Ram Dass | Price of Fear Part 1 [Black Screen/No Music]

In this talk, Ram Dass covers alienation, individuality, the tension between the mind and the heart, suffering, the Four Noble Truths, and fear.
Part 1 of a series of lectures from recorded in June of 1991 in San Diego, California.
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[@allisonblaustein7898]

“If we see we are stuck we are already getting out of it “ ❤

[@vanessapetrea2490]

Thank you for commenting this quote, as I’ve been evolving, and, of course, the ego in me gets scared, and results in grabbing any faint, or stronger fears in the ego to keep me where I am. I’ve been through so much to get here, this far, and I know I can get passed this, and your comment really helped to lift me. I thank you! I so appreciate you BEing💗🙏🏽🥰🌟

[@ARolls-dd2zd]

Thank you. I've been stuck in a pit I didn't have the strength to climb out of, but someone gave me a push, and now I think I can, and you are the confirmation.

[@michelleb6935]

❤

[@gabrielarau]

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[@CrouchingscarabflyingJ]

Finding Ram for the first literally in the middle of the western world.. feels like I'm in the center of a hurricane of suffering

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

Admin here (now) - peace to you

[@laiika511]

I love to hear what Mr. Dass has to say

[@AJScraps]

Whats truly funny is when you see Jivatman everywhere and start to not cling to dualism, and see it all as a divinely comedic drama where everyone is so convinces they are “so and so” they behave so amusingly 😇

[@MayuriPatel-iw5xo]

I love Ram Das. I love his tapes his voice his sanity. Thank you.

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[@michael.sjjj21]

I can't express enough how much I value these talks. please keep them coming🙏🏽

[@ronandiego6285]

The words were so soft but the humor was so sharp. Beautiful

[@tonyb300]

"How can I be living with such dissonance with what I know to be true? "

[@strengththroughjoy6699]

That struck me too

[@SQBikes89]

This thought struck my heart 🙏🏼

[@Kal-EL_Volta]

What does it mean?

[@youarewhatyourelookingfor4496]

@@Kal-EL_Volta It means whatever you want it to mean. Why ask someone else? What’s it mean to YOU? ❤ That’s what is important

[@laiika511]

⁠​⁠@@Kal-EL_Voltafor me, I go through my daily life in a way that is at odds with my beliefs. Especially in terms of earning a livelihood. This question comes to mind very often

[@zcr87401]

Thank you for these! Its an absolute privilege to have these teachings a finger click away❤

[@allisonlittlefeatherholaday]

As an Indigenous American we were very in alignment with balance with nature as we are nature and the colonizers came from a greed energy and taking too much and now all is out of balance. We Natives always knew. ♥️☀️🌳🌊

[@sherrilawrence662]

Yes ❤

[@timmy1874]

This is one of his best takes 💯 This human experience is such a dance .

[@pchabanowich]

Who has more fun? The charm of the light banter mixed seamlessly with The Profound is exquisite. What a great gift he is!

[@universeofaith]

timeless. this is exactly what’s happening in Palestine, the Congo, Hawaii, and many other places in the world. the rich and “powerful” are taking over those who have less worldly power. this is the ultimate spiritual warfare. praying everyday for collective awakening, healing, and activism to finally change the corruption and the world live in peace. 🙏

[@lilylacosse1649]

Pluto moving into Aquarius Jan 22nd, and not a moment too soon. People power 🤟🏼

[@lordjeirik7580]

Don’t worry, it’s all perfect :) I too know it’s happening, like in Hawaii, but don’t let it bring you down. Continue to be a light for everyone else

[@finnconaty4036]

so important that these conversations are had.

[@anonymouswesternmass2177]

Just finished the 18 cd Gita sessions. Best yet for me I’m about to just start it again.

[@OrcintheBasement]

My favorite series of his

[@ashnair7]

Where can I find this?

[@OrcintheBasement]

@@ashnair7 it’s called “Love service and devotion” you can get it in audiobook or cd format. Plus the book “paths to god” is what he turned those lectures into

[@ashnair7]

@@OrcintheBasement thank you! 🙏🏽

[@IAMHEALEDPODCAST]

I love you Ram Dass I love you Maharaji.. RAM RAM NAMASTE may all beings be free

[@Biggus_Diggus1]

If all beings were free, we would be begging for captivity. To appreciate freedom, captivity is a prerequisite.

