Transformation Through the Breath | Ram Dass Guided Meditation

A ~30 minute long guided meditation with Ram Dass, recorded on March 21, 1975.
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[@macadelicmusic]

I am thankful. The babies crying in the background, along with babas words allowed me to actually weep for the first time in a long time. If they annoy you, revisit this meditation when you have a deeper calm in the mind. They might just annoy you because it resonates with the crying baby in you. Much love and shakti to all of you beautiful spirits.

[@Len124]

I agree in theory with your point about the baby's crying, but I'm still quite a novice when it comes to meditation and still only one or two steps along this newfound path after spending the majority of my 28 years so far with a rather dim view of spiritual practice. My love of science as a vocation and pastime is a crucial aspect of who I am, but it's meant that the closest I came to a practice up to this point was encountered during my psychology education. That essentially consisted of an end-of-class meditation-based exercise by an old hippie professor of mine; which was viewed as whimsically-endearing by those doing a BSc. in psych. (versus the slightly more openminded BA students), but of little value outside of some minor anxiolytic benefits. So as experience goes, that equates to basically zero. _Anyway,_ my point is simply to say that I can appreciate the beauty of the child laughing, or even crying, without being able to then make the leap required to transcend it and either ignore or incorporate it into my meditation itself.

[@bodhi_bear2878]

Everything comes from "zero" Identifying with the mind or personality stops the process

[@zacworld2061]

That's not it, I just find it too distracting.

[@loveconquersall143]

The baby/babies signify new life to me. My partner just died alone & unexpectedly at the age of 30, so hearing babies is a beautiful thing. The circle of life. All lives are important 🦋🙏💝

[@AshMukherjeeOfficial]

Think of the baby as your inner child. If it laughs love it, if it cries love it. Accept it. Stop fighting it. Keep it safe.

[@IAMMASONDAVIDSONGOBIN]

That's a meditation I created for a meditation group I ran a few years ago... I'm sure that I'm not the first one to think of it... Obviously not lol... But it can be very powerful. I began with just having people imagine a random child and then pulled it into them seeing that child as themselves at their most vulnerable innocence as a child... I had more than one of the class crying.. I should have understood that it can be very very personally emotional. I felt bad after because I had not anticipated the level of pain it may bring about... I wouldn't advise it for a beginner class... Some people told me after how thankful they were. Others appeard to not have had a very good time... I was sorry...

[@limpiiicken1949]

Be quiet

[@limpiiicken1949]

@@IAMMASONDAVIDSONGOBIN shhh

[@limpiiicken1949]

@@IAMMASONDAVIDSONGOBIN don't think too much brother

[@brianlund7862]

That's a great idea man

[@jamesmckeown4045]

Our brother Ram has completed his cycle on this material realm, and now stands in the Heart of God, reunited again long last with the supreme essence of being he has for so long brought to our awareness

[@expandingspirit3652]

He is by our sides with each inhale my Brother.

[@jessemontano762]

Ram dass is profound af. Wow. His psychedelic stories and his history is what drew me to him,as well as Dakota of earth, but his meditation guidance is everything...

[@jimh781]

I happen to be in Philadelphia at the moment, and when he said to embody the whole of Philadelphia I was.

[@expandingspirit3652]

******chills****** Love you Brother

[@MOOGSTINE]

Thank you for the sounds of infants crying. The new incarnation is always a good reminder of mortality.

[@Foolsrule]

I love you Ram Dass. Love to all of you beautiful souls 🙏✌🧡

[@expandingspirit3652]

LOVE & LIGHT to you Kasey!

[@aymanb7041]

Sending love back to you🙏 I just close my eyes and take I breath and visualize the sound of how Ram Dass recounts his teacher calling him. Bring so much energy to my chest and a big smile on my face

[@SylvusPresley]

Ohm ma ni pad me hum. (“The jewel within the lotus). That mantra rescued me, so to speak, years ago... Now, this meditation, fits it perfectly. 🙏💡🙏 Namaste

[@samloscoisnotacaveman]

:D me2

[@loveconquersall143]

Hope you're ok 🙏❤️

[@alexandriahalverson5772]

What a gift that this is online. So much awe, truly felt connected with the divine. Thank you Baba Ram Dass and this channel for sharing.

