Ram Dass on Getting High, Getting Low, and Getting Your Act Together

[@44westwind]

We have to do the earthly things when we are here on earth. Chop wood and carry water. We signed up for this game so play it well. All the while knowing it’s not totally as it appears and not the final game. Smile at the challenges. Smile and move forward. Pray and meditate. Clear your mind above all else

[@jenmdawg]

I can’t tell you the magnitude of the shift when I finally understood this… I went from a devout atheist-materialist angry with the world for its greed and ignorance to havjng a spiritual awakening that left me with no doubts (and no friends)… I could not reconcile these contrasts and opted to get high and stay high.Not a good life. Then I read “ render unto Caesar…” and it just clicked deep in my soul. Life is so much easier now.

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@fintanmccafferty9491]

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[@ericawhitmore4135]

@@jenmdawg There are a lot of books with that title may I ask who is the author of the one you read

[@jenmdawg]

@@ericawhitmore4135 not a book - just the line from the Bible where Christ explains how we seek our spiritual life WHILE participating in our society/world. We are “householders” not monks or nuns so we must learn to reconcile these two pursuits induce ourselves ;)

[@Mettaverse]

"Honor your incarnation" Thank you so much for this ❤

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

We at the channel feel it to be so esssential!

[@samloscoisnotacaveman]

Hearing him say, "get your act together" is so effective. ty.

[@dondankleberg4965]

important who is using the words, as well as who is listening

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

Admin here (now) - it just does the trick huh?

[@timtomofibk]

I’m still a real good American neurotic 😂 Work, money and raising children can be challenging but so rewarding Prayers and good vibes to each one of you! This existence is an amazing miracle that is worthy of our reverence ❤❤

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@eiknarf05]

Universe with the perfecting timing as always 😊

[@jameshetfield5894]

Yep, ditto⚡️🕊️⚡️

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[@Soulsoverroles]

I think of my life in two stages: before Ram Dass and after Ram Dass. If it wasn’t for his books and lectures, I’d still think of myself as the ego and body. He helped spark my soul awareness, our true essence. His book “Polish the Mirror” reminds me to notice the dust that can cover our spiritual hearts, meditate, and polish our mirrors so the “beauty of our soul becomes visible.”

[@normavoyton3208]

3:28 "as long as I was pushing anything away, it had me".. that brought tears to my eyes

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

Admin here (now) - So profoundly true and vulnerable of him to say

[@osopapi]

I once spent an afternoon with this man. Good times. A delight to hear his message again and so clearly put. He was riding the shakti that day.

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

We at the channel totally appreciate your insight1

[@robertschappert6760]

We give this world so much credit and in the same breath we claim its not real ❤

[@N0bodyn01]

I needed this man.

[@ॐ-ब्रह्मांड-की-ध्वनि]

It is no longer necessary to seek artificial means of achieving an elevated state of consciousness. ❤

[@rammott6894]

I can get really high meditating but after a few months I smoke a doobie, or pop a cap. It's like trying to settle the wind

[@rischiraj786]

❤

[@ACoupleStoners]

Necessary, not necessary. It is what it is and fits where and when it does.

[@josef2012]

Speak for yourself, Sweet Pea 😘

[@ॐ-ब्रह्मांड-की-ध्वनि]

@@josef2012 No problem at all, young one.

[@themichaelprussellnow]

You have to honor your incarnation! 💥🤘🏼

[@playthe777]

I’m about to get this tattooed

[@johnifejika]

"The way it is, is the way it is"😌🙏🏾

[@love1another2peace]

Needed that Baba🤍

[@RogerJanik1]

Truth. Thank you for sharing.

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@katebeatham333]

Love you Ram Das. 💗🙏

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[@Boxnosis]

Needed to hear this I’ve been living in the clouds 🌧️ to long ❤

[@EnjoyYourLifeTodaywithYvonna]

❤ enjoy all of your life. ❤ don't run away from anything.

[@Ificationerify]

Having Alan Watts as a drinking buddy, that would be an enlightening experience

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

We at the channel love his stories of this!

[@Ificationerify]

@@BabaRamDassChannel Me too, do you have more of his Alan Watts stories on your channel? A compilation or something

[@tybowesformerlygoat-x7760]

Not so enlightening for your liver.

