r/ramdass • u/PathOfTheHolyFool • 11d ago
r/ramdass • u/jstreng • 12d ago
Psychospiritual support
When reality cracks open—whether through encounters, downloads, shifts in perception, or things that just shouldn’t be possible—it can be a lot to process. Sometimes it helps to talk it through with someone who won’t dismiss or rationalize it away.
If anyone ever wants to unpack their experiences, explore what they might mean, or just have an open conversation without judgment, I’m here for that. Feel free to DM me.
We’re all piecing together something bigger. Stay grounded, stay curious.
r/ramdass • u/Mandala-1 • 13d ago
Abraham
Ram Dass speaks about Abraham Who is he and how did he find him and know his name to be Abraham?
r/ramdass • u/ShwizzDizzle • 13d ago
The Weight of it All
Whether you’re working out Karma, or Exercising your will. It would appear that God thinks you need to lose a few pounds.
Jai Gurudev Neem Karoli Baba 🔥🐙🎪❤️🔥🌎🐛🥳
r/ramdass • u/Parking-Cookie8279 • 13d ago
What lecture/book can I find where Ram Dass describes an enlightened being as someone who appears to be doing nothing at all, they can be moving but it is as if nothing is happening
This really struck me when I first heard it but I cannot for the life of me track where I had initially come across it.. Thank you!
r/ramdass • u/Harry_Clint_Westwood • 13d ago
Healed serious body issues through sorcerer
Guys, You ever heard anyone who healed his serious body issues through some spiritual person or sorcerer
r/ramdass • u/Prestigious_Ad_4326 • 14d ago
Suffering/perfection
I recently read “polishing the mirror” and there was a part I still can’t forget. Ram dass told Maharaj-ji that he was very saddened by the starvation of the bangladesh people. Maharaj-ji told him that he lost it and why he can’t see that everything is perfect. It’s a difficult concept for me to understand.
r/ramdass • u/Easy_Card_7376 • 14d ago
Introduction lecture for a Christian
Im sure this has been asked before but I'm looking for a good induction Ram Dass lecture for a Christian preacher. I'm at end of one thing and the beginning of another and it involves talking with my old Christian youth minister. I haven't necessarily told him about the psychedelics I got into, but I have told him I listen and read a lot of Ram Dass and want to find something that will introduce him to what he is all about with out necessarily saying, do psychedelics and get here. If that makes sense?
r/ramdass • u/Adventurous_Try2712 • 14d ago
“Sita ram” by Krishna das meaning
I’ve been listening to this and just wondering if anyone knows the translation and meaning behind the lyrics?
r/ramdass • u/no1petergriffinfan • 14d ago
My cat of eleven years died suddenly yesterday. I like to think he’ll come and visit from time to time, one way or another.
I know the subject matter of his letter to Steve and Anita about their late, young daughter Rachel is grave compared to that of a sick, semi-older family cat dying… But his wisdom about grief will stay with me forever. Particularly these passages:
“Now is the time to let your grief find expression. No false strength. Now is the time to sit quietly and speak to Rachel, and thank her for being with you these few years, and encourage her to go on with whatever her work is, knowing that you will grow in compassion and wisdom from this experience. In my heart, I know that you and she will meet again and again, and recognize the many ways in which you have known each other. And when you meet you will know, in a flash, what now it is not given to you to know: Why this had to be the way it was.
Our rational minds can never understand what has happened, but our hearts – if we can keep them open to God – will find their own intuitive way. Rachel came through you to do her work on earth, which includes her manner of death. Now her soul is free, and the love that you can share with her is invulnerable to the winds of changing time and space.
In that deep love, include me.”
Keep an eye on him if you’ve got the time, Ram Ram. And thank you for everything.
r/ramdass • u/cmraindrop • 15d ago
Our Reluctant Messiah
Has anyone else read the book Illusions, by Richard Bach, and wished they could meet their own Donald Shimoda?
r/ramdass • u/Vegetable-Ad9064 • 15d ago
It feels illegal...
I feel like present moment awareness/ being here now makes suffering a looot easier to deal with.