[@FuegoPazzo]

I listened to this about two weeks ago (well, the version with the music) and before that time my Ishtadevata had been Lord Krishna. But while following the instructions of the meditation, Lord Shiva was the being that manifested in my chest. I don't know why. But it was so powerful. Especially when it grows inside you. If you can visualize this,it can be quite overwhelming. It brought a tear to my eye from the feeling of the Divine taking over my body. I felt so humbled. You feel quite insignificant in the worries of your in comparison to others but still connected to the rest of human kind. This has been the most moving meditation I've ever encountered. Thank you Ram Dass

[@whitehair8824]

This happened to me to . I was not expecting it but it was lord Hanuman

[@nnnnsaakadamanas218]

I saw Saturn

[@nnnnsaakadamanas218]

And a lotus

[@flipflop9368]

can you link me version with music? i couldn't find

[@loveconquersall143]

Lovely 💖 Yes, to hear this with music would be really great 🙏

[@atloat]

Thank you for this wonderful meditation.

[@dandy2405]

Strong!

[@daniellerachpaul3779]

Oh my gosh…. Has anyone else felt that this message is the most profound teaching of all time!? Love to all ❤️

[@user-ni8jt3wf6x]

God bless the children. That pure little being added an ai

[@user-ni8jt3wf6x]

…..air of joy and love and acceptance.

[@AllUnbelievableShits]

We miss you already ! Always remembered never forgotten

[@expandingspirit3652]

He is closer Now to Us than ever!!!

[@nancyfrance9080]

It has become a great part of the meditation. Evan the occasional crying or fussing is just another great part of your peace practice or enjoyment which it is to me.

[@teaculpepper]

first time really doing a meditation & I wanted it to be guided! Especially by ram dass! I loved it so much & almost cried a little! 💓💓

[@expandingspirit3652]

Isn't he just the most delightful Being!!!?

[@dilipbhaibhavsar2948]

Pranam-- Most powerful and precious guidance for internal transformation. Thanks

[@Creativehealing444]

Thank you so much. I have been searching for this for a while now ❣🙏❣

[@MuchLove.12]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful meditation. 🙏

[@Jondread]

I have only recently discovered Ram Dass and I'm so thankful for this guided meditation, it was very insightful. I will definitely come back to this one many times 🙏 jai namaste

[@thenamesmarek]

I had very strong Open Eye Visuals towards the end of this. No drugs just this and my mind. Thank you.

[@MusicHead480]

God, guru, and self are One

[@EllaBoadu]

Listening to this in the studio this morning ready to make some art. Beautiful meditation

[@bendougherty5580]

Glad to see that I am not the only one who could not get past the background noise

[@expandingspirit3652]

3 years later... are you past the background noise yet, Ben?

[@LegalServiceIndia-lsi]

Ram Dass is a great gift to mankind from god his words are beyond words his thoughts are thoughtless his love is Eternal Bliss... I am Ram Dass in body... ha ha ha

[@expandingspirit3652]

Ram jai jai Ram

[@zacworld2061]

Yes he is a great gift to us all. He’s never judgmental, condescending, arrogant, or any of the negative traits which, as I recently experienced, still seem to haunt so many. His words bring me great peace and inspiration. Namaste.

[@UpTheWup]

Wonderful, thank you.

[@stixnfeet7818]

Wow ! Thank you. ❤💪🔥🙏

[@puurnimaghela9108]

Very nice speech clear and understandable no background music very best parts so nice I feel no wards to express

[@addie_luvs.soccer8]

Beautiful

[@rebeccapimenta351]

This is magical

[@leesantana42]

Oh the babies are nothing, the exercise is challenging, one of the most difficult Ram Dass moves I have encountered. But I keep coming back.

[@trickywily2823]

Thank you Rom

[@basantadel355]

Thanks ❤

[@francescacappelloni138]

Listen to..and relax😍

[@Meditation-easy]

Heaven and earth and I are of the same root, The ten-thousand things and I are of one substance.

[@heatherbrown1880]

never tire of.

This is so beautiful

[@nancyfrance9080]

I am having the same realization in yoga. Is's awesome to overcome distractions.

[@slackabara6674]

Had a psychedelic iboaga experience once. A few days after it. Felt a voice in my head whike meditating: to stay or to go? Behind go was peace and clerity. Behind go was pain and suffering, yet bounless joy and love. Thought for a second then chose to stay. Now I know why. Thank you Baba Ram Dass. Hope you stayed.

[@slackabara6674]

Behind stay* was pain but boundless love.

[@slackabara6674]

And to all who read this, may you have the courage to stay the course. You will have a hell of a time and help so many just by being and doing you.

[@harrietsand9715]

The baby is laughing with joy!

[@aurorabacon3976]

God, I love you.

