Ram Dass - Being in the Universe

Ram Dass responds to questions about the spiritual journey and the relationship between the individual and the universe.
This recording is a continuation of 'Finding the Middle Way', from Ram Dass' 1989 'Listening Heart' lecture series.
0:00 - 0:53 Relax about your spiritual practice
0:54 - 14:12 Can you speak to us about our intuitive voice?
14:13 - 20:37 How do we integrate an intellectual understanding of the impersonal nature of reality with feelings of prayer and devotion to a personal god?
20:38 - 23:33 How do you get bhakti yoga to work?
23:34 - 28:30 I feel unsatisfied with the spiritual paths I have gone down
28:31 - 32:44 The issue of motivation
32:45 - 38:49 Balancing an intense work life while being on the spiritual path/meditating
38:50 - 42:37 Choiceless awareness and action
42:38 - Can you describe the moment of enlightenment?
Watch 'Finding the Middle Way' here: • Ram Dass - Finding the... .
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[@nijinskihind]

Ram Dass has been the most kind and helpful soul in my life.

[@Wil_Dsense]

Do you know Matt Kahn, also? He always has such kindness in his transmissions and brings about real SOULutions👏🏻

[@groves19881]

My brother he helps draw out that inner part of you that you didn't even know was there❤️‍🩹 he does for us all when the time is right❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 Namaste Ram Ram🙏🏻🙏🏿🙏 Weirdly sent this message before I started this lecture. And the odd one of this one is I had pre front lobal brain damage at age 13... Took me awhile but I see why it all has happened ❤️‍🩹💝 all always for a reason and when the time Is right, it's always with in us my brother💝

[@unrealshrimp]

Same

[@jasonzacharias2150]

You are loving awareness...

[@erlendgerhard4905]

Bless you

[@mindysmith2087]

We are so blessed to have all this content. He left a beautiful message and legacy. I love him very much!

[@ARandomGuy1221]

I've always loved him for his humility and honesty about his own shortcomings. Makes this spiritual process feel much more human.

[@emilywebb5322]

I love you Ram Dass. Thank you for your continuing teaching. Thank you to the person who posted this and made it possible for us to continue our learning journey with one another...

[@brianhoward7277]

Ram Dass you are an absolute legend. Thank you so much. You are appreciated immensely. As above; so below. ☯️🧘‍♂️☯️

[@juanpadilla3203]

Love how this channel is Ram Dass, and just Ram Dass. You not selling stuff or pushing anything at all. It’s just, here he is, enjoy the talk… Thank you for that 🙏

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

We really appreciate it and are doing our best to keep the stream clear in these days of endless money mongering! Thanks for watching!

[@RitaLynn444]

5:00 he credits “psychedelics and meditation” ❤ “grace & evolution”

[@whatsqualia]

Relieve suffering without creating more suffering ❤❤❤🤩

[@nickgeary7919]

Ram Dass is the definition of a kind soul

[@andyakarudolfhessiansack7936]

Synchronicity is PLAYING with me again. Unreal! The path is laid forth for me, we, us all.

[@thetarderman]

How fast he starts talking! He has so much passion to share love of God

[@michaelmontoya2683]

"Everything that takes you away from it becomes to painful" TRUTH

[@freeaztlan1979]

Nothing brings me back to center like listening to Ram Dass

[@jecellefetzer8716]

My mind is at ease whenever I listen to him. Such a gift

[@mugsniper]

i hope everyone who asked attended this lecture and asked questions has found peace, especially the woman talking about choiceless awareness in relation to her daughter. i hope my prayers meet them and you as well.

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

We at the channel appreciate your aspirations!

[@trayenburke5101]

thank you RAM DASS! for everything. Thank you maharaji. thank you bhagavan das for bringing ram dass to the temple. and thank you krishna and thank you ram. ram ram ram.

[@carleenthum4464]

Ram Dass is escorting me through a challenging cycle in my life. The gift of his spiritual perspective is golden comfort.

[@OfficialELTB]

Happiness and contentment find us in between deciphering our wants and lamenting what was.

