Dharma Talks

Ram Dass talks about the promises and the pitfalls of the spiritual path, and the shift of reality that happened in the sixties that was predicated by psychedelics. This shift blew apart the traditional religious systems that were in place at the time, and the psychedelics gave people a connection that they had never experienced before: a feeling that they were interconnected with the universe. When we see how much of our behavior is a defense mechanism to alleviate the pain of separateness, we begin to realize the importance of healthy intuitive and compassionate hearts.

17 - Promises & Pitfalls: Spiritual Crisis & Support Systems

The process is realizing that you and I exist on more than one plane of awareness simultaneously and on one plane suffering stinks, and on another plane suffering is grace.

And the question is, “Can you balance those two things in your consciousness?”

Why Are We Here

1. Using Emotions Positively

2. How To Deal With Hurt From Others

3. Dealing With Anger

4. Dharmic Anger

5. Anger & Judgment

7. Fear

Ram Dass discusses an experience he had taking LSD in Mexico.

Ram Dass on Psychedelics In Mexico

10. Fear As Tightness

Ram Dass on How We Can Accept Ourselves More

16. Relationship Between Love & Fear

18. Zen & Love

19. Interpreting Happiness

Ram Dass first went to India in 1967. He was still Dr. Richard Alpert, a prominent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer with Dr. Timothy Leary. He continued his psychedelic research until that fateful Eastern trip in 1967, when he traveled to India. In India, he met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, affectionately known as Maharajji, who gave Ram Dass his name, which means “servant of God.” Everything changed then – his intense dharmic life started, and he became a pivotal influence on a culture that has reverberated with the words “Be Here Now” ever since. Ram Dass’ spirit has been a guiding light for three generations, carrying along millions on the journey, helping to free them from their bonds as he works through his own.

2. How To Deal With Hurt From Others

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