Dass talks about the role of the holy person and what it means to share darshan from both the perspective of the devotee and
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“Ram Dass can only speak about God.”
So there was one interesting thing Maharajji did that I always retell to myself when I’m back in the green room getting ready to come out for a lecture, here
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 115 – Satsang and Taking Risks
Ram Dass is joined by Rameshwar Das and Raghu Markus for a conversation around Satsang and taking risks. Show Notes A Family of the Heart (Opening) – Of the Three
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 113 – Wrestling with Uncertainty
Ram Dass is joined by Raghu Markus for a conversation around wrestling with difficulties and uncertainty. From dogma to physical suffering to our own Dharma, Ram Dass and Raghu talk
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The Guru’s Love
Ram Dass gathers with Sharon Salzberg and Krishna Das to talk about the love of the Guru. Krishna Das and Ram Dass share their experiences with Neem Karoli Baba and
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Un amor puro y perfecto
Durante el verano de 1973 me estaba quedando en la granja de mi padre en New Hampshire, y fue allí donde llego el telegrama en Septiembre. Mi padre y mi
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 111 – Ram Dass receives the “True Secret Teaching”
Ram Dass gives a moving talk on the Guru’s grace and the story of how he received a true secret teaching from his own Guru. Recorded in June 1973, Ram
Meditation & Mindfulness
Ram Dass on Personal Roles and Money in the Workplace
It takes facing a lot of truth within yourself to hear the kind of work you can do when you are in your own development. It’s hard to acknowledge that you
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 105 – Keeping our Quietness and Love
Ram Dass and Raghu Markus have a conversation around social action and keeping our quietness and love. Ram Dass talks about balancing ourselves, social responsibility, why he puts President Trump
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 102 – ‘Soul-Complex’
On this episode of Here and Now, Ram Dass has a Sunday hangout session with Raghu Markus. The two chat about the concept of the ‘soul-complex’, how Ram Dass manages his
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Accepting Teachings along the Dharmic Path
Accepting Teachings from Maharajji There was a point where Maharajji did all of these terrible things to all of his devotees, especially me, and I got very angry and I
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 100 – Imagination, Faith, and Gratitude
On this special 100th episode of Here and Now, Ram Dass and Raghu Markus talk about imagination, faith, and gratitude. Ram Dass teaches us to see through our own delusions
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Maharajji’s Three Teachings
Maharajji said to me, “Love everyone, serve everyone, and remember God.” …and I have been trying to do what he told me. So, on this one trip I took the Greyhound
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Meher Baba "The Compassionate Father"
Merwan Sheriar Irani, was born in Poona, India, on February 25, 1894, of Persian parents. In 1913 while still in college, Merwan experienced a momentous event . . . a
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 96 – Trust, Contentment and the Guru
On this episode of Here and Now, Raghu and Ram Dass do a live hang out on Skype. Ram Dass talks about intuition and imagination as a method to connect
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 91 – More Profound Than Miracles
Ram Dass tells the story of Maharaji arranging the reunion of a barber and his son by appearing in two places at one time “More profound than miracles is the
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The Balance of a Perfected Being
“The heart of a saint is like butter, but it’s not, because it melts for the sufferings of others, not only its own…” – Maharajji We have been through thousands
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 88 – ‘Love Everyone’ Interviews
< On this special Here and Now podcast, we feature our new book ‘Love Everyone’, stories of the Westerners who heard about Neem Karoli Baba through Ram Dass and went
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Bhakti: Devotion and the Guru (Full Lecture)
Using dualism to step into non-dualism, through the Heart, is the essence of the Bhakti path. Ram Dass explains his personal journey in attempting to be an instrument of the
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 87 – Calling Down Grace
Everybody that has asked to be free has called down upon themselves Grace; that is through their Guru, Guide, Guardian Angel or Spiritual Friend. That being, whomever it may be,