[@kathrynphillips3710]

Thankyou for sharing ❤ Love Ram Dass🙏❤🙏 and his beautiful wisdom

[@Ankursharma-fm8ti]

Ram ram ❤️🌹🙏🌹❤️

[@Cocoesloco]

Im loosing myself into the deep dark sadness again , please show me the light ,my heart is dying and all hope has vanished

[@YoursEteranally]

Same. I don't know if I can do this anymore. But I do feel a sense of comradery happening

[@emilylowrance7930]

hugs

[@Wil_Dsense]

💙

[@voodoo.childx47]

The light will always come back 💓

[@nickgeary7919]

@@YoursEteranally Stay strong Soldier. This life is here for you to live.

[@acehilm.]

RAM RAM RAM

[@transcendental.frequency]

RAM RAM

[@larsapher]

his clarity is desirable

[@seand501]

Ram Ram Ram Ram

[@WillofGod73]

Wow,life has fooled me once again. I use the difficulty of being a citizen to keep my passion and freedom a stranger, I'm afraid it won't be enough once we meet. Stillness I hope we meet one day but I'm sure I will have too many questions to let you rest.

[@JonasAnandaKristiansson]

Your doubts and low ideas/thoughts/belief of yourself will melt away sooner than you can imagine. This is a Message for You. Om Shanti

[@lutton34]

Is there any link for the full lecture?

[@OrcintheBasement]

I understand it with this because it was a Q&A but I hope you guys don’t start cutting up full lectures into 30 minute videos I believe when you did the poll on Instagram we specifically picked full lectures as our preferred delivery of content Also if you could find a more natural point to stop instead mid answer that’d be cool

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

Hi there - all of the videos from the Listening Heart lecture series can be found in order on The Listening Heart playlist on our channel and the link here: : kzbin.info/aero/PL0N3CYqDABUJvwZ-dcW7-w5M2q-SRaz1_ We are committed to offering full length lectures, but have decided to split up The Listening Heart series like this since it's such a large amount of content. We appreciate your feedback! Ram Ram ❤️ -The LSRF Team

[@OrcintheBasement]

@@BabaRamDassChannel yeah I figured this particular series fit better as split videos Just wanted to double check 👍

[@norawozignoj753]

Can you pls make a short for the first 23seconds 🙏🏻

[@emilylowrance7930]

one is one plus me.

[@emilylowrance7930]

@@arawiri don't argue with Ram Dass

[@pm7849]

Really needed to hear this at this very time!! 🙏🏾🪷👣🪷💕

[@kennethcarvalho3684]

Where is the ending answer?

[@psychiccouple1728]

💙🙏

[@ahutch3835]

Im trying. Maybe too hard? Maybe not enough?

[@acehilm.]

No ego. All is Brahman. It's always here. Even when seeking seems to be, all that is, is Brahman. You are it. Realise what is, never left home. Am transcends all states, modalities and experience. I know nothing.

[@dandy2405]

Stanislav Grof.

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

We at the channel believe he is a hero!

[@transcendental.frequency]

Now he is frog in my pockets

[@darylcumming7119]

An former MK Ultra employee? Before his found spirituality through acid and mushroom experiments?

[@davidm1149]

I've been wondering what his friendship/connection with R Leary was exactly. Where did you hear of an MKUltra connection? I thought he just took psylicibin at Harvard to "cure the emotional problems of the western man".

[@darylcumming7119]

@@davidm1149 Read the book the Social History of LSD.

[@davidm1149]

@@darylcumming7119 Alright brother. You're a tripper? or just a researcher? I don't believe the chemicals are the way to go, but to each his own.

[@darylcumming7119]

@@davidm1149 Somebody who was an child in the sixties . Who wanted to get behind the myths of the sixties. Remember the Cold War had big impact such policies and programs like MK ULTRA at the time and particularly after the second world war.

[@davidm1149]

@@darylcumming7119 It seems it's more he wanted to leave the myths behind. You think everyone was affected by mind control? it's possible -