Ram Dass | Free in Form Part 1

Ram Dass discusses the importance of gathering in groups and exchanging wisdom with one another, attachment to identity and roles, the spirit of the heart, and being free within form.
Part 1 of a series of lectures from a retreat conducted in May, 1990, in Ann Arbor, Michigan
0:00 Intro
3:38 Why We Gather
6:09 Hopi Elders
13:02 The Tension between the Intellect and the Intuitive Heart
24:22 Individuality and Unity
34:52 Nobody-ness
44:19 On Change
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[@emilylowrance7930]

never let a crisis go to waste

[@YT_HATES_FREE_SPEECH]

One of the world-government's top attributes. klaus schwab couldnt have said it better.

[@jenmdawg]

When covid hit I was amazed at how much I could use the fear and uncertainty to deepen my connection to others. Even as it divided neighbors and strangers and my own relatives and as I was judged for not judging. And then last year I lost my fiancé to a sudden and traumatic death. He really was my world and there were days I did not think I was going to make it through alive but Ram Dass gave me the exact insight I needed when I truly sought peace in all that grief. I did not want his death and my pain to be wasted or lost to my self pity. So yes - never let a crisis go to waste. When in doubt mediate.

[@s.patrickcunningham6851]

There is another meaning to that statement. Personal crises are when I make my biggest strides forward--IF I take advantage of them. So we might say "never let a personal crisis go to waste" and be more accurate and less creepy

[@macandrewes]

2023 has been a year of great change and upheaval for me. My marriage is in turmoil, my career has taken a total nosedive, and I'll be 60 in less than a year. The future is VERY uncertain at the moment. I've also been diagnosed with spinal arthritis which is causing chronic pain. I've gotten off FIVE different psych meds (Western medicine oy vey), lost 22 lbs, found a long lost brother and spent most of the year in and out of shuddering anxiety and deep depression. But I am finally confronting these things on a whole new level, thanks to Ram Dass, and some other brilliant and beautiful teachers, and I am finding there is peace and true freedom available in every moment. Staying out of the future and the past and just trying to Be Here Now... Namaste everyone.

[@jenmdawg]

@@macandrewes wow, internet stranger/ friend in RD, you are amazing.

[@StaxHouseProductions]

Ram Dass always brings me back to the current moment and it all settles down

[@rottxnprxncess]

i feel the same way oh em gee! his voice grounds me… x.x

[@Peacefulsky369]

I feel the same always brings me back to self awareness calmness

[@phantomhawk01]

Magic

[@ThaiNguyen-jc8ku]

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[@underwearskids1]

Thank you, I needed this. My twin flame went to be at peace the other day. After listening to this, I realise she is not gone, but now able to share every waking minute with me. I can still feel, hear, smell, see, and talk to her. I've just gained her as part of me and my life for the rest of our days. My best friend, my teacher. She is so wise, and I hope I can honor her memory. Thank you for this.

[@eyeleesmiley]

Mine went 2 full moons ago. The august 30th one. I feel the same way. I feel like I knew him in past lives & even had a vision w/him. Yes he is always with me now and forever. Now more than ever too it seems like. There are so many confirmations ✨

[@BeanTownBruce]

Amen! Oneness☝️❤

[@allisonblaustein7898]

❤

[@Lulumalnatti11]

Beautifully stated and thank you for sharing. My twin flame went to be at peace only the other day also. It's beautiful and she truly deserves the rest. May you honor the memory of your twin flame. May I also, and may she rest peacefully forever undisturbed. She is always fully here with me in my heart ❤

[@lisatowner5407]

❤❤ sending u guys fondest love be brave ❤️

[@gustavoadolfoorozcoloaiza4689]

Knowing I know I don't know what I know makes knowing a wonderful trip through life. Once I knew I didn't know what I was supposed to know, I started to live my life knowing that to know that not knowing anything at all is a blessing.

[@Lulumalnatti11]

Ram Dass had a beautiful life and his experiences are worth hearing. He really helped bring the east to the west, and I love him for doing so.

[@mjohnson5030]

Thank you, Baba Ram Dass for your "plain language" explanation of mind twisting concepts like Nonduality/Advaita, Interbeing , True Self and No Self.

[@mustafa.s3946]

As usual, no words❤

[@divinewind7405]

This. So lovely. Brilliant. Thank you. ❤💫✨️💞🙏🏻🕉🧡💫✨️❤

[@MongoGamer]

he opens up the vid and ram dass is silent for a little bit and im like "yeah silence is the answer im looking for" *close vid for now* haha

[@nedrobinson7490]

In “The advanced course”, he mentions a aspirational hope that one day, attending an RD lecture would consist of everyone just sitting, looking at each other, in silence. And, indeed, silence ultimately speaks the loudest. Sometimes that silent darshan of the god within each other is what’s needed. Other times the words help me ‘remember’. But sometimes………………………..👁👁…………… will suffice…………………………………🕉

[@sterlingwalters]

Amazing how his lecture is still relevant to our time.

[@bonim5180]

No need for innocence or guile to know truth. Ram dass belongs to the ‘70’s love you man,its going faster now,so we go with the flow. Thankyou for the beginning of the biginning of? What? Im awake babe i get it. 🖖🏼 its the 21st century pick your game up, this is the beginning. The base. I was born in ‘67 so i hear this now,to be the light to those around me,yet the arsehole too. See it? Get it? Duality no seperation. 2 ends of one stick. 👀🖖🏼

[@Truth2One]

This is a miracle, finally no commentary! 😂🙏

[@Atlas65]

😅

[@humanoid144]

you commented

[@Atlas65]

@@humanoid144 haha lol ..you know though what he was referring. He was meaning no commentary by Ragu in the beginning of the video.