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Krishna Das Takes Maharajji for a Ride [from Love Everyone]
Krishna Das talks about taking Maharajji for a drive to the Ganga in his VW bus. Order “Love Everyone – The Transcendent Wisdom of Neem Karoli Baba told through the
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Sita’s Maharaj-ji Story from “Love Everyone”
Sita tells a story of meeting Neem Karoli Baba without even realizing it, and how that interaction transformed the rest of her life. Order “Love Everyone – The Transcendent Wisdom
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The Difference Between Gurus and Teachers
The way we use the term ‘guru’ in the west (since we don’t understand it very well) is like a sort of ‘super teacher’. There are a lot of people that
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Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and "The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones"
To expect happiness without giving up negative action is like holding your hand in a fire and hoping not to be burned. Of course, no one actually wants to suffer,
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Ep. 82 – From Boundaries to the Human Agenda
Ram Dass takes questions from the audience on a variety of topics including letting go of boundaries, “What is the Guru?”, psychedelics, methods as traps and the human agenda
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Video: Ram Dass on Being Love
How can we cultivate surrender? How can we develop a relationship to the Guru? In this 20 minute video, Ram Dass describes his relationship to his Guru, Maharaji, as a
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Sri Trailanga Swami – The Walking Lord Shiva of Varanasi
Trailinga Swami was an Indian Saint from Banares who was recognized as an Avadhuta, a great Saint, by Ramakrishna, Yogananda, and other Saints of his time. He was a great Hindu
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 80 – Integrating Eastern Spirituality into the West
The soil into which spirituality from the East was planted was not so rich in the early days. In India, everyone believes in reincarnation and sees life from that
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The Nature of a Teacher
“When you forget all your dualistic ideas, everything becomes your teacher, and everything can be the object of worship.” – Shunryu Suzuki If several teachers are available in your area,
Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 72: Puja Chat with Lama Surya Das Part 1
Surya Das joins Ram Dass for a puja side chat at Ram Dass’ home on Maui. Surya Das is a bhakta as well as an American Lama. They explore
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The Still, Small Voice of Spirit Within
Ram Dass explains the ‘still, small voice’ of Spirit within, that pulls us toward God. He helps us understand what a guru is, and that a guru’s love is unconditional.
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What is a Guru?
Ram Dass explains the ‘still, small voice’ of Spirit within, that pulls us toward God. He helps us understand what a guru is, and that a guru’s love is unconditional.
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Surrender to Maharaj-ji – Ram Dass on Anger and Righteousness
In this excerpt from Miracle of Love: Stories about Neem Karoli Baba, Ram Dass discusses what surrender is really about. Ram Dass shares how to not get stuck in righteousness and move
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Silent Awareness
Ram Dass was the guest speaker at a joyful Sunday morning service held at the First Church of Religious Science. He talked about aging, suffering, and silence, and about the
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The Purpose of a Lineage
My own lineage is reflected in the name Ram Dass, which means “servant of God.” It’s a path of devotion to God/Guru, and the expression of that devotion is through
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God = Guru = Self
Ramana Maharshi said that God, guru, and the Self are the same. The guru, the true guide, awakens our own deeper being, or ātman, which is God itself. Ramana Maharshi realized
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Jao!
The variations in Maharaji’s use of the word “jao” were infinite – from a bellow (sometimes preceded by “Ap [you]!”) for the recalcitrant to a tender, “Jao, Ma…” as he
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Hazrat Inayat Khan
Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927) was a Sufi teacher and brilliant musician from India who started “The Sufi Order in the West” (now called the Sufi Order International) in the early
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Were you talking to God?
