His presence is so palpable in the way he is speaking here. You can just feel how fully present he is, his essence is right there on the surface in such clarity. Really beautiful
@@mairigreenwood6363 no matter what a person presents themselves as to you, good person, bad person, angry person, spiritual person. Don’t allow those identities to effect how you treat and react to them. Keep your heart open and be in the moment for everyone as a form of yoga.
this audio is extremely good..been listening to alan watts and terrance mckenna for a while but never bothered to see if ram dass had any lectures like this even after reading be here now a couple of times.. what have i been doing smh
If you want to come out from the pain and the suffering here I am. And if you choose not to come out of the pain and suffering here I am. Here in lies the peace of God.
Amazing. I read this and heard it at exactly the same moment....just glanced down at the comments, found this one and then heard Ram Das say it...just like that!
There has never been, nor will there ever be, even the SLIGHTEST shred of evidence for the existence of the Godhead, that is, a Supreme Person or Deity.🤓 It is high time for humanity to awaken from all INANE superstitions such as the belief in a Personal God who created the Universe, would you not agree, Slave? 😩
Was Richard Alpert a spiritual teacher or a spiritual MASTER? 🤔 If you are uncertain of the distinction between the two, I shall be MORE than happy to enlighten you. 😇
Kalisi latuselu 🐟 20. THE PRIESTHOOD: A PRIEST (“brāhmaṇa”, in Sanskrit) is defined as a man who promulgates teachings and performs rituals on behalf of a particular religious or metaphysical tradition. He should possess all saintly qualities, such as cleanliness (which, as they say, is “next to godliness”), peacefulness, austerity, intelligence, wisdom, renunciation, tolerance, patience, humility, and of course, moral uprightness and religiosity. This does not imply that a priest must possess those virtues to a perfect extent, but he ought to have each quality to at least a reasonably-high degree. Even if a man seems to be a genuine priest superficially, if he is severely lacking in even one of the priestly qualities, he cannot rightly be called a 'priest'. Therefore, a dumb priest or a dirty priest does not exist, by definition, so be wary of the multitude of PHONEY “priests” in the world! There are literally hundreds of thousands of individuals in this world who claim to be religious leaders/teachers (“guru”, in Sanskrit). Most of them are either working-class guys, businessmen, or women, acting under pretence. However, as mentioned in the chapter distinguishing enlightenment from liberation and awakening (Chapter 17), a genuinely-enlightened spiritual preceptor is VERY rare indeed. Even some of the teachings of universally-recognized Avatars (incarnations of the Godhead/Brahman) were far from accurate, what to speak of the teachings of lesser authorities! This lack of authentic spiritual guidance is the major reason for the decadent state of present-day society (and previous decadent societies), apart, perhaps, from the paucity of legitimate government leadership (see Chapter 22 regarding illegitimate governance). It is important to note that a priest is not supposed to teach just anyone and everyone in his community. Traditionally, priests (at least those who are worthy of the title) were commissioned to teach two groups of MALES: the rulers of society (see the following chapter regarding the monarchy), and monastics (normally boys and adolescents) in his school (“gurukula”, in Sanskrit). Furthermore, it is imperative that priests assess the qualifications of each prospective disciple, such as the man's level of intelligence, sincerity, and humility, to ascertain his suitability as a student. As Lord Jesus so rightly suggested, one should desist giving what is holy to dogs (i.e. nasty scoundrels). Contrary to popular understanding, priests not only teach religious studies, but all things necessary for living a healthy and happy life, such as languages, basic mathematics, hygiene, proper diet and food preparation. If a particular student shows himself to NOT be inclined towards the life of a monastic, the guru will send him to another master, in order to be apprenticed in a different occupation, such as the military, business, engineering, medicine, accounting, labouring, etcetera, etcetera. The modern system of schooling, in which every child is taught the same curriculum (and, invariably, indoctrinated into being a servile minion of the state) has been the source of much misery for society. As explained elsewhere in this “Final Instruction Sheet for Humanity”, the priest's disciples instruct, in turn, their OWN subordinates, including their wives and children. It is not practical, or even possible, for a priest to effectively teach every single individual in his community on a personal level. Fortunately, there is a system in place where all citizens may benefit of the teaching of a true priest (see Chapters 19 and 27). On occasion, “God” (or to be more precise, The Impersonal Self, acting via the preordained narrative of this universe) gives specific messages via chosen individuals, whether they be priests or not. However, such messages are usually intended to be spoken to an individual, or group of individuals, with specific (and invariably, temporal) repercussions for those individuals in question. This is akin to the ancient lineage of prophetic figures found in monotheistic traditions. Such “prophets” can NEVER replace a man who has evolved (over millions of lifetimes?) to be a fully-enlightened saintly prophet, appointed to teach “truth” to humanity. Unfortunately, such World Teachers incarnate very rarely on earth, and