[@jugganaut26]

That baby is the Buddha

[@katherineturner1892]

Bathing in Bliss after hearing this

[@abaybektursun]

It's wild at some point I had to stop and start thinking again because I felt like my body couldn't handle the energy

[@marianaferro685]

❤️

[@pilarzamora5705]

Seria enriquecedor y de gran ayuda para muchas personas, si lo traducen al español. Mil gracias.

[@elderorbi0nic510]

hay una opción de subtítulos automáticos en la configuración

[@chasecleary7921]

I would riot in the streets if this got taken down.

[@S0S0ant1]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🌷🌷🌷

[@launchpadinfinitybass]

Love you Baba!!

[@thepuppethead1188]

There's at least one crying baby in most early RD talks so I barely even noticed but "continue to grow until all of philadelphia is within you" out of seemingly nowhere made me laugh real hard and I had to pause it for a second

[@michaelodonovan9937]

My God… wow

[@zacworld2061]

For those who are at advanced stages and can meditate in perfect peace with the continuous noise of the nonstop baby babbling and crying in the background I truly admire your focus and I hope to someday be there. But since I am a beginner, unfortunately the innocent baby doing what babies do ultimately proved to be too much of a distraction for me to get any meditational use from this recording. For anyone starting out who struggles to reach the quiet place you seek through meditation I would recommend finding a different guided meditation for now.

[@No-oneInParticular]

The trick is to not focus and let everything fall away. The baby crying is the sound of the universe as much as your own breath. That you can hear a baby crying at all is evidence to your own existence, from nothing. You could be dead and not experiencing, but you aren't. You're alive. Thank the baby and smile. Relax.

[@artofmetta7401]

Its a wonderful exercise specially for beginner. Learn to include the sounds around you. Its not different then the sounds of raindrops, of snow falling.. each sound, noise can make ubeven more relaxed, its an option isnt it? This sound can not have influence over the inner happenings, no. The moment where you choose on how to react to that sound (baby noises for instance) u use your greatest super power. The abilities of choosing between all the options of possible ways of responding, this is your will power, your strongest power. Remember this, relax decide on how to respond. Who you wanna be? when ever your attention gets drawn away from your state of relaxation or restful awareness, remember check out the options and choose. NoThing can take away this choice or force u to choose. Not even Mahadeva him self. He can appear in form of guru in frot of you but he can not make u choose or stop you from ur choice. Its your greates power. I choose to Rest in ParamaShivoham, immensely grateful for gur who delivered the teh teachings in such a beautiful way to us. sacred knowledge sacred cognition and sacred sentiments Om nithyananda paramashivoham

[@reedturner1630]

I didn’t notice the baby lol

[@spiritview4820]

I downloaded it, and edited out the crying and background noises and re-uploaded on my channel with added reverb for the ones who struggle with the crying

[@zacworld2061]

Sky Kala I understand the wisdom in what you’re saying. Maybe I’ll get there someday, but right now I can’t do it.

[@samloscoisnotacaveman]

the classic

[@tanompace9901]

Are these copyright free? Like if I wanted to use this for a song or something would that be alright?

[@cerealboxtoys]

Anyone here know what happened to the ram dass pranayama guided meditation video?

[@john022560]

Babies noises=beauty

[@TheSpiritualSavage]

Yesss! I'm with you there brother! Such pure beauty!

[@brendan2359]

Reading comments about babies crying, what babies crying? 😂 Didn't even notice. So funny the different perspectives. I have more distracting sensations in my body than those sounds so not my biggest distraction and did not even register. Anyway Ram Das meditations are changing my life right now

[@Luciana-lb4xl]

Could you translate to Spanish, please!!

[@Treisahouse]

I thought I was tripping for the moment until I saw everyone else comments...I skipped.

[@racheller8753]

I'm trying to get to accepting the background! I know I have a lot of work to do because I keep thinking about why the parent would let that continue, I would have taken my baby out! I'm judging, hence the work needed! I probably would of thought I was helping and gone and grabed the baby and taken it out to play and distract ! 🙂✌🏼💜

[@kingofhearts203]

whats shak-di?

[@kingofhearts203]

somewhere around 17:19 mark

[@gtandon6091]

Shakti is sanskrit word for energy

[@indifernandez5119]

I understand the babies noise is part of the one and inside us. But for those of us at an earlier stage, it dtracts from tranquility, silence and I had to turn it off. Sorry, I love Ram Dass's love vibration, but not squalling till I am more in equilibrium please, and thank you.x

[@No-oneInParticular]

There is never silence. There is always tranquility. The loudest thing in the universe are the thoughts in your own mind. Quiet those, and all other noises become like an orchestra in full swing.

