Becoming Ram Dass - Full Lecture 

I worked at that prison during this time, but didn’t,t know anything re RD. Sometime later an inmate told me about a guy who wanted to teach us yoga. We became friend and he introduced me to RD. Since then, I’ve been a devotee, listening to all his tapes, reading his books, going to conferences and having 3 Skype sessions with him. He’s been a blessing in my life, now, being 88.

I did 6 months in prison, 3 of those in solitary (outside US) for possession of plant medicine. On the outside people thought it must have been due to "bad" karma.... little do they know that my time in that cell was a gift. I learned that I'm free no matter where my body, and that I was more free then, inside that small cell, than I was before I went in. Ironically I was sentenced to rehab. It wasn't an easy process at times, but I definitely laughed a LOT at the irony, which I ultimately felt was a message / conversation from creator saying "so you think you're quite happy with your identity as form? let me give you this opportunity, and see what you make of it". Thank you for the teachings.

This knowledge is absolutely priceless. Ram Dass, Terrance McKenna, and Alan Watts have helped me understand and get the most out of my experiences, and the truth about life and death.

Namasté. I've missed you since you passed even though I didn't meet you in person. I appreciate you letting me stay at your house in Maui with you while I visited my ex girlfriend. You're a really nice person. Watching these videos of you' makes me feel so alive. I've missed you since your passing even though we didn't meet this lifetime and I don't know why but you're still a legend Ram Dass, ram ram.

Raw and pure honesty. I love Ram Das.

I’m totally on board with you about this man, Ram Dass. I have 61 years now and had heard but only recently “discovered” him these past 2 months! What a waste of years since just hearing. of him. This is a daily occurrence to finally endulge in his talks and teachings. I hope to learn and “hear” more. Any tips and/or pointers is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for this. Much love and blessings to you all

Love you Ram Dass...

I love this lecture. So good. Thank you 🙏 ☮️❤️

The only thing that can die is the thought of who you think you are

Masterpiece

Ram Dass. Here Now❤

Thanks for the upload!

Ram ram 🌹🙏🌹🌹🙏🙏

Reminds me of the Hollywood film, Lucy. She disappeared, literally, into all one.

Baba Dass. I love you.❤

thank you for uploading this

~ We're All Doing Thyme ~

😊mind opening

ll miss you always. love from ayyer fly 🙏🏻🙌

It would be interesting to hear how this talk affected these innmates. Intriguing listening to this knowing this audience is incarcerated., its a juxtaposition.

Being in Bellevue Hospital in NYC ECT is a step down from a lobotomy

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Only by Direct Experience do WE=mc2 live life 😂 to the fullest, then 💎 ascension is possible. The illusion of watching is not enough to achieve lift off 🚀to🌌 the next plane. Our🕊️intentions make the journey👣!

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This saintly man brought me back from the brink of insanity. I had a pretty bad freakout on LSD. I felt so alone and unable to relate it to anybody at all that was in my life. I just thought I went crazy, but then I heard this guy talking about all these things and more besides. It really helped me.

I hear his voice. I know I'm home.

I attended all the lectures in Berkeley given by a certain Richard Alpert before he became known as Ram Das.

High Brother! Great ambassador for eastern mysticism and consciousness expanding psychedelics. If there were more like him in the world it would be a happier and safer place. Fly on high brothers and sisters! 🙏🏽

Have listened to many of these, this one is particularly good. Found Seth books at 24 and knew Immediately i found truth, now at 65, ive never changed that understanding. Same exact teaching. ALL is choosen by the self, no mistakes ever. "Death is completely safe" lol, love that quote. I always feel good listening to these.

This is hands down one of the best talks abt seeking the truth ! Thank you for sharing . Namaste to Baba !

DanbUry prison at that time housed. 3 general types of inmates. white color crimes and mofia related, war resisters like the Berrigan bros, and drug addicts. I worked in the therapeutic community for addicts. Great experience.

