Cultivating Grace and Transforming Suffering with Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Krishna Das & Friends

How do we transform suffering into grace? How do we cultivate a process that allows grace to fill our lives? How do we turn anger into compassion - chaos into equanimity - separation into unity and oneness?
In the third installation of our Cultivating film series, Cultivating Grace and Transforming Suffering features Ram Dass, Jack Kornfield, Krishna Das, Mirabai Bush and friends cutting to the core of these topics through their stories and real life experiences - teaching us how to make friends with suffering - how to alter our perspective so that we can access our “wise hearts”- how we can connect with intuition which is our doorway to faith, and how we can reconcile the reality of karma and grace being one.
Cultivating Grace and Transforming Suffering provides a doorway to help access these life altering questions with wise and insightful teachers.
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[@naztubez]

Ram Dass is a beautiful mirror to one's own heart. The way in which he has continued to inspire others after his stroke is somehow even more striking than when he could say so much more.

[@jkayla_lashae]

I love how when ram speaks, he tilts his head downwards before each statement, almost as if he's literally listening from his heart. this man's beauty is so inspiring and comforting. I feel myself being pulled closer and closer to god through his words⛅

[@dreamingofnaomi]

Right off the bat: *Suffering brings me so close to God...* I really heard that and I'm glad Ram said it. I really needed to hear that right now. Thank you so much! 🙏🏼🤍☀️🌺

[@bdimon96]

Thank you for sharing this film. It was a gift to me and a blessing of Grace.

[@1234kingconan]

thank you for sharing your wisdom and compassion with us

[@pinkifloyd7867]

This is precious, thank you ❤

[@infinitedestiny6328]

Ram Das is so brave.

[@alanhehe4508]

Beautiful. Thanks 👍

[@suzyharthcock7913]

So much sweet love in me for you, Ram Dass , and all of these speakers...showers of light and heartfelt appreciation coming your way.😍🌺🌸💜💜💜

[@ronbeee]

We are as lucky as lucky can be to have beautiful humans like Jack Kornfield and Ram Das! Their words and teachings are my Guru

[@heatherross6242]

Grateful for these videos of beloved RD.

[@amandamcgraw7656]

Beautiful, inspiring, words and presence.

[@monkemind420]

*hugs* ✌️ peace and love to you all

[@lisatowner5407]

LOVE these beautiful SouLs. I don't warm to Ragu Markus!! . .

[@ShiverHinge]

Good nuggets.

[@soonheesmyth3715]

Amazing video

[@livelongenoughtoliveforeve1114]

Current predictions by the worlds leading researchers in nanotechnology state that nanotech and biotech will in fact provide solutions to environmental destruction and other problems like disease and death - anything that can enable us to overcome our limitations and transcend divisions and other restrictions on our wellbeing and intelligence should be actively pursued and supported.

[@katherenewedic8076]

If we limit ourselves to the physical plane, well then, we're limited

[@jessicahandelman1993]

LMAOO i always say this same thing about the strangeness of existing in corporal form, mouths, holes, eating, making love & babies. its all so trippy and wild. i have been listening to all of these talks as my gramma approaches her last round in this incarnation and they have been pure medicine.

[@geffreybolster3780]

'Pain is mandatory and suffering is optional' ?

[@michaelserebreny454]

There's being upset, and then there's being upset that you get upset. One is human, one is not necessary.

[@akcasey19]

We take in raw information from our awareness to the senses and mental formations and we convert this into our suffering. When we are aversive towards the events that occur in life we literally create suffering as a result. The way out is through seeking a type of peace that is unconditional; abandon all hopes of finding lasting joy through sensual pleasure alone

[@cs082746]

Dear JAH - I would think that deep depression can be considered suffering. But, does the depression define you, define your soul?.

[@josephpotter2844]

no it dosent define you, think of the exact opposite of wats depressing you and thats the way to combat it, relieve hate with love,pain with pleasure,depression with joy, stop dwelling on the emotions they are second hand,do not allow em to be first hand,be gentle love you

[@afsanehbahrami]

If suffering brings a person closer to god, does it follow that a person who causes suffering is facilitating the process of getting closer to god? If so, does this imply that military personnel at Guantanamo bay who torture people are doing a service to the people who they torture?