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@vedranhrstic9374]

Thank you❤

[@LoveSpiritTruth]

This is too funny! 😂🎉 Been considering getting my act (💩 ) together for awhile now! Thanks Baba 😘

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@iconoclasticflow1620]

a perfect little seven minute Bit from Ram Dass. if the listener is able to just climb through all these little points, you really do Understand It All in an instant. perfect. perfect.

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@telysia_com]

LEGEND!

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[@Andrew-qc8jh]

I have had some large breakthroughs in the past two days. I have been trying to get high with caffeine and excitement. And it's just not happening. My grounded state is becoming so strong and my mind is getting quieter and quieter. It's a trip. This is what I have wanted but I still have that drive or attachment to get high. I'll always enjoy going fast being a daredevil but the ability to be deeply in that state is much more difficult...I may just be a bit tired also ;)

[@groovy_speaks]

Totally agree with the idea of the quieter the mind, the trippier life gets. When I was high/drunk, my mind would seem to converse with itself and get caught up in a manic frenzy of sorts. When I am sober, my mind is in conversation with God/ the Universe and the synchronicities are coming more frequently, mainly because my mind is still enough now to notice them.

[@junkjunk2493]

... yup , caffeine is my daemon , luv to hate it

[@Gcox21085]

Love this one, I hear it every morning, can’t wait to find the full version of this particular one

[@ARdave311]

Beautiful beautiful message!! So happy I listened to this before work this morning. 🙏🙏

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@ARdave311]

@@BabaRamDassChannel thanks for the respond! If I can add any input, keep up the 10-20 minute video highlights, while nothing replaces a full hr talk, somtines it’s hard to find the time. But it’s Easier to be able to listen to a shorter story and remember its teachings through my day, thank you!

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[@MaffyTaffyHaffy]

Discipline is how you become one with god. You must sacrifice your body. And then you can have a glimpse. Thank you Krishna for all you have done for me ❤ bless you all

[@helloktmq]

thank you 🌎🧲👻 real talk

[@narmmbadd]

Yes! This can’t be a coincidence

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

We at the channel wonder is it ever really? :)

[@davehasenford3985]

I never really understood this guy or cared much for his work. But he’s right

[@SxInnuendo]

An old silent pond, A frog jumps into the pond, Splash! Silence again. - Matsuo Basho. It is the most recurrent phrase/poem i can remember. It just makes me take a moment that in between the loudest bursts of life, before there was peace and there it will be soon after. (There are many translations and the one with the lily pad i believe is what i first read and was captivate) What Basho didn’t mention is that life has many, many frogs.

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[@Owen-hr6yq]

Honor your incarnation 🙌🏽 Don't avoid your karmic curriculum 🙌🏽 All of it is grist for the mill 🙌🏽 This man is so wise ❤ he thought he was someone, got high, came down , got sad but then learnt that it's all part of the deal and he has to face what brings him down.

[@wendym2544]

He would be even a wiser man if he had figured out what brings him down before he started to get high in the first place. Then he could have quite possibly just been naturally high.

[@seti3bb]

Thank you Ram Dass. I'm a little bummed I never got to meet the body you called home but it's groovier this way 😜

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@kathyadams5963]

SO SO good❤

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@xsheashea]

Alan Watts x Ram Dass ❤

[@apian29]

Thx for posting

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@Balletwingert]

Thank you for sharing this clip. This part of the full lecture is really juicy and I’m grateful for this snippet.

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[@-_-_-_-_-...]

Alan Watts sneaking alcohol is toooo funny!! 😆

[@oolala53]

The dying of alcoholism, not so much.

[@treeliRootz]

Yes and no, we all gotta leave our tent someday no?

[@macarius8802]

Great speaker. Although I think the problem is that our 'act' is already too together... so much so that we have to work hard to escape it, and remember it's all a role.

[@oolala53]

I wrote my comment before looking at many others. It occurred to me that it’s been wanting to escape the act that is the problem. Maybe the act is also oneness?

[@macarius8802]

@@oolala53 True. As long as we see WHO is acting it has no power over us. But if we identify as the 'actor' this is the seed of suffering. All that is required is to see WHO is operating.