[@frozenpdx]

Different channel ;)

[@Atlas65]

@@frozenpdx He always called himself Ragu Markus, didn't he..?

[@dandy2405]

Amazing pointer to truth!

[@mattquinn5183]

beautiful truth

[@mattmaxwell7772]

Beautiful satsang!! Thank you so much for posting this! : )

[@JM-pe5su]

It's incredible he mentions Castaneda over the years. I never expected two seekers like that to be integrated, but Dass is truly universal.

[@gravy_brain]

Love RD.

[@earthymama_kaia]

Love resounds

[@bernadettebockis4120]

Good evening, Ram Dass.

[@ExtraordinaryJem]

Thank you Baba

[@dnbjedi]

Love his tone in this one. -He mentions Donald Trump as an example of a 'winner' in this society. -The Hopi Elder story (and the joke about growing up in a lawyer family) was unknown to me and cool to hear. :D "He spoke truth." -Also, the one about Wavy Gravy's Campaign Slogans "Nobody for President" "Nobody can fix this." ;D -Reiterates and corrects, "Trust in Allah AND tie your camel." not "trust in Allah but tie your camel."

[@timeslowingdown]

The Donald Trump part is so funny honestly. I love how he's like "Poor guy, just stuck in this role, but someone's gotta do it!" and it still holds true to the present

[@emilylowrance7930]

@@timeslowingdown yeah like it was planned long ago....

[@user-vh3rj3dx7x]

speaking to me. i love you ram dass

[@Steveness100]

I want to wake up from the me who is wanting to wake up. This shit is tough

[@michaelmilasuski2895]

Consider who it specifically you want to do the waking.. and press forward with compassion. Best of luck!

[@Steveness100]

@@michaelmilasuski2895 🙏

[@FreundderElben]

Absolutely! The hardest "anybody" of "us" could do. Having gratitude, even for the most mundane things, helped me a lot on the pathless path. It'll all fall into place. Have trust in the process. - Maybe it sounds hard to believe right now, but it will be shown to you in time. It was pure grace to me. Love the All, the All of You ❤☺️🖖🍀

[@alexfalcon6558]

I love you

[@rubyng3421]

so much appreciation for all works you have done for us

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

Admin here (now) - We love Ram Dass so very much - what a magical human

[@AkronistThe23rd]

Love 🙏🏼

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Thank you! We at the channel appreciate your donation.

[@lorrainemccallum6330]

❤

[@shannonvarner4766]

Wow this is poignant today. Spot on again ram dass, keep feeding me honey from beyond

[@laurenmaddison1111]

Ram♥️

[@ryanpford77]

Speaky baba ramdass

[@user-rb6lk5xh4m]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@taramoyle8697]

Was this recorded around 1990?

[@lisatowner5407]

😂😂😂❤❤❤ he's TOO AWSOME

[@josef2012]

25:06 Yikes!😂

[@LaceMuzic]

i was looking for this comment lol! crazy

[@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.

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​@@conrad406i am for sure!

[@JaiSriRam1777]

@@conrad406 yeah man! I’ve got what’s available on Pirate Bay but I’ll take whatever else you’ve got!

[@chrism5029]

not only that, the lectures that the official social media pages promote and the prices of merchandise is outrageous

[@megastar118]

@@conrad406yes please

[@ryanbenson8056]

Very interested

[@bonim5180]

On reflection,im so glad i was so in life for the first 50 years of my life. I expanded so much i was fully in the game god loves that,especially when you are in the play so he can play. Now i know that he knows that i know that he knows. Awake! Its a double edged sword lie everything. Dualities a bitch get over it! Move it thats karma 🖖🏼

[@ericberry5314]

Interesting what he said about trump. “Someone has to play the role”

[@BlizblobLP]

Part 2 when?

[@lennysarro]

What about the “common bad?”

[@JWGMarie]

Is there a part 2?

[@rachelk1503]

Yes

[@JWGMarie]

@@rachelk1503 what’s it called? I typed in the same heading with part 2 and it didn’t show 😟

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[@rachelk1503]

@@JWGMarieMaybe you typed “Part 2” and it’s “Pt. 2” 😊

[@stolv3771]

Can't decide if the prompter is distracting or not

[@DylanHousego]

1:21:35

[@joestacy8409]

How are you doing? I am a 29 year old caucasian male 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ----Peace

[@akankshasharma8376]

ram dass keeps me from killing myself

[@candleinthebreeze]

Your existence here matters, friend.

[@user-ks7pb5yj4n]

My burning question for everyone is, Have any of you experienced what he refers to as "You are the orgasm?"

[@Blake-tq1xq]

Yes quite overwhelming and so spiritual you swear the earth itself changed 😊

[@dagsmurphy501]

Fear inoculum, anyone really know?? I need to share research

[@parabrahmadas]

Lol what

[@jeetmohite8986]

Tool?

[@parabrahmadas]

yeah i know the album bro, "i need to share research" like lmao what are you talking about my dude @@jeetmohite8986

[@CIPP703]

What

[@DylanHousego]

1:21:25