[@catlinmorgan]

There is enough suffering inherent in life generally without deliberately creating suffering for others through harming people in that way, which creates more karma and suffering on and on.

[@gilyat]

To be the CAUSE of suffering is totally different from enduring suffering caused by illness or whatever , that being not of your own fault.

[@livelongenoughtoliveforeve1114]

good point and obviously not

[@edzardpiltz6348]

Ultimatly yes! If you see through the vail of the appearences we call the world , all there is is satchitananda (conciousness existance bliss). The torturer is the same as the tortured and all are not. But the one who is tortured might get a glimpses of his true nature or even awaken, where as the one who is torturing will most likly amplify his own suffering. It's a paradox, but that's how is goes. 😘

[@keeperofziongate]

Does deep depression count as suffering?

[@joeybtheman1906]

+JAH “Keeper of Ziongate” RASTAFARI absolutely! I just got out of depression :D. When you get out of it you will appreciate it :D. If you want to get out of it focus on opening up your heart to god's love and have compassion for others. watch your heart every day don't let it close. you have to open it up and keep it open :D

[@edzardpiltz6348]

Absolutly, here too! Unfurtunately it in itself does not qualify for awakening. That's optional and can brought about by grace (and maybe some good hallucinogenic). 😘

[@SilverMusik333]

Yes

[@SilverMusik333]

Yes depression is suffering

[@geffreybolster3780]

Hmmm? All whom I have spoken with/listened to, states awakening to be resulting from a particular amount of suffering (something tragic/traumatic,.) occurring. Even as they describe it, they subtly and not so subtly, engage in self mockery/teasing/running themselves down, , in a humorous way. I asked someone directly if they believed awakening could occur without a traumatic experience, and the person stated N O ! It is required. My experience occurred without anything bad going on. It just happened.

[@edzardpiltz6348]

Well, that then is grace too. How nice for you and for all of us! 😘

[@spacelumps]

How can I continue liking and disliking KZbin comments and videos, when there are not two? ;)

[@reighfried36952]

There's always more layers than just "Yes" or "No".

[@geffreybolster3780]

I see suffering as when people see humans to be proprietarily afflicted with an inefficiency (ego) distinct/separate from all other life s things/beings. This 'duality/taking sides' is v e r y competitive and inefficent as a participation in, as and of life. In old religion, they blame their fear, pain and suffering on devil/demons. In 'Spirituality', they blame mind/egos. Both are carrying out their own crusades, witch hunts and inquisitions. Can 'Spirituality' be observed/practiced without blaming anything/one?! We re allone, not broken, not needing to be fixed, perfect,. Remember? Or?

[@rohitdatta2471]

Rr LOL lplplllll l l l ppl

[@robertoyelil]

Wow, not even here can one get away from glorifying the armed forces.

[@willissudweeks1050]

Roberto Condrión I have had some issues with some people and subjects brought up on some ram dass videos to but I guess he is in a place where he is cool with the package anyone comes in even if the actions are harmful cause that's just how it goes haha

[@davidfong7848]

I dont think it was war that she was glorifying. It was the power of compassion and respect rather than violence.

[@michaelserebreny454]

Roberto Condrión what she brought to glory was one human connecting with another

[@lisatowner5407]

Americans LUV a man in uniform!!! Haaha

[@IlluminatedFilms111]

my thoughts exactly

[@starsnstrife]

Buddhism can be distilled into accepting your lot in life. If you poison rivers from your factories but 50 years later you're still a billionaire living it up a Buddhist must accept that this is their deserved karma. you could use this religion to justify all sorts of horrible things, it isn't all lotus flowers and statues it is a slave religion.

[@christinelaferriere9412]

Too much Face /for me these videos are nurturing /but why do I need to look at those faces/art would be better

[@hillarys6359]

+christine laferriere Why are you looking at the screen if the faces bother you? Surely you can figure out how to listen meditatively with your eyes closed . . . ?

[@josephpotter2844]

ask that while looking in mirror

[@poetrykellymaiden5457]

@@hillarys6359 exactly lol

[@lindataylor6831]

Close your eyes and just listen. Personally for me this works ! I absorb every word being spoken.

[@UK-PeasantD23679E]

Your photo also has a lot of face