My wife had met Maharaji and had come to get me in America to bring me back to meet him. When we first went to see Maharaji I was put
Sri Ram Thakur
“Patience is a priceless possession. Exert yourself always to nourish it.” – Sri Ram Thakur India has been blessed with the incarnations of many powerful and mystic saints and religious
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"Miracle of Love" eBook Available Now
Download the eBook Here: iBooks for Mac Amazon Kindle Nook “In 1967 I met Neem Karoli Baba, a meeting which changed the course of my life. In the depth of
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Polishing Away the Anger
Once I found myself becoming very angry while at Maharaji’s temple. Most of the anger was directed against my fellow Western devotees. Although there were perhaps some justifiable reasons for
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Krishna Das: Remarkable Encounters
If there is one day in a life that was the end of one thing and the beginning of another thing that was the day I met Ram Dass… Before
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The Need for a Guru
Regarding the question of whether you need a guru: there are stages in your development where you need a guru. However, you’ve got to understand what a guru is. A
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The Touch of Grace
One day in 1968 Maharaji sent word that a group of nine of us would go for a ride in the Land Rover. After one stop at an apple orchard,
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Ram Dass on Coming Home to Maharaji
When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited. —RAMAKRISHNA We came to Maharajji’s feet, impelled by our yearning for the living spirit and drawn by his light. We came from Europe
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Darshan: A Meeting of the Spirit
Not everyone who met Maharajji was “opened” or “awakened” at the initial visit. Many came, enjoyed a pleasant visit, and left apparently unaffected. They seemed to have “no business” with
All You Need Is…
If I am in my soul, when I look at others, I see their souls. I still see the individual differences – men and women, rich and poor, attractive and
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The Great Escape
What was to be Maharajji’s final day at Kainchi was spent in darshan, kirtan, and prayers. Both Indian and Western devotees were gathered. Maharajji was asking after everyone at the temple
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Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji) Stories: Baba Knows Best
God Plays the Lila In my youth I had taken a vow not to get married, from the day my aunt, who had raised me, died. My family tried to
Who Are You Going to Fool?
The minute you know that there is somebody who knows it all, you are free. Because all your secrets become absurd, because somebody knows everything about you and they say,
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 53: Devotion & the Guru
The Guru as a separate entity only exists within the illusion of separateness.The minute it has worked to awaken you, it ceases to be anything. It is a self destructing mechanism.
Ram Dass Gives Maharaji the “Yogi Medicine”
Ram Dass reflects on conscientiously dosing Maharaji with LSD In 1967 when I first came to India, I brought with me a supply of LSD, hoping to find someone who
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Promises & Pitfalls: Teacher Vs Guru
A Guru is a cooked goose, a Guru is done, the difference between a city and a cave makes no difference to a guru. A teacher points the way, while
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Words from Realized Beings
Hanging out with realized beings or saints, with their words and pictures, is a way to inspire and find guidance for your own path. A realized being is like a pure mirror
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The Divine and the Human – Babaji
Babaji was known as a great saint — a highly realized soul with all the spiritual powers. Writing about Baba, Swami Vijayananda, a disciple of Anandamayi Ma, called him “a
“AGHORA, At the Left Hand of God” by Robert Svoboda
This trilogy forms a portion of the story of the Aghori Vimalananda. An aghori is a practitioner of Aghora, the spiritual discipline that takes Tantra to its farthest limits. He
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 38 – Swimming with Dolphins
Swimming with the dolphins connected me immediately to my intuitive heart space. They were a mirror of non-judgmental awareness that reminded me of being with Maharaji. Being with him felt
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If I’m Alive, I’ll Talk to You
On the morning of September 8, Maharajji called for me and we talked privately for three-quarters of an hour on various subjects. After that I saw him again at four
Functions of a Teacher
As far as teachers are concerned, a teacher is found wherever you are when you’re ready for that teacher. If you’re aware enough to ask the question, “How am I
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 35 – Promises & Pitfalls Pt. 2
The quality of a really good teacher is rascalism. All you need to know is this: If you want to be free, use the teacher to the fullest extent. Their
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Remembering the Illusion
One day when we Westerners had been sent to the rear of the temple grounds, as was usual during the day, I decided (for sentimental reasons) to go upstairs in
Lessons on a Train – Story about Meher Baba
There’s a story about Meher Baba. He was crossing the United States by train, and when the train stopped in Santa Fe, he suddenly got up from his seat, climbed
“Daughter, Sleep Well Tonight.”
