Ep. 112 - The Notion of Ego
Recorded at Naropa University in 1974, Ram Dass joins Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, John Baker, Jim Green and Duncan Campbell for a conversation around the notion of ego and personal identification. In...
View ArticleEp. 113 - Wrestling with Uncertainty
Ram Dass is joined by Raghu Markus for a conversation around wrestling with difficulties and uncertainty. From dogma to physical suffering to our own Dharma, Ram Dass and Raghu talk about wrestling...
View ArticleEp. 114 – Honor Our Incarnation
On this episode of Here & Now, Ram Dass asks us to honor our incarnation and live on this plane as if “we” are all “us.”Ram Dass talks about integrating a sense of oneness into all planes of...
View ArticleEp. 115 - Satsang and Taking Risks
Ram Dass is joined by Rameshwar Das and Raghu Markus for a conversation around Satsang and taking risks.
View ArticleEp. 116 - A Deeper Source
On this episode of Here and Now, Ram Dass explores a deeper source of psychological neuroses and touches on some of the most crucial aspects of the spiritual path.
View ArticleEp. 117 – Being Mindful Now
On this episode of Here and Now, Ram Dass reflects on the fundamentals of spiritual practice and being mindful.
View ArticleEp. 118 - A Sense of Change: Part 1
On this episode of Here and Now, Ram Dass explores how our spiritual practice affects our sense of change and how we respond to an impermanent reality.
View ArticleEp. 119 – A Sense of Change: Part 2
On this episode of Here and Now, Ram Dass continues his discussion on how our spiritual practice affects our sense of change and how we respond to an impermanent reality.
View ArticleEp. 120 - Dharmic Effort and Faith
Ram Dass has a discussion with Raghu Markus about the fine line between efforts driven by ego and the dharmic efforts that, with faith, bring us closer towards merging into the spacious love that...
View ArticleEp. 121 - Sharing Darshan
In this talk from 1970, Ram Dass talks about what it means to share darshan from both the perspective of the devotee and the guru.
View ArticleEp. 122 - Altered Traits: Science and Meditation w/ Danny Goleman
Daniel Goleman and Raghu Markus join Ram Dass to talk about the power of meditation that they were exposed to in the East and what Western science has begun to understand about consciousness and...
View ArticleEp. 123 - Fear and the Journey of Awakening
In this talk from 1991, Ram Dass discusses encountering fear and working through difficult moments along the journey of awakening.
View ArticleEp. 124 - Restoring Harmony
In this talk from 1980, Ram Dass invites us to bring all aspects of our lives into harmony by integrating the different planes of our awareness.
View ArticleEp. 125 - Embracing the Mystery
In this 1993 talk from the Omega Institute, Ram Dass explores methods of embracing the mystery of life through selflessness and service.
View ArticleEp. 126 - The Miracle of Maharaji with Larry Brilliant
Ram Dass is joined by Larry Brilliant for a conversation about the miracle that was Maharaj-ji and how we can bring the love and compassion that he radiated into the world.
View ArticleEp. 127 - What Survives?
This time on the Here and Now Podcast, Ram Dass explores the question of what survives after death.
View ArticleEp. 128 - Become Impeccable
In this talk from 1989, Ram Dass explores what is needed to become impeccable with whatever we are handed karmically in our lives.
View ArticleEp. 129 - Generosity
Ram Dass sits down for a conversation with Raghu Markus around generosity and sharing the gifts of spiritual life.
View ArticleEp. 130 - The Spiritual Path
In this talk from 1976, Ram Dass takes an honest look at the cycles of liberation experienced on the spiritual path.
View ArticleEp. 131 - Navigating the Journey
On this episode of the Here and Now Podcast, Ram Dass and Raghu answer questions from members of the community around some of the difficulties and roadblocks we encounter while navigating our journey...
View ArticleEp. 132 - The Roots of Suffering
In this talk from 1994, Ram Dass investigates the many roots of suffering and how our perception shapes our experience of that suffering.Find show notes and links here:...
View ArticleEp. 133 – Walking Each Other Home with Mirabai Bush
Mirabai Bush and Raghu Markus join Ram Dass to celebrate the release of Ram Dass and Mirabai’s new book, Walking Each Other Home, and share a conversation about how embracing death can allow us to live...
View ArticleEp. 134 – Relationships and Living Impeccably
In this talk from 1981, Ram Dass explores the fierce but liberating path of relationships that bring us to a place where we can become one with another person.Find show notes and resources here:...
View ArticleEp. 135 – Creation, Creativity and Spirituality
Ram Dass explores one of the most difficult teachings he was given by Maharaj-ji, accepting the perfection of the unfolding all things, and explores the curriculum of life that unfolds when our...
View ArticleEp. 136 – How to Inhabit Roles Lightly with Joy and Emptiness
In this talk from 1995, Ram Dass looks at how we can fully inhabit our roles with joy and emptiness instead of taking ourselves so seriously.Find show notes and resources here:...
