I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion–and where it isn’t, that’s where my work lies.
RAM DASSDon’t think about the past. Just be here now.
More Ram Dass Quotes
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To him who has had the experience no explanation is necessary, to him who has not, none is possible.
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When we’re identified with Awareness, we’re no longer living in a world of polarities. Everything is present at the same time.
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We are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected with one another.
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Now is now. Are you going to be here or not?
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Our interactions with one another reflect a dance between love and fear.
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Our journey is about being more deeply involved in Life and yet less attached to it.
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My life is a creative act–like a painting, or a concerto.
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It’s only when caterpillarness is done that one becomes a butterfly. That again is part of this paradox. You cannot rip away caterpillarness. The whole trip occurs in an unfolding process of which we have no control.
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Working on our own consciousness is the most important thing that we are doing at any moment, and being love is a supreme creative act.
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It’s very different because the Indians live as if they are their souls and Americans live as if they are their egos.
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All of a sudden the progress will stop one day, and you will find yourself, as it were, stranded. Persevere. All progress proceeds by such rise and fall. —Vivekananda
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The world is won by those who let it go.
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Just because you are seeing divine light, experiencing waves of bliss, or conversing with Gods and Goddesses is no reason to not know your zip code.
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Grace is at the nexus of love and awareness. There it’s all open and it’s all love.
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There’s much more in any given moment than we usually perceive, and that we ourselves are much more than we usually perceive. When you know that, part of you can stand outside the drama of your life.
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