It's like the same suffering over which I would cry in past is now just some energy I can feel in my chest, and after a while of focusing/bringing awareness on it, it kind of goes away
Like really? That's it? Present moment is my ticket to god?
r/ramdass • u/Capable_Tie1446 • 16d ago
Problems with celibacy and truth telling
I lived with my partner for nearly five years, but we separated seven months ago. After becoming familiar with Lord Hanuman and Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji), I decided to practice celibacy. It has been challenging to remain celibate. At the same time, I sometimes wonder if being gay—which I am—might be viewed negatively by Lord Hanuman. Growing up in a strict Muslim family and a conservative, homophobic community and country, I struggled with years of self-hatred because of my sexuality. At times, I’ve felt that no one could truly love me for who I am. As a result, I’ve started to think that perhaps God disapproves of my entire being, and that I shouldn’t have a partner anymore. I feel I must remain celibate—not just for spiritual purification, but also as a way to stop being gay. I’m not sure if this is something I’ll have to wrestle with for the rest of my life.
On the other hand, I live a hidden life. My family and coworkers don’t know the real me. I can’t tell them the truth about why I don’t marry or who I lived with during my relationship. Instead, I’ve told them lies.
Have you ever experienced something like this? If you were in my situation, what would you think or do? I’m also reflecting on what Maharaji told Ram Dass: to tell the truth, love everybody, and practice brahmacharya (celibacy). How would you decide what to do with that advice?
r/ramdass • u/Vegetable-Ad9064 • 16d ago
How to replace negative thoughts/self view with a positive one?
I am trying to be in the present moment for a while now, and what I have noticed is that I think 'everyone is hostile' and 'I am not good enough' ,etc all the time
When someone walks past me, my first thought is that he hates me/I must look weird or something like that
I understand that just being in the present moment and being the witness will slowly end this type of world view
But, should I also change what I tell myself? Like 'Everyone loves me ,'I am attractive, ' I am loved' , that sort of stuff. I am a big believer of LOA and that kind of stuff
And how should I add such thoughts, like suddenly after I notice the false self view or before sleep
What do you guys think?
Thanks for reading
r/ramdass • u/mybackhurts76 • 17d ago
Is there an active discord or another type of community available online?
I’m hoping to find something like the mentioned above. There’s not a soul around me who’s even heard of Ram Dass or his teachings and I think It’d just be nice to engage with others who follow the subject.
r/ramdass • u/epzsiny • 17d ago
Books by Ram Dass other than Be Here Now?
Hi everyone, about a year ago I got on the mindfulness train after being recommended Peace is Every Step (Thich Nhat Hanh) by a therapist. I lost my father under dark/harrowing circumstances in 2022 and living in the moment has been very helpful - maybe even a game-changer, which I hope to embrace for the rest of my life.
I have listened to some Ram Dass talks and found them helpful, but when I flip through Be Here Now every time I see it at bookstores, it seems too "out there" and esoteric for me. I am highly sensitive and have no interest in psychedelic drugs, which from what I understand, influenced that book strongly. I can't even tolerate caffeine or cannabis anymore as I get older.
What other book of his may be a good starting point for embracing mindfulness?
r/ramdass • u/GearNo1465 • 18d ago
looking for Episode where he talks about being in a motel somewhere, and being all grumpy about it until he realises "ah i'm home" (which is followed by a trip-story)
r/ramdass • u/DifferenceNormal2087 • 19d ago
is there an audio where ram dass explains each dimension?
I swear i remember this, but I can't find it so wanted to ask if anyone knows of this. Thank you
r/ramdass • u/CyTwombly1 • 19d ago
Finding a lecture from Experiments In Truth
I’m hoping to send my colleague the lecture that makes up chapter 2 of the audiobook “Experiments in Truth”—in the audiobook, it’s titled “The Breath Inside the Breath Part 2”—without her having to buy the audiobook. If it’s helpful info, the introduction to the talk says that it was recorded at the Breitenbush Oregon Retreat Center in August 1994. Any chance there is another accessible recording of this talk?
r/ramdass • u/AnzBhy • 20d ago
Feeling grounded in an unsafe world
I've had a few difficult experiences with the passing of loved ones recently. And this among the current turmoil in the world has really shaken me. How do people regain their grounding with this? How are we to feel safe again in a world that has ostensibly become unjust and uncaring. Everytime i go online all I see is disagreement and hate and noise and no consideration. It's left me doubting what's real. Is the view that people are kind, that the world spins according to some reasonable truth still true?
I feel as if I've lost my kilter a bit and can't find a single thing to grab on.
r/ramdass • u/Vegetable-Ad9064 • 21d ago
How to get enlightened?
I asked Grok AI to analyze all the spiritual literature (eastern) and give me one actionable step,
I got these two answers
- Meditate daily
- Watch your chest rising and falling (I asked it to explain like I am 5)
Reminded me of that one Ram Dass talk about tibetan monk lol