[@IAMHEALEDPODCAST]

May all beings be happy healthy & Helping Others.. RAM RAM Namaste... Love Heals All ;) @@Biggus_Diggus1

[@psychologicalsuccess3476]

​@@Biggus_Diggus1Yet, may they be free

[@MrStephano207]

Wow beautiful teaching! I am so in Love with this man and all of you … have a good one ☝️

[@Chad-o1t]

Should be required listening in highschool.

[@slumpkiid3570]

Scary comment

[@maidai-theswonk9900]

​@@slumpkiid3570beautiful and horrifying

[@idab6864]

I'm glad I found him when I was 18

[@victoriaredford21]

It really really really should be.

[@keithchristen8497]

​@@user-mk3ec4bu7yperfect response haha

[@heatherkozak2987]

This human is everything! Thank you Ram Dass. ❤

[@DjGlownGlobal]

Beautiful being. so much love for you

[@lizneumann1968]

such a beautiful story - love and attachment- tears

[@liorabinyamin1229]

Thank you for your life❤

[@groovymac5927]

25:55 so true, thank you Ram Dass for this powerful lesson ❤️

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

Admin here (now) - thank you for your comment!

[@tayatrisha11]

your memories of past events of who you think you are and how you think the world is and they are all changing moment by moment... we are so many identities. ...moving constantly moving, thats the concept of i the truth waits for i unclouded by longings as long as you desire, you only see what your desire allows you to see as long as you want anything, you only see projections of your own desires, that is karma do >>> awareness how you deal with suffering ?

[@tayatrisha11]

4 noble truth 1 there is suffering. even if you get what you want, it will one day go away. in my mind it is already broken. why is there is suffering? 2 mind clings. ( desires) you are in the process of dying 3 if you break the clinging of mind, you break the suffering clinging >"to be somebody", can you not cling and still honor your individuality or is there a way of being in relationship with your thoughts where you do not identify with them 4 buddha trip 8

[@gordy7006]

Be here now

[@JackJackson-NBN]

I am. Lol

[@SmoothSkin99]

I refuse

[@kmillard81]

I love the time he spent working on the shadow 😂

[@dennispetzold869]

I wish his light was still with us.

[@AronnPace]

It is, more than ever ❤

[@moflo6093]

There is collective awakening, believe it or not (believe it)

[@amyrice7433]

.It is-- and he left a huge legacy of love and guidance

[@vanessapetrea2490]

🙏🏽💗🙏🏽🌟

[@noneya9035]

It is. Very much so

[@bobwilkinsonguitar6142]

Man, the value that this Goofy dude yelling out provided the talk is immeasurable. It helps having a case study right there in the audience, making themselves known

[@MullajeanUnfiltered-pv2zk]

Thank you ❤

[@justinrules1976]

That last 10 minutes was intensely eye opening

[@markadams3503]

Thanks

[@JordynHealing]

listening to this talk in 2023 is harrowing as things have only gotten worse

[@tj03297]

Isn’t it all perfect?

[@lintball7533]

@@tj03297 your response to OP almost makes the exchange a koan

[@thesobrietyplaybook]

19:25 “i am using these resources to get ahead of the heard and say stop using these resources so they don’t run off the cliff” 27:05 “as long as you want anything you only see the projections of your own desires… …” 32:00 “ maybe protecting yourself from being ripped off is costing you more than what’s you’re saving.” 1:23:20 “ Karma yoga the path of oneness through service…” 1:24:00 “i can’t wait till i am enlightened to help people …”

[@gordy7006]

Aditya rdiyam punyam sari shatru bena shanam 💜

[@biffjohnson7891]

Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram Ram Jai Baba Ram Dass. Destroyer of darkness and misunderstanding and revealer of gods light. 1000,000 pranams in gratitude for your beatitude and including us in you sacred Karma Yoga path ♥️🌈

[@margaretschmoyer8416]

Great stuff. Thanks

[@JaiPathak]

Pranam JaiHo Shree SiyaRam Pranam BhagwanJi Pranam Radhe Radhe ji Pranam JaiHo Shree ShivshaktiJi Pranam BhagwanJi Pranam Happy Deepawali Pranam Jai Gajanana Ganpati Bappa Morya Pranam BhagwanJi Pranam Baaramabaar Pranam JaiHo Pranam ❤️🍊🕉️🙏💐🪔🛕🌞☀️🌺🌸😊

[@pinkifloyd7867]

Thank you for sharing

[@dandy2405]

Amazing!!! ❤

[@rct3crazy48]

best hangover cure

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

We at the channel are glad you a feelin' better!