[@atreyuwings]

Im listening this for free while staring at an ad where you sign up to get this content ad free. Closes eyes*

[@CollectionOfTheTimeless]

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[@Chop757]

I no Longer get High. I Get Mindfulness 🧘🏽 to be aware and be present is my New High ❤ no longer anxious, no longer always suffering. I’m growing. Thank You 🙏🏽

[@AndrewZambetti]

Needed this

[@sawyerstudio]

❤ you forever baba

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[@otsantiago]

"you have to honor your incarnation" I came to the same conclusion.

[@janecooke4137]

Just love him

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[@stelaw4136]

He has been listening to Dr Mcgilchrist at Cambridge University

[@mpv9866]

Get grounded ⚡👣 🌿 🌟

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

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[@michalcaganek8287]

I have done it for 3 months and my back has never felt better, BUT my partner doesn't like it as much 😃

[@hannespi2886]

Greeeeat !!!

[@CyberspaceJon]

The hardest thing is being in Arjunas position. I dont want to fight against my beloved but I have too....why!?😢😅 It is all in the Gita but man....is real combat difficult.

[@sitindogmas]

turn on, tune in and grow up. legalize and regulate a safe supply of drugs, along with an honest education and conversation ✌️💚

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

We at the channel FEEL THIS !!!

[@artieash6671]

Have you speeded his natural rhythm up?

[@kmillard81]

It does sound like it

[@telysia_com]

No he just talks fast or like he’s high on acid!!!

[@iconoclasticflow1620]

nah. this is just a later lecture where he had his stage presence together. this isn't speeded up.

[@BabaRamDassChannel]

Admin here (now) - No we have not altered his rhythm

[@alfreddifeo9642]

🙏♾❤♾

[@Gcox21085]

Oh my lanta, really… why you gotta call me out like that… leave my Peter Pan syndrome out of this, haha… glad you found me back in December pops

[@easygame4241]

Thanks a lot :-)

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[@Lucius.88]

❤

[@BussinGhandi]

Is there anywhere I can find the intro/outro sound/song?

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[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

3:00

[@edgepixel8467]

"I have a friend who doesn't have a body. He speaks through a woman, named ..." --- WTF?!? Casual-like. "Oh, I have a friend without a body." "Oh yeah, sure, don't we all? Bodiless friends are everywhere these days."

[@Twovales]

I babble on, you babble on, we all babble on. We must be Bableonians. Therefore the answer must be that we all speak in bubbles separated from each other by membranes of gooey, sticky stuff that makes us seem slow to each other. However, to melt this sticky stuff means we wind up all alone on a mountain in a mist no one can see thru. It's a lonely existence and not to be desired. So we come back and join the babble.

[@hypnopump]

a quick Ouch with a relaxing Ahhh

[@oolala53]

Why do so many teachers talk about a you doing things? Does this little you really control the process? Whatever is in charge where perception is happening here, where a body, sights, sounds and sensations seem to be appearing are is in charge. BTW, in 12 years, there has never appeared an experience of oneness. Did ayahuasca six times. No oneness, a few seconds of a vision of a native man in neon feather headdress, a puma jumping on some prey I couldn’t see in a small clear clearing, and recoiling when the thought came that it was me being pounced on, but weeks before that a profound sorrow at having to be born. Oh, interesting. Does that mean “I” have always been too attached to perceiving oneness? I will have to let that sit a bit. I am 70, retired, got a place to live, necessities. How much more together do I have to be to get back in touch with oneness? If this sense of a separate self were in control, it would have been able to make it happen. I just have to believe-I have no proof-that if it’s not appearing, there is a benevolent reason. Dare I say God’s reason? But not THAT God…

[@blankbmusic]

I like your introspective and honest commentary. Thanks for sharing it.

[@blankbmusic]

You forget you are the one and only because on an infinitely deep level, you know you enjoy forgetting. It’s what makes life interesting and ascension back into yourself possible. To recognize oneness is to recognize that me, Ram Dass, and everyone “else” in your reality is anything but your own imaginary projection. Your whole life story is imaginary. It’s real, yes, relative to your belief systems, but even those are imaginary. They can change at any time in any given moment. You’re making all of this up. Your parents are your projection, all of your friends and loved ones are your projection and the world and all of its problems are your projection. You reject the idea because clearly “you” didn’t write this comment and “you” aren’t your parents nor would “you” ever create intentional suffering. But you would and you did and will do it all again. There’s no use in knowing this from the vantage point of you being the one and only, because you are such a brilliantly decorated life to live!