RD mentions very briefly the word NARA. This was a program for addicts who violated narcotic laws, mainly heroine. I directed one of those communities of 5o men for 6 years, 1971-1977 . The gov ended that program so I left for another job. So even though I was there, this presentation was missed. I may have been away that or on vacation. As I said, I then met Paul who was taking meditation workshop in NY.RD sent people into prisons to train inmates in yoga. We did this till I left because the Nara program was stopped in about 1975-6.

"That person is a stimulus that is awakening you to the place where you are love." Made my night. Thank you so much!

Ah such a beautiful being and beautiful honest giving up power for truth. 😍😍 Strengthens our faith in truth.

Pranam Baba Ji Jay SiyaRam Ji ❤️🙏🙂😊🏵️🌼🏵️🌼

people keep talking about the population of the Danbury prison but they've got it all wrong - the main type of inmate they sent there was God in drag, god in drag, and god in drag

None of what Ram Dass said about the veil makes sense. I’ve heard other spiritual teachers use the same example. If all you need is spiritual practice to be free of this help hole then why do we need the veil? It appears suffering would be minimal and enlightenment fast if we knew who we were.

Imagine no thought, no self, no ego, no memory. You can't.

Ever since I read “Be Here Now” back in the 70’s, once you’re awake, it’s hard to go back to sleep. All the mushroom, LSD and mescaline trips made so much more sense through his teachings and were fun instead and being serious. What a long strange trip it’s been.

Teotlnanacatl (I think that’s the spelling) is the Nahuatl word for psilocybe Mexicana, a relatively potent little dude

🙏💗 Ram Ram 💗🙏 Jai Sanatana 🔱🌍🌈

It was all by his grace 🙌🏻 I love you and feel you Baba ❤️

I enjoyed this. Thank you for posting ❤

The singularity experience is the doorway to its opposite

Ram Dass covered our asses four sure 😂

Does anyone know who the prisoners were? And if any are still alive today ?

It's a drag being in the space of comprehending what he is saying, but recognizing I'm a spiritual / experiential desert without any conscious perception or momentary insight-blips... No sense of having worked through anything and now contracting and dissolving - still tied to the space-time dock with a silken thread

He switched up his story about the biscuits. One time telling it, he says people were watching him if he'd eat the biscuits or not. I wonder why he changed the story.

Thanks!

excellent talk thank you x

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Yum yum yum yum 🥰🙏

Rammed azzzz

🦄 Dolt by John Rickel 🦄

I find these stories about his guru to be unbelievable but that’s just me. I’d love to see a comparable guru doing such things on RU-vid if anyone knows of any ?

most grateful i found this dood ❤

Thanks!

THANK YOU.

I love you Ram Dass..... I Love you Maharaji... RAM RAM

There are 16 personality types in the myers briggs model. Maybe we live 16 human lives trying each type? Love you Ram Das. God bless you all.

“Working at” is light years from existing in.

1:28:37 did he forget he's speaking at a prison 🤣.

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LSD should be legal

Milk thistle spleen health 💞🙏

Ram is so beautiful 😊

What a trip ❤

What kind of instrument is that playing at the beginning?

Brilliant!

This lectures is similar to other lectures, it’s also somewhat at the beginning of be here no, the blue square book. But like the Grateful Dead or Marc rebillet, he can read the crowd and be a lot more fluid and direct through his specific art. It’s the same story but the people here clearly push the way he explains the story. The Q&A was epic and shows this quality even further, the Q&A following the poetic epic of Ram Das birth gave the questions there juice.

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Does freedom survive the death of the knower ? Does it matter ?

so he met a guru who knew things no one could possible know, including how he thought of his mother etc. this is glossed over and not explained again. kind of makes you sceptical. albeit im only 55 minutes in.

💙🙏💙This talk end so abruptly - I was in shock … what else did he have to say about human to human love (the love of a woman ….. etc) what else was there he might have said …💙🙏💙 I appreciate all the words here .. 💙🙏💙 the abrupt ending was a sadness 4 me💙🙏💙

The Danbury Federal Correctional Institute is a resort prison for wealthy white collar criminals. It is a prison in name alone. For context.

Ram dass was gay

🍄👍 rip Sir. Cu on the other side tomorrow. We meet at the crossroads tomorrow. St Michael.