Ram Dass Here And Now

Ep. 124 - Restoring Harmony

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Feb 16, 2018
Ram Dass discusses restoring harmony through integrating awareness planes, harmonious relationships for awakening, societal impacts of lifestyle preservation, balancing desires with altruism, overcoming fear of death, and promoting growth through societal breakdown.
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INSIGHT

Living On Multiple Planes

  • Integrate multiple planes of awareness to act from both head and heart simultaneously.
  • A conscious person lives on every plane, holding paradox: it's all perfect and it also stinks.
ANECDOTE

Hot Tub Versus Restoring Sight

  • A donor gave $2,000 intended for a hot tub after hearing five dollars could restore sight to someone blind from cataracts.
  • Ram Dass felt both awe and a selfish twinge, showing how spiritual impulses collide with everyday attachments.
ADVICE

Act From Heart And Perspective

  • When you see suffering, act from heart and intuition to relieve it while remembering the larger perfection.
  • Balance engaged compassion with awareness, doing what relieves suffering without losing perspective.
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