when they do appear, are often assassinated by the illegitimate rulers of their nations, or by other demonic elements of society. Even the most vile political leaders have a certain proportion of the populace which adores them. However, virtually everyone despises the gentle, humble, holy men who dare speak the truth about the state of contemporary society, and point-out the multitude of sins extant. The most HEINOUS action possible is to persecute a Prophet or World Teacher (“jagadguru”, in Sanskrit). Thus, exterminating thousands of workers is less sinful than murdering a World Teacher, because when a Prophet's mission is ended, or merely hampered by persecution, the whole of society suffers from lack of knowledge and direction. Only a wise person can find the logic in such a seemingly-audacious statement. When the life of a World Teacher is constantly threatened, or he is assassinated (as in the case of so many great Prophets of the past, such as Lord Jesus Christ), society is likened to a chicken which runs directionless around the coop, just after its head has been severed. Unfortunately, the more we progress into this current dark epoch (“Kali Yuga”, in Sanskrit), the more society's head (priests/prophets) are being persecuted, and soon there will be hardly any ACTUAL spiritual guides remaining on the planet. At that point in time, the end of humanity is assured. So, to put it succinctly, there may be hundreds of thousands of 'priests' on earth at a given time, yet there are only an EXTREMELY small number of true sages, who understand life accurately, and are both willing and able to lead others to self-realization (“adhyātma-vidyā", "ātma-jñana", or “brahma-jñana”, in Sanskrit). As a general rule, the greater number of disciples following a particular teacher, the more inaccurate are his teachings, because the truth is very difficult to accept. Unfortunately, the typical person wants to hear predominately sentimental tenets, which gives him or her merely emotional solace. The current World Teacher has never had a true disciple, sad to say. Many spiritual seekers, especially in the more esoteric paths, mistakenly believe that they have need of a guru ONLY until they’ve reached a certain level of enlightenment, or even that they have no need of a spiritual master at all. The main reason why every serious (male) religious practitioner (“yogi”, in Sanskrit) requires a teacher, is not so much to learn concepts, dogmas and rituals from his guru. The primary reason one needs a spiritual master, is so that he has a superior to serve, lest he devotes his life to self-serving pursuits. When a man is bereft of regular guidance from a master, he is most likely to stray from the path of righteousness (“dharma”, in Sanskrit). That explains why even Divine Incarnations (“Avatāra”, in Sanskrit) acknowledge their own masters with great reverence, and rarely, if ever, contradict or disobey them. It is perfectly legitimate for a man to abandon his spiritual master in favour of a NEW guru, for any reason he chooses, but preferably because he has outgrown the dogmas and/or rituals taught by his former teacher. No genuine spiritual master will feel resentment towards another person for any reason whatsoever, including towards a former disciple who has forsaken him for a new priest. A priest subsists ENTIRELY Providentially, that is, he must depend solely on contributions from his followers/congregation/disciples, unless, of course, he is able to support himself independently by growing his own food and making his own clothing, both of which may consume an inordinate amount of time. Ideally, priests (that is, genuine spiritual teachers) ought to devote every available moment of their precious time to ministering to their communities. There is no such thing as a part-time priest, or even more ridiculously, working-class men who call themselves 'priests' simply because one of their ancestors may have been a priest - something of a common occurrence in Bhārata (India). “The BEST thing a person can do is be in the presence of a spiritual master. The WORST thing one can do is consider the master to be an ordinary person”. Franklin Jones (AKA Avatar Adi Da Samraj), American Spiritual Master. “There is no God and I’m His Prophet.” ************* “Gurus are very clever at putting you down, but they're just trying to see how strong you are. They're testing you out to see if they can hoodwink you. So long as they can, they're going to go on doing it till they get you to the point where they can't do it to you anymore. Then you'll graduate.” Professor Alan W. Watts, British-American Philosopher.
Was Richard Alpert a spiritual teacher or a spiritual MASTER? 🤔 If you are uncertain of the distinction between the two, I shall be MORE than happy to enlighten you. 😇
Were Dr. Watts and Richard Alpert spiritual teachers or spiritual MASTERS? 🤔 If you are uncertain of the distinction between the two, I shall be MORE than happy to enlighten you. 😇
It's a humorous matter, we only need a physical Guru to point us back at ourselves. But the way I see it is if you approach life with the correct mindset you can use anything as your Guru, every conflict and resolution with others, any situation, whatever comes can teach :)
Yes, I enjoy the enlightened persons though, they are easier to be around because they don't push away :) I have currently become a push away person as I have found I have become surrounded by some very scared people who are consuming my energy and leaving me with none for myself! I have forgotten what to do. So I come listen to ram and he reminds me.
Rest in peace. Your body may have deteriorated but your spirit is still as strong as ever and these words don't just speak but paint peace. God bless you and everyone wanting to improve.