[@rosenajia2384]

It would be great if you could put the date the talk was given along with the title of it on every talk. Will you consider that?

[@caleb5048]

It’s always in the description of the video. This one is from 1991

[@MayuriPatel-iw5xo]

In this talk, Ram Dass covers alienation, individuality, the tension between the mind and the heart, suffering, the Four Noble Truths, and fear. Part 1 of a series of lectures from recorded in June of 1991 in San Diego, California.

[@2671ajim]

If you klik on the title you can read it it’s already given😊

[@Neti-Netti]

We are all on the path the difference is have been able to make yourself heard and to a certain level. I am in France Ji🙏🙏🙏

[@amandawilson1426]

When is this lecture from originally? 🙏✨

[@JaiSriRam1777]

This comment is to peacefully protest the gatekeeping of RD’s lectures. Common complaints as clarified by the community on the Ram Dass subreddit are as follows. Removal of content, privatizing/licensing out content, copyright striking others who post content without replacing what was removed or providing another means to access the content. Restriction of what is released, cutting and editing pieces of full lectures and not releasing the full lectures themselves. Putting a paywall in place that provides access to still limited content. Access to content is overall severely limited compared to just a year or two ago.

[@OrcintheBasement]

You’ve been asked multiple times to stop representing yourself as speaking for the sub Reddit Your misunderstanding and refusal to acknowledge the fact that the foundation is operating at a loss and NEEDS to monetize theses lectures betrays your supposed peaceful protest You don’t care about ppl being able to have access to RD’s works, you care about you personally having your favorite videos at your fingertips. You’re supposed to give up the guru not create division within the community

[@JaiSriRam1777]

@@OrcintheBasement Go re read the subreddit. The overwhelming majority of the highly liked post states similar concerns, with only a couple of people agreeing with your line of reasoning.

[@OrcintheBasement]

@@JaiSriRam1777 I was apart of the original post where you brought this idea up. the majority of the people explained to you then, why the paywall is necessary. It doesn’t matter if you agree with the reasons it’s the reality of the situation A point I made again here, that you STILL ignore, so I’ll re-state so it’s obvious the true intent behind your comments: the foundation is losing money yearly. The paywall is necessary to try and make sure it continues into the future. What would you rather them do? Shut down and never post ram dass content again? There are thousands of hours of free lectures and recording of RD available through podcasts, through audio books, through KZbin, through Spotify, etc You have lost ZERO access to ram dass content. The only thing you’ve lost access too is a SPECIFIC video uploaded by a second hand source that had no right to upload it in the first place You aren’t protesting from a place of honesty, you’re acting like an entitled child because the owner of the toy you were playing with says no you can’t play with it anymore Ram dass taught to give up the guru, not create division within his own community because you’re upset you don’t have a specific video you like

[@JaiSriRam1777]

@@OrcintheBasement lol go re read it. There were 2, maybe 3 people who said things similar to your points. The rest, nearly 50, agreed with the ideas expressed above. A foundation operating at a loss can be for a large number of reasons that aren’t worth getting into.

[@OrcintheBasement]

@@JaiSriRam1777I did read it. And that’s the point. The financials are completely public. You can see why this foundation is operating at a loss. This isn’t Netflix, there’s not a ceo making 80% of the profit. For months now you’ve dishonestly framed this situation acting like what is happening is because the foundation is greedy. You’re ignoring the reality of the situation that there are still thousands of hours of ram dass content available and this is one of the only ways to try and monetize the content they have to keep the foundation running Idk how you can pretend to be a listener of RD and not understand the context and reality of the world we live in; and then still choose to purposefully sow division in a community. It is entitlement to demand free access to content that does not belong to you and it’s explicitly harmful to dishonestly frame why it’s happening Ram dass is dead there is no NEW content to help drive money to the foundation. So one of the only ways to ensure a steady stream of money is to become one of the exclusive ways to access ram dass content Something they are well within their rights to do because THEY OWN ALL THAT IP It sucks you don’t have your specific video you enjoyed anymore but the foundations ability to actually continue to exist and spread the message outweighs your personal favorite video getting hit with a copyright strike

