Ram Dass On Identity, Roles and Living In Truth - Here and Now Ep. 251 (Black Screen Series)

In this classic talk, Ram Dass explores resting in ‘I am,’ a place where we can see the perfection of all things, including suffering, and how we can balance that place with an open heart.
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This episode is a continuation of the talk from Here and Now Ep. 250 - Eat It Like It Is, which was given in Austin, Texas, in the early 1990s.
Continuing to take his cue from Swami Ram Tirth’s words, “I am without form, without limit,” Ram Dass dives into the notion of “I am” and talks about how resting in that place makes the world look different than if we are busy being somebody doing something. From this place, we can see the perfection of it all, even with the suffering inherent in form.
The predicament is that we are not just the “I am,” we are also human beings with bodies and personalities and human hearts that cannot bear the suffering around us. Ram Dass talks about finding a balance between these two places and keeping our hearts open to the unbearable.
Ram Dass explores all the demands to respond to the suffering of the world and how it’s easy to get tired of being “should upon.” Ultimately, we can rely on our intuitive heart-minds to know what is the right action to take for ourselves. The quieter we get and the less attached we are to our roles, the more we will gravitate towards the things that relieve the suffering of all sentient beings.
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“If you were resting in your ‘I am,’ you would look and you would see only the perfection of it all. And you would see that what we did in the ’60s is what created Ronald Reagan in the ’80s. You would see the way polarities work; you’d see the way forces polarize… You’d just see it as law unfolding right before you.” - Ram Dass
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this section about Michelangelo is a bit weird to me. It's been a long time since western art considered the poor in what is produced, let alone the rolling stones... sure, individual personalities can achieve wondrous things when they are not tied down by conscience. Sure, they are part of the complex human experience. I would trade their impacts on history for a human culture that moved towards liberation... that is, a culture that reached for universal freedom. Maybe those who are fighting for liberation are gone as individuals, but they kept the flame lit for a freedom movement and that is not an art object but a relational work. I don't believe that good and evil are the same. Goodness is for life... Evil takes life for no reason except personal gain at a devastating scale. Of course we have shadow sides, and we can be accountable for that... but to unaccountably take mass life as a destructive force needs to be confronted on as many levels as possible. Mending the social fabric, healing, building skills for peace and collectivity. These are the beautiful artworks of our time that can create a future other than what the dominant forces are manifesting

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OOF. Stopped listening at the first mention of Jesus.