View ArticleEp. 137 – The Importance of Inner Social Action
Ram Dass is joined by Noah and Raghu Markus for a conversation about meeting injustice with compassion and the importance of inner social action.Find show notes and links here:...
View ArticleEp. 138 – We’re All Just Saving Each Other’s Asses
Ram Dass is joined live on stage by Krishna Das and Raghu Markus for a conversation that explores generosity as a path of practice and the value of being part of a community that supports each other on...
View ArticleEp. 139 – Waking Up In This Lifetime
In this early talk, from 1970, Ram Dass talks about the methods of purification necessary for waking up in this lifetime, illuminates the traps that lie within these methods and explores what is...
View ArticleEp. 140 – Changing Cultural Myths
In this talk from 1993, Ram Dass reflects on our ever-evolving cultural myths and how we can shift our awareness beyond these narratives.
View ArticleEp. 141 – Practice Makes Perfect
Ram Dass shares a reflection on the different kinds of spiritual practice available to us and looks at how they each offer the potential to liberate or keep us trapped in our egos.
View ArticleEp. 142 – It’s All Yoga
In this talk, Ram Dass shares a lesson on the liberating practice of service and how we can turn everything in our life into a practice of yoga.
View ArticleEp. 143 – Awareness is the Sky
Buckle in for a classic talk from Ram Dass that dives deep into the concept of awareness, and the disruptive phenomena of the attractions and aversions born from karma.
View ArticleEp. 144 – Accepting How It Is
In this talk from 1992, Ram Dass looks at how quieting the mind allows us to accept life how it is, including all of the love, suffering, joy, and discomfort that comes with it.It is all happening as...
View ArticleEp. 145 – Here We Are
In this continuing talk from 1992, Ram Dass explores how we can best navigate the situation of this incarnation here on Earth that we find ourselves in.
View ArticleEp. 146 - A Journey Into Innocence
In this talk from 1983, Ram Dass reflects on the journey into innocence and uninhibited loving compassion that we all share.
View ArticleEp. 147 – Motives for Spiritual Practice
In this talk from 1976, Ram Dass reflects on the motives for spiritual practice that can liberate us or keep us stuck in our own egos.
View ArticleEp. 148 - Krishna and the Seeker
Ram Dass invokes lord Krishna as he discusses divine love versus worldly love, then leads a guided meditation where the seeker and guru become one.
View ArticleEp. 149 - One Family, Many Paths
In this talk from 1986, Ram Dass reflects on how we relate karmically within our family as we grow and our roles evolve.
View ArticleEp. 150 – Becoming Nobody
Celebrate the theatrical release of Becoming Nobody, the quintessential portal into Ram Dass’ life and teachings, with this collection of teachings featured in the film.Becoming Nobody, from director...
View ArticleEp. 151 – Entering into the One
In this dharma talk from 1993, Ram Dass answers questions about navigating our spiritual path and working with practices that can bring us into union with the One.With the floor open to his live...
View ArticleEp. 152 – The Still Small Voice Within
In this dharma talk from 1975, Ram Dass speaks of the still small voice within that serves as a constant reminder of our true nature and relationship with God.
View ArticleEp. 153 – Devotional Tantra and the Divine Mother
In this unique dharma talk from 1976, Ram Dass explores the practice of devotional tantra, which is about seeing the world as the Divine Mother Kali and feeding her with your impurities.
View ArticleEp. 154 – Astral Fun and Games Pt. 1
In this blast from the past, Ram Dass is the ringmaster for some astral fun and games as he takes on miracles, psychedelic powers, and connecting across different planes of existence.
View ArticleEp. 155 – Astral Fun and Games Pt. 2: Doorways to the Divine
Ram Dass shares a dharma talk exploring the complex relationships we form through devotional yoga that become doorways leading to inner liberation.
View ArticleEp. 156 – Dying Into What Is
In this dharma talk from 1981, Ram Dass looks at how we can let go of our fears about change and dying by understanding our true nature.This episode of the Here and Now Podcast is the first since Ram...
View ArticleEp. 157 – It's All Right Here
In this dharma talk from 1982, Ram Dass illuminates how happiness, boredom, suffering, past and future, life and death, it’s all right here in every moment we experience.
View ArticleEp. 158 – A Pledge to Social Responsibility
In this dharma talk from 1978, Ram Dass looks to the example set by The Shakertown Pledge as a model for committing ourselves to inner and outer social action.
View ArticleEp. 159 – Stuck In-Between Stories
In this dharma talk from 1993, Ram Dass looks at how each of us can get stuck in our transition between the fear-driven social institutions that we were born into and the love-driven paths of the heart...
View ArticleEp. 160 - Science and Spirituality
In this interview from 1980, Ram Dass shares a mind-bending conversation with physicist Amit Goswami about the intersection of science and spirituality.
View ArticleEp. 161 - Becoming One with Our Dharma
In this talk from 1976, Ram Dass reflects on how we can get to God by embracing our Dharmic path in life.Gather with us online for this free virtual weekend retreat, live-streamed on April 18th &...
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