Every religion is the product of the conceptual mind attempting to describe the mystery. Ram Dass More Quotes by Ram Dass More Quotes From Ram Dass Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being. It's not 'I love you' for this or that reason, not 'I love you if you love me.' It's love for no reason, love without an object. Ram Dass i-love-you unconditional-love emotion Consciousness equals energy = love = awareness = light = wisdom = beauty = truth = purity. It's all the same trip. Ram Dass consciousness light energy Death has such great importance in this society that it affects everything. I learned from my guru that death is not the enemy, I see it as another moment. Yet it's the end of an incarnation and means going on to other incarnations. Ram Dass moments mean enemy In the depth of the soul is the atman, the oversoul. And that oversoul is really love and compassion, peace, joy, and wisdom. Ram Dass compassion soul joy Our whole spiritual transformation brings us to the point where we realize that in our own being, we are enough. Ram Dass transformation realizing spiritual The soul is not part of the incarnation. It comes into the incarnation. And the soul is not afraid of death because it has done it so many times. Ram Dass not-afraid done soul Love is the most transformative medicine For Love slowly transforms you Into what psychedelics only get you to glimpse. Ram Dass glimpse medicine love-is Old age spiritualizes people naturally Ram Dass old-age age people When we practice dying, we are learning to identify less with Ego and more with Soul Ram Dass ego soul practice The most exquisite paradox; as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. Ram Dass be-here-now paradox giving You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. Ram Dass esteem who-you-are self-esteem The interesting question is, how do you put yourself in a position so that you can allow ‘what is’ to be. The enemy turns out to be the creation of mind. Because when you are just in the moment, doing what you are doing, there is no fear. The fear is when you stand back to think about it. The fear is not in the actions. The fear is in the thought about the actions. Ram Dass mind interesting thinking Don't think about the past. Just be here now. Ram Dass be-here-now past thinking The next message you need is always right where you are. Ram Dass next messages live-in-the-moment A feeling of aversion or attachment toward something is your clue that there's work to be done. Ram Dass attachment feelings inspirational Treat everyone you meet like God in drag. Ram Dass be-here-now spirituality religion The shadow is the greatest teacher for how to come to the light. Ram Dass shadow light teacher The thinking mind is what is busy. You have to stay in your heart. You have to be in your heart. Be in your heart. The rest is up here in your head where you are doing, doing, doing. Ram Dass mind heart thinking In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight. Ram Dass juicy costumes identity Look at the people you don't love and see them as an exercise for you to open your heart. Ram Dass exercise heart people