[@tayatrisha11]

just be aware of who you think you are i am > awareness anatta - no self , just a set of phenomenon existing

[@kunalwithnatures7727]

Prabhu shree Ram ji jai hanuman baba ji jai Mata RaniMaa omsaimaa prabhu laxminarayan ji ki jai ho har har mahadev babaji ki jai ho jai somwari babaji ki jai ho jai monni maa jai siddhi maa jai bayja maa jai maharaj ji ki jai ho chama daya kripa raham nazer kre prabhu jai ho 👨‍👩‍👧 💐 🛕 🙏

[@melissaanne-tt7eg]

I love it🎉

[@melissaanne-tt7eg]

You'd gamble the life of your wife on a 50/50 chance

[@melissaanne-tt7eg]

The list goes on flavour flavour 😅

[@mack8488]

I only know fear of price.....

[@theliberationstation8457]

Love you Paddidus

[@grassrootsorphanage]

Booya!

[@stephennichols90]

Nice

[@Zygotguy]

“……So what can we do to wake all of these sons of bitches up?”

[@rxz8432]

love how he sounds high when he laughs

[@ARolls-dd2zd]

Maybe he was.

[@rxz8432]

true : )

[@OPTHolisticServices]

💗🍃🙏

[@sunshineproject]

more more more

[@gordy7006]

Rama

[@MysticKhitana]

How can one develop the ego more so it's possible to play better in society?

[@Faithandfountainpens]

🙏

[@Damesplace]

❤

[@ahmadkazemi8728]

you want the truth? I found the truth. not many have the stomach or the capacity to hear It, and is as big as universe, my truth may not be your truth. every single being is the truth, understand that, that's where you start to get to the real truth.

[@JulietteSharada]

May I stop having multiple personality disorder

[@karendurant4981]

We all have multiple personality disorder. We have hundreds of them. But we have personality which we develop in life to survive and we have our essence which we were born with. It's about identifying with these personalities and saying that's me where we go wrong.

[@jamessloan2680]

I hope you find peace of mind, with or without multiple personalities.❤

[@thomasforeman2162]

So clear

[@craigusher1106]

How do some of these scientific statistics hold up 30 years later

[@Redbodhi]

How could we hear an echo of what he’s saying before he says it in this recording?

[@translating-the-ineffable]

I noticed that too : ) very curious-- I can imagine complex and simple answers, but paused when I acknowledged that running that course wasn't mine really

[@strengththroughjoy6699]

Wdym. Is there a specific place in the recording this happens?

[@OddionKEN]

​@strengththroughjoy6699 awareness my friend!

[@tayatrisha11]

truth is distorted by who i still think i am

[@mmirandaaaax]

"Think me" 😄

[@Creat1veCreature]

50:39 The suffering of not getting what you want

[@dnbjedi]

19:05 “…So what can we do to wake all these son-of-a-bitches up?”

[@AJScraps]

😂😂😂😂

[@AJScraps]

“Lucy in the tap water” jk 🤣

[@seafire3271]

1:02:58

[@tayatrisha11]

5 hinderence 1 lust, greed 2 hatred ill will agitation sloth doubt

[@ndnbutler503]

What was the blue baby joke?

[@melissaanne-tt7eg]

😂I love 💕 your warmth 😂 you

[@jimcunningham-p2s]

I was correct he new he wasn't at the level if you want to call it a level...of a guru I have seen many comments from people under other recorded talks expressing him as if he was a god or a being moving on now not talking another human carnation. I commented just to remind that was not his feelings What I love about him is the fact he left his body with very little savings He had beautiful people around him and Eno to eat and I'd say he was abundant But I follow him with a great sense of orce because he isn't like so many that are millionaires Nothing wrong with that but practice what you preach He mostly always did as far as I've seen He donated so much money that's why he left with the savings he had.but still he had an amazing life

[@susansmith-massie1313]

?

