Ram Dass, a spiritual teacher and author, discusses the art of resting in change and balancing multiple planes of reality simultaneously. He explores the mysteries of suffering, death, and love, emphasizing the importance of keeping our hearts open to others. Ram Dass reflects on aging, handling tension, and the collaborative nature of human interactions.
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Resting In Change And What Doesn't Change
Spiritual practice trains you to rest simultaneously in change and in what doesn't change.
Ram Dass names this balance the art form of being human and locates it as the base from which compassionate action arises.
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Stepdaughter Witnesses Transformation At Death
Ram Dass cared for his stepmother as she died and witnessed her shift from pain to a radiant presence.
After she 'gave up' resisting pain she entered a clear, joyous state and then took three long breaths and left her body.
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Design Grieving Spaces Before Action
Create spaces where people can grieve and speak their oppression while others simply listen.
At a retreat for social activists a fishbowl process let oppressed groups speak while others listened, building bonded shared humanity.
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In this exploration of suffering, death, and love, Ram Dass talks about resting in change and handling the balance and tension of inhabiting multiple planes of reality simultaneously.
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This episode of Here and Now is from a 1992 lecture in Edgartown, MA. It continues the talk started in Here and Now Ep. 248 - Patterns of Interdependency.
Exploring his work with death and people who are dying, Ram Dass talks about how he’s learning to live simultaneously on multiple planes of reality and consciousness. To him, the art form of being human is the ability to open our hearts to suffering and acknowledge that it hurts like hell, while also appreciating the awesome nature of the mystery, which includes suffering and death.
Ram Dass addresses aging and the nature of change. He talks about resting in change and handling the balance and tension of inhabiting multiple planes of consciousness simultaneously.
Ram Dass opens up about the trouble he has keeping his heart open to certain people. He talks about the collaborative nature of creating environments where people won’t get trapped in their roles.
Ram Dass ends the talk with some reflections about love and not living out of a deprivation model. He shares his classic story about the state trooper who just might have been Krishna in drag as an example of living on more than one level at one time.
“When you are able to simultaneously live on those planes of consciousness and handle that tension and that balance, then your every act towards other human beings brings to bear with it equanimity, spaciousness, and joy.” – Ram Dass
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