Ram Dass on Shifting Contexts - Here and Now Podcast Ep. 206

In this dharma talk from the 1990s, Ram Dass speaks about shifting contexts to shift consciousness, cultivating the Witness to curb our reactivity and entering the state known as choiceless awareness.
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Shifting Contexts (4:30)
Higher Wisdom and the Human Heart (20:25)
Choiceless Awareness (41:25)
“There’s another way of using the mind to beat the mind through study, through studying systems which slowly modify the system you were working in. You keep shifting contexts for reality.” - Ram Dass
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[@walks_softly4607]

I like his talk about “the witness” rather than identifying. I like how in Spanish they don’t say “I am”, they say “I have”. Instead of “I am sick” it’s “I have sickness”. Not “I am hungry”, but “I have hunger”. Not “I am 38 years old”, but “I have 38 years”. That distinction to me vastly changes the way an English speaking mind thinks. There’s a permanence to identifying as “I am this” versus the temporal “I have this”, and it’s not a part of who I am, my being, it’s just something I have now and later I won’t. Peace n love to all of you!

[@walks_softly4607]

Also in Spanish there’s two different words for “I am”, one which is permanent, one which is temporary. Our teacher said “for how you feel, or where you are, always use the verb estar.”

[@AM-es4mp]

Right!! We are not whatever as us 1st step!! "Na .. me stay" here and bliss out lmao

[@miabaulz7437]

A year ago I was sober and studying ram dass and practicing mindfulness and compassion.. today I am lost, angry, confused drinking again… I hope I can find my way back.. namaste

[@TrismegistusReturns]

Shiva, you need not be confused nor lost, for you are IT.

[@seanmeeker8033]

All along I was knocking from the inside 🙏

[@AM-es4mp]

You CAN :! ) 12 steps Groups & peeps ( & even call AA hotline or online support to start:) & fantastic community of peps whe been RIGHTwhere ur at 🥁🤙 amazeing . Ram Das & JACK Kornfield are great powerful messangers :)))

[@AM-es4mp]

Go to nature & breather it in Soulfood & connection to you:))

[@williamniland761]

AA is the only thing that worked for me 12 steps. And you can incorporate these teachings.

[@LoveDurgaDevi]

This is another brilliant talk. Ive listened three times already. I feel Ram Dass is here with me. I love him deeply and am so grateful that he completed his Dharma. That he shared his experiences with the world in a way that is just what Ram Dass does, with heart, humor and compassion. ❤ His blend of psychology and spirituality is so available. I feel he is a universal teacher. He inspireds me to continue, to be better - and to just BE 🥰 🙏🏼 Ram Ram 🦋

[@KimL101]

“So why do you have to judge it if you don’t know?!” 🎯🔥

[@stankymans]

this is a great episode, ram dass really starts off with a bang at least for me

[@tarabrightstar]

Ram Ram

[@jacobcontreras458]

Ram ram ram

[@wallardb]

Where is Raghu?

[@WhistlersBrother]

Listen all the way to the end. (Raghu was there the whole time.) 🕉

[@rolandreedii5939]

I miss feeling annoyance and frustration at Raghu's long-winded introductions. They were an excellent spiritual practice, especially in cultivating patience. Where is my brother?

[@katedrums]

[@psyche1468]

He got upset by people's comments

[@anthonybracey-gibbon3118]

Thank you

[@timmccarthy3034]

VERY INTERESTING....THX.....

[@neil1337]

Neat lecture! I never knew ram dass tore his Achilles before. I hope Raghu is ok!

[@marcosluna7792]

Thank you for this 🙏 love and blessings

[@dallasford5735]

Ahhh so much recently. Guess I'm needing the spirit haha

[@andrewhiggins1975]

Wonderful… Grateful for such insight❤

[@lanishortsunshine5773]

Love all this info Thank u soooo much much love Namaste🎉

[@albertinomoreira6434]

Wow!

[@serendipity6351]

Ah.....so 🙂

[@ronaldfeuer9722]

That means be still

[@lauramcguire8292]

❤️🧚‍♀️❤️🧚‍♀️

[@crystalfolse3208]

Thanks

[@-miekeb-]

💜

[@nln7ylm663]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ronaldfeuer9722]

Notice you are the backround

[@nirbhaybhatia2874]

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[@andywarstar]

Ohhhhmmmoneygivemesome...

[@larryprimeau5885]

when the meditation is right, you don't need to figure anything out or try to understand either.. because you know.

[@Roy-lm4rc]

It would be nice just post the lecture without any introduction please:)

[@AutoMax-o6c]

I agree 👍

[@willcollins5660]

Rather have no intro. But I'll take this lady over Raghu any day bc she is faster to start Ram Dass and she doesn't stroke her ego like Rahgu in all of his intro.

[@archimedesvizuals1108]

Haha its such a funny thing, you want to stand up in these negative comments about Raghu, and then you see that you'd perpetuate it if you did...

[@JaiSriRam1777]

This comment is to peacefully protest the gatekeeping of RD’s lectures. Common complaints as elucidated 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.

[@alexhamilton2871]

Don’t like that he’s snarky about Krishnamurti!

[@davidharrison2099]

I don’t think he was being snarky. Just illustrating the paradox conundrum and highlighting that it is like walking a tightrope.

[@ronaldfeuer9722]

Stop

[@thebrotherhoodofbidensblee1103]

oh, Ram Dass failed the test, no offense

[@nondualnavigation]

the great way is most clear to those without preferences

[@AutoMax-o6c]

I cannot stand the introductions and shameless promotional selling!

[@bethlehemlebneh]

4:30

[@ryanlove7150]

Thank you! I like to skip to ram das . The intros are always long winded and majorly boring.

[@inolofatsenglekaba5026]

Where is raghu???

[@nicom9298]

Ive been going through one of the darkest times of my life, today I woke up and decided that I'd listen to Ram Dass talks all day. In presence. The healing I'm experiencing is immense. Forever grateful for you. Thank you from the core of my heart.

[@inthezone4123]

You folks make the world a brighter space! Sending positive vibes. Thanks for sharing the love of Ram Dass.

[@glitzandgratitude1170]

I am here now. Ram Dass found me on youtube about a year ago. I started doing daily yoga on youtube and I guess one thing lead to another. It is a pleasure. 🙂

[@NaturesNirvanaSpirituality]

I’d love to comment but then I’d be doing something…. Oh crap, too late 😢

[@inspiringmedia3716]

😂😂😂😂

[@AM-es4mp]

🤣🤣 love all the humor we got to laff at our silly selves humor is #1Medicine :))

[@Lioness_of_Gaia]

Bwah ha ha! ❤😂

[@andrepaquet6597]

thanks for the inspiration. deeply appreciated

[@Handas1111]

♾️❤️♾️ Thank you so much. I love this video, I’ve been studying Buddhism and Hinduism for a few years. I really l love that saying “choice-less awareness”. I’ve known Rameshwar Das for about 15 years out in the Hamptons on Long Island ( when he gave me a copy of the beingRam Dass I had a very spiritual experience when Richard Alpert and Neem Caroli, baba were talking about his mother , and even in the and you are indeed out of nowhere. I had a weeping, blessing situation, so it was really weird. Never told anyone for over a year googled it And found out it was a thing then found out there was a book called the thousand miracles I was already on my spiritual ascension path for many years, but that was the catalyst that sent me on my spiritual traditional path thank you so much for sharing Namaste🕉️

[@rainspiritflower2385]

💔😓🙏🏽☮️💞

[@noneya9035]

RD starts at 4:29

[@toddrapp3443]

🎉lovr im herding horn