[@elchiponr1]

Nice mouth noises

[@tayatrisha11]

awareness is trapped by who it think it is

[@vision3691]

What is he talking about? I don’t understand

[@AjSunburst]

hi tarky boys

[@elexis4856]

16:11 !

[@stephenburdess2914]

Can anyone tell me where to find the talk that kinda goes over his life story? I can’t find it anywhere.

[@dervishosman9599]

Search "Becoming Ram Dass"

[@stephenburdess2914]

@@dervishosman9599 I hope it’s it!!!! Thanks so much

[@stephenburdess2914]

@@dervishosman9599 wasn’t the right one, that’s a good one but not the one I was looking for thank you so much for trying.

[@MattiasRayquaza]

❤️🤍❤️

[@Michael_X313]

Ill have what hes having plz.

[@beyondtheillusion333]

I'll be honest it sounds like he's sucking on the mic and his laugh is creepy

[@Busdriverdave14100]

Please take this as a human reaction, but if I didn’t know any better, I would say he was either eating the microphone or bloody pleasuring himself whilst talking t😂

[@pawssum]

The wisdom is there, but this recording is like a test of how much annoyance you can take. Constant tapping, mic so close to his mouth it's like he's chewing on it, every breath amplified. I can't finish this and it makes me sad. 😢

[@wonderbread1125]

i was also struggling, i sped the audio up to 1.25 & had a much easier time listening & enjoying. hopefully this helps you, he certainly has a message 🩷

[@nayaleezy]

bothering oneself over something so trivial and distant

[@pawssum]

@@nayaleezy People have legitimate neurological issues and phobias that make these things a very real problem for some. If they'd make the effort to clean up the audio, it would be very appreciated by many, I'm sure. Just because you aren't affected doesn't mean you should go around shaming those who are struggling. I hope you listen to enough Ram Dass to find a little more chill. It wasn't like I was angry and yelling or something.

[@pawssum]

@@wonderbread1125 Oh! Thanks, I'll try that. 😀 Update: This helps so much.

[@Katie-vp4wm]

The breathing and smacking sounds he's making are too distracting/disturbing

[@colmpennie4239]

That's your guru testing you lol

[@CMO999]

He's very confused in this

[@serasantecommunautaire2038]

No one is gonna say anything about the mouth noises 😅

[@chughes415]

Hahaha ….. it’s the one thing …

[@kevinkemble3718]

Here’s the deal … why would youth listen to the messenger that’s 50, 60 yrs plus they’ve not nor ever will practice themselves? That is completely irresponsible to tell our youth. It’s about too late. Look at retirees flooding to big box stores to take j.o.b. what was entry level for a teenager. Dude screams like a victim…“Wake all these sob up.” Sorry when you spot it you got it. Americans have become lazy. Addiction to mediocrity.

[@noahcohen4890]

Please run these through a mouth de-clicker. I love them so much, but the mouth sounds make them a bit unbearable. Thank you

[@nayaleezy]

I like the clicks and authentic sounds, it's such an authentic vibe and you would reach out from your ego to take that away?

[@malikosbourne4276]

Dudes got dry mouth 😂

[@ron1836]

Dudes creeping me out wth that forced, half insane (possibly intoxicated) laugh!

[@lilylacosse1649]

Dude, it’s just weed. Calm down.

[@ron1836]

@@lilylacosse1649 how do you know? He could have been completely sober..or tripping balls.. idk. Regardless it's off putting. Only because of the forced tone of it. And back in the day you could say it's "just weed". Today that shits on a whole other level. Now that big business got its hands on profits who knows what's up. But just potency alone is insane now compared to 15 years ago.

[@sarthak8350]

U expect some other human to laugh according to you?

[@ron1836]

@@sarthak8350 yep. That's right. Bow to me slaves!

[@Adrian16Z]

He stoped doing any drugs years ago.. he used take lsd and shrooms like it was nothing. He said weed for him didn’t do much so I doubt he was on it or on any drugs for that matter. Funny though that that’s where your mind goes to. Straight to judging another human being without knowing too much about them. Thats how messed up we are. We can’t hear a message just for the sake of hearing. He feel the need to constantly be judging.

[@kenmcdonough3460]

Phyco

[@scottenright4894]

Thanks