[@modernawenydd7043]

Ben Simpson beautifully worded

[@wesamajig]

Let go of the anger and the judgement. Do not nudge the sounds just observe them. Excellent exercise

[@supersonic2511978]

great speech but misleading title.

[@davefarlow]

Am I the only one that didn't notice the baby until after I read through the comment section? Like when I first went through the video meditating I was just focused on the breathing and what ram das was saying. Didn't even register to me that there was baby noises until after I listened to the video again.Weird

[@MJack2255]

I don’t see how as a parent you could just let your kid do this in front of everyone trying to relax and meditate. Yeah it’s a great test accepting the noise but I’d have too much respect for everyone else and have to excuse myself if it was my kid.

[@sonofgodsdad3227]

Yes, I know it can be seen as a test but it just totally destroys the beautiful atmosphere...

[@LeighCornu]

It’s easy to meditate when the outside environment is conducive to your relaxation, but maybe more powerful and beneficial to learn to find a meditative state when the surrounding environment is not to your liking. :)

[@MJack2255]

Leigh Cornu my internal environment is hard enough and isn’t conducive to easy meditation with chronic pain so I prefer to not have to listen to kids. Plus it’s more about everyone else. If it was my kid, I would know not everyone wants a difficult meditation and most probably want quiet. It’s about respect.

[@juliemyers12]

True; if my baby was fussing I would probably have felt I should take them out, and try not to be angry at missing the meditation ! I Think of being a young mother, trying to learn and grow and develop your potential and being stopped by a Lack of Child Care. I’m glad she stayed. Namasté.

[@TheSpiritualSavage]

You guys missed the whole point of this if you're talking about the lady and her baby like that. Ram Dass loved and accepted all as it is. I thought the sound of that young child was precious. There is nothing more beautiful that the sound of a new being wailing and moaning, to me its the sound of love, pain, and life! Shalom , Adonai, Shalom. ~Tohi~

[@Treisahouse]

I hear a baby sound in the background 😳

[@nitefox1343]

Babies crying are the innocence of the young, dogs barking are just nature, a plane taking off is just a jet engine, an ambulance is just, c'mon man, sure the baby has an untrained mind, does this go for the parents too? I am a beginner too. The baby was bored, the parents distracted and so are others. Still applies today. If I have been here a million lifetimes already excuse me for being impatient with inconsiderate parents. So the baby is crying, I can always tune out and live another lifetime until I can focus. LOL

[@No-oneInParticular]

Baby has an untrained mind? Baby has no mind. Baby is mind.

[@silkymusic74]

okay, for someone who is really into meditation it shouldn't be disturbing that almost throughout the whole session a baby is weeping and making typical baby-noises, that definitely distract me as a beginner from getting deep into the atmosphere of that meditation... having children myself, I just keep thinking about the baby and how can you keep the baby there and why didn't she get out and how were others not annoyed from those sounds all the time...!? but those were those hippie-times, I guess... ;-)

[@kingofhearts203]

what that guy ☝said

[@Hombolicious]

I think tranquillity does not mean nothing is happening. It is that whatever is happening is experienced in a peaceful way. Good or bad, sad or happy the recognition they are all part of the larger one. Life flows through you and you allow it without resistance.

[@cvbabc]

Breathe out the annoyance with all those parents who bring small children and babies to guided meditation...

[@ilovebeing]

That’s apart of the meditation (:

[@colmpennie4239]

I welcome the annoyance, just another test for us 🤪💪❤️

[@bryanbryan6108]

You can meditate anywhere. Challenging areas with noise that distract us is just another opportunity to sit in what emotions those noises bring up, notice them and let them go without judgment towards the noise or towards our reaction to the noise

[@user-ti1lg3qq8u]

Keep listening to ram in one of his talks he acknowledges a baby crying and explains it perfectly

[@Schoppenheer]

That child is God/universe/love itself

[@desertdesignlab]

It’s 2021. We have the technology to edit out the baby. Just sayin…

[@Marcy-Pie]

the babies in the background were very distracting.

[@drmanhattan9101]

be at peace, Marcy. :)

[@rlittlejohn2772]

Why bring babies

[@neilcapers4426]

This is so beautiful but somebody SHUT THAT BABY UP! lol

[@No-oneInParticular]

That baby is closer to the source than your disturbed mind, Neil. I'd listen to that baby if I were you.

[@Annamaria1943]

Ben Simpson That’s deep. Holier than though !

[@napmanz]

babies crying and not most uplifting thing to listen to...