This is spectacularly Brilliant. Ram Das is a genuis ...He is able to explain The path, Awakening, without getting caught in the mind ....what a Gift he is....I love you dearly RD....See you next time☺️😍🙏✡️😎
My grandfather taught counseling psych at a local university for 30 years. He met my grandmother in a small market in Ghana in the peace corps during the vietnam era. I got interested in writers and voices of the generation that spoke out against the violence in vietnam along with my grandparents. Funny how life, even in tragedy, brings together people in beautiful ways. A small oregon farm girl meeting a big shot detroit auto worker teaching math without electricty. My grandfathers work consisted largely of asking one question and listening for hours on end, categorizing afterwards. He would always kindly remind me when i pressed him on Jungian theory, “people are smart enough to solve their own problems.”
This feels for me a really importance bit of chat to listen to around Christmas time. With all the stress that comes with spending more time with people and the pressure in giving/receiving of presents. This way of thinking is helping to relieve some of those feelings that can make Christmas a hard time.
Don't prolong the past, dont invite the future, Don't alter your innate wayfullness, Don't fear appearances, there's nothing more than that. VERY Nice!
some how, Ram Dass, you always find a way to allow me to touch the place in my heart that I seem to want to cover with my non-attached attitude and separateness (which I think is bit of righteousness :P).... mmmmmmm that story about the drunk on the train just busted me open, so beautiful...... We are all just walking each other home (you!) and You must keep breaking your heart until it opens (Rumi)
Just WOW one of the best talks I've listened to in a long time, and i listen to quite a few. It just brings in so much that is relevant to today, my life's work is this...hey! one to listen to often!
What to call you - Ram, Ramie, Baba, Richard,Guru? How present you arrive. Your breath on my face where the words you spray drop in beaded code. So close to you I feel. I know I know you. Connections like this find a way,Baba. You are mine as you are everyone’s. Tonight can we meet with flashlights under the beach-blankets your mom left us? Can you be there for me if I’m there for you? Can we stay awake all night and laugh until we die? Namaste
Whats great is he being "enlightenetend" that most people that would travel to see him want to here a a man say something they already know. The only people that have fun and laugh are people that know what hrs speaking of to begin with.
A kitten of mine recently passed away. I watched closely and couldn't hold my tears. So much suffering for such a tiny soul. Then I thought about a lecture given by Ram Dass . "Suffering is inevitable in life." Knowing that she is going to a better place I smiled.
@@johnthomas338 this is a positive space. we welcome and support different beliefs and viewpoints, here. i'm 2 years late, but i wanted you to know that i wish you would have let them have that sense of peace.
Another visit to Ram Dass talks led me on a beautiful trip flying a biplane with him… was it a dream or did he drop by and pick me up? I know what I like to think. Thanks Ram… always great to see you 🙏🏻✨
I ate too much lsd a few days ago and I just came back to ol faithful here. He talked me through the madness and had me smiling through it in no time. Ram Dass and I met in the space between the words with the “beloved”.
Balance, patience and self love little by little. I long to be purified and balanced with peace. My passions are so there even at 74 yet I am not ready for a good man maybe 2024. Thank you
It's funny...after I heard his story about Tim saying "Ggrraandd UUnniioon" or his "Ffllyy UUnniitteedd""...I started seeing pointers all over the place. There was a Sea World ad for some new ride that said All New Realm....and I think to myself "Sseee Wwoorrlldd" ..."Aalll Nneeww RReeaallmm" hahahhaha
🙏💖 Namaste 🙏 Thank you soo much 🎀 I enjoyed this fine Speech🙏I am lurning so much 🎀Thank you soo for sharing this fine video 🙏🎀🙏 Blessings to you always 🌷Love from Denmark 🌷🙏🎀🙏🌷🙏🎀🙏🌷🙏🎀🌷
Ram Dass is like the mycelium for the next planetary spiritual revolution. Him an Alan will play such a big part so many years after they lived. They would be proud 🤍
Yes..always very interesting,insightful,understanding,much needed, patient,giving,appreciated and free...such is true caring,love,joy and wisdom....thanks again..lets deeply pray for each other & our hurting planet every night..or at least 3 times each week..beneficial changes will be the result
I, Karen Murao, l love You and I love how you can convey your point with beautiful humor. I am so happy you are a part of my life and of course, Maharaj, I love You SO much 🙏
We have a problem. We do not have a problem we need a plan... For every problem there is more then one solution... Things that make sense are repeating them selfs.
the "heyyyy" remembers me of terence mckenna telling his dmt trip where the entities cheered for him when he arrived. I mean of course it would be like that, as long as those entities aren't stuck in society patterns like we are
11:42 the question is whether fulfilling your needs makes you happy 18:31 not resting in my being but in a feeling of psychodynamic inadequacy that was fulfilled through proving myself in other people’s eyes
From 15 minutes in to 16 minutes; The confusion here I want to clear out: We are different beings here made of the same material. When we vibrate high, we become one, and can overtake though, disire and felling. With this we can make amazing wars OR solve all suffering. But we should allow some kind of suffering of course. Really, not everyone is as evil or good or old as we are, even though we are one. ✨
