Ram Dass Here And Now

Ep. 53 - Devotion and the Guru

Feb 26, 2014
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INSIGHT

Devotion As A Vehicle To Nonduality

  • Devotion (bhakti) is a method that uses intense love to make spiritual awakening easier.
  • The dualistic devotion method is a vehicle that dissolves into nonduality once it awakens you.
ANECDOTE

Car Ride With Trungpa Devotees

  • Ram Dass recounts sitting in a car with Trungpa's advanced students hearing loving stories about Trungpa.
  • He realized their devotion resembled the bhakti stories he heard about Maharaji and joked they were 'sloppy bhaktis.'
INSIGHT

Paths Converge Near The Summit

  • Heart-centered paths and head-centered paths converge as one ascends the spiritual mountain.
  • Different traditions offer complementary rays; no single outer form holds the whole truth.
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