[@RyvreRandom]

I think when teachers refer to 'oneness' they are often talking about the feeling you get when you happen to see a wild animal , you look each other in the eye and for a moment there's a connection, an understanding. ... Another form of 'oneness' might be waking up with a lover, still in a dream state, and not knowing where your body ends and the other's begins. ... And on the extreme end, 'oneness' might be when in deep meditation, or under the influence of a medicine, where you no longer have thoughts related to one's self.. Or rather thoughts images are no longer seen as other but part of you. Just some ideas.

[@joshb2059]

As someone who has a vague idea of who this guy is, this man talks a lot to arrive at the same point as other "self help" gurus but with extra gibberish

[@SandiaDelaval-ib5ky]

You happen to be in a human carnation! Flesh and blood. Not always an easy task for the soul.

[@omarassemujjuadrian4592]

👍😃🤩🥰😍😎🇺🇬❤️🙏

[@HurricaneIrene07]

There is a lump of spiritual gold that can be sought in life. The new age movement has the uncanny ability to circle around the very nucleus of it... under over sideways drugs meditation yoga but just seems to miss the boat. "You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." Don't be an afraid to seek the real truth. Not the comfortable popular saccharine truth. D I bet Dass really knows the truth now.

[@tomrhodes1629]

The biblical prophet Elijah has returned, as prophesied, and testifies: Ram Dass had it all figured out! And he is a perfect example of why GOD-given FREEDOM must be allowed to reign if Truth is to be found. I was a child of the seventies, but a late-bloomer. And I didn't know about Ram Dass until recent years (due to U-know-who tube). And after being given the full education of a prophet of GOD, I know that he had it all, with the exception of the best-kept secret in this entire world of limitation, which is: THE REASON WHY WE ARE EXPERIENCING IT. But once you learn this secret, it becomes even more clear that Ram Dass was absolutely correct. Alan Watts also, but Ram Dass was more focused on the important points and was best at getting those ideas across, in my opinion. And in my work I show how Yeshua One with Christ taught the same exact things, but is almost totally misunderstood and misrepresented by organized Christianity. All mysteries have been unveiled and published in these "end times": the end of the old Cycle of Time that the New Cycle may be born. And if you seek you will find...

[@rootz420]

Why are we experiencing it

[@user-ej5gx7ph7q]

I am not acting

[@oolala53]

How do you know?

[@hypnopump]

Maybe you're just better than you are capable of knowing.

[@GabrielScoville-v9k]

mf who never really had his act together talking about 'getting your act together' classic

[@CrouchingscarabflyingJ]

He was a PHD and was rich. Seems like his act was together to me

[@GabrielScoville-v9k]

@@CrouchingscarabflyingJ couldn’t hold that position for very long could he

[@michaelbaute8891]

This person (@user-uczk...) is obviously ill. To be posting mean spirited comments to videos about spiritual growth is about as rich as you can get in regard to irony. Enjoy your journey and remember, "if you see the Buddha in the road..."

[@itsnuthinbutsunshine]

​​@@GabrielScoville-v9k Looks like you missed the entire message lol

[@MurrayNoneya-yb3il]

Prison planet!

[@SatyrBarbarossa_Eleusis]

𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 🌞 🙏 🌚

[@hypnopump]

ghigha

[@ktsondru108]

Where do I get STP? And LSD? And MDMA? And peyote? And Ayuhausca? And one of those poisonous frogs to lick. I wanna talk to Emauel. What channel is he on? Yes, floss every day because you don't want a root canal, and protect your credit score. That's all I've learned in 58 years. The 🌎 is empty of fun now. We go up and down, and into the 1 and back out into the 2, and we always come back. I'm up to episode #111 of the Ram Dass podcasts. I need a Bhagwan Das.

[@M1kodeemus]

There might be groups organizing these in your country. Or make trip to Peru for ayahuaca. Or find place to pick up your own magic mushrooms from nature... Ive got big help from aya and MDMA and shoorms. They will also chsnge your wqy of seeing things, they change values etc. But all in good direction even there is usually internal pain you need to face and see your own shadow sides and them the real work is to change yourself slowly to right direction in everyday life.