Years back I’d heard a tale of horror, which happened to a young French girl traveling through India. She’d been fascinated by Aghori sadhus, who have a reputation for being
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The Surrender to Consciousness
What I experienced at that time of meeting Maharaji, in fact, within those first few minutes of meeting him was the experience of surrender which was no surrender. In other
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The First Encounter
Now the reason that my life may be useful, although from most other standpoints it seems, even to me, quite trivial, is that I have led three lives. I have
Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 24 – Rama Rama
A guru is somebody who is a pure mirror, so pure that when you meet that being you immediately see where you are caught. Ram Dass talks about the mirror
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I Am Loving Awareness
My Guru, Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji) has affected me by loving me, and therefore I love you. So this is a meditation. You attend with your mind to a point
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 21 – Energy
In this dharma talk from 1969, Ram Dass shares on the concept of energy. Using the examples of Hanuman and Maharajji, he explains that through surrender, renunciation, and service, that
SHARANAGATI: The True Meaning of Surrender from the Bhakti Yoga Tradition
The following story took place after Maharaji left his body (Mahasamadhi). People who were with him while he was in…
Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 18 – Indian Stories
Ram Dass tells stories of his experiences in India that expanded his consciousness and allowed him to see the true potential of human beings. The miraculous events that happened with
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 17 – Yoga of Relationships
Ram Dass talks about relationships as a triangle with the third side of the triangle being shared awareness. He also talks about how the relationship of Guru and devotee
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 15 – Samadhi
Ram Dass takes us on a journey outside of time and space as he explores the trance-like state known as Samadhi and what it might be like to be the
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The Consciousness of Saints
Where do you feel that saints or realized beings fit into the evolution of consciousness, and what part do they play in the scheme of things, both inside the body
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Maharaji on Love
The following is an excerpt from a Ram Dass lecture from Listening Heart, Relationships, & Appreciating the Beloved from the Summer of 1989. It is his response to a question from an
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 12 – Behind it All
Buckle in for a journey with Ram Dass to a place behind it all, beyond the grand illusions, beyond the groovy trips of the mind, and beyond desire and
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 8 – It’s All One
Ram Dass examines the interconnection between faiths and breaks down one of Maharaj-ji’s most essential teachings: ‘Sub Ek’ – it’s all one. Click here to read the transcription of this podcast.
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Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 4 – Guru Found
Now, with his guru found, Ram Dass continues on with the most difficult part of his journey for truth – the journey within. Click here to read the transcription of this
Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 3 – In Limbo in India
On this episode of the Here and Now Podcast, Ram Dass talks about being in limbo in India in his search for the answers he came for. We hear about
Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 2 – Journey to the East
Ram Dass talks about the trials he experienced before traveling to India after he was fired from Harvard and describes his journey to the East to find his Guru. We
Ram Dass – Here and Now – Episode 1 – First Meeting
Welcome to the Here and Now Podcast with Ram Dass! Never heard of Ram Dass? Picked up a copy of Be Here Now and want to explore deeper practices for cultivating
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Babaji’s Grace
One morning, Babaji began talking about pujas and prayers and going on pilgrimages. “Prayer and worship should be done by everyone, every day, as the highest obligatory duty to God; visiting
Times of India: Being with Neem Karoli Maharaj-ji
reprinted courtesy of Times of India, Oct 14, 2011, 12.00AM IST by Ram Dass We were sitting in the courtyard of the little temple in the Himalayan foothills, around Maharaj-ji,
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The Way of the Guru, Part 2
Read Part 1 I could see that my guru had this power, this peace, this wisdom, this love, but it was hard for me to see it in myself. My
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The Way of the Guru, Part 1
When I first came back to America from India in 1967 I didn’t really talk much about the guru because it seemed so inappropriate for the west. For one thing,