To him who has had the experience no explanation is necessary, to him who has not, none is possible. Ram Dass More Quotes by Ram Dass More Quotes From Ram Dass I have written and spoken my thoughts over many years. Now I'm on new ground and spirit. I want to bring these together. Things like karma yoga, bhakti yoga, conscious dying, conscious aging. Consciousness. Ram Dass karma yoga years A being whose awareness is totally free, who does not cling to anything, is liberated. Ram Dass liberated awareness doe Cosmic humor, especially about your own predicament, is an important part of your journey. Ram Dass predicaments important journey Truth is scary. Truth has bad breath at times Ram Dass breaths truth-is scary The root of compassion is not empathy; that is kindness. Kindness is great, but it is not the ultimate compassion. Ultimate compassion relieves the suffering that comes from separateness. The suffering that comes from separateness is relieved only when you are fully present with another person, not when you are separately present. Ram Dass compassion roots kindness I don't have a fear and urgency feeling inside myself about the state of the world affairs and everything collapsing. Ram Dass affair feelings world You may protest if you can love the person you are protesting against as much as you love yourself. Ram Dass protest love-yourself may Psychedelics helped me to escape.. albeit momentarily.. from the prison of my mind. It over-rode the habit patterns of thought and I was able to taste innocence again. Looking at sensations freshly without the conceptual overly was very profound. Ram Dass patterns mind profound It is possible that in the 21st Century the Earth will not be inhabited by humans. One of the great mystics of India, a very simple man up in the mountains, somebody once asked him about the future. He said there will come a time when you'll walk five miles and you may see a light and you'll be so happy to know another being exists. Ram Dass light simple men Truth waits for eyes unclouded by longing. Ram Dass longing eye waiting The giving and receiving is the tricky thing. It's not the gift. It's what the heart says in giving the gift, and from my point of view, one doesn't give or receive - that's a role we have to play. But the gift - it's God's gift. I think that it's better to be souls than roles. Ram Dass views heart thinking Many of us are caught in separateness and we look for love out there, out there. But then as we proceed inside there will be the love. The universe is an example of love. Like a tree. Like the ocean. Like my body. Like my wheelchair. I see the love. Ram Dass ocean example tree Faith, consciousness, and awareness all exist beyond the thinking mind. Ram Dass consciousness mind thinking You may have expected that enlightenment would come ZAP! instantaneous and permanent.This is unlikely.After the first ah ha expereince, it can be thougth of as a thinning of a layer of clouds. Ram Dass enlightenment clouds inspirational Until we know that we can bear the unbearable, we're always running scared. Ram Dass fearless unbearable running Remember, Be Here Now. Ram Dass be-here-now remember The richness of a moment comes when it's both full and empty at the same time. The truth is, we live simultaneously in time and timelessness. Ram Dass truth-is moments mindfulness A Tibetan Lama said to me, "The best place to stand, Ram Dass, is halfway between hope and hopelessness." So I can write a scenario for the 21st century in either direction. One is that it all goes to hell and that it's truly the dark age. Ram Dass age dark writing Our culture's zeal for longevity reveals our incredible collective fear of death. Ram Dass fearless incredibles culture Words engage our minds, but in the silence we hear the Presence of God. Ram Dass silence meditation mind
