The secret isn’t that you’re not being told. The secret is that you’re not able to hear.
RAM DASSIt’s very hard to grow because it’s difficult to let go of the models of ourselves in which we’ve invested so heavily.
More Ram Dass Quotes
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Inspiration is God making contact with itself.
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In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight.
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The next message you need is always right where you are.
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Suffering is the sandpaper of our incarnation. It does its work of shaping us.
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Once you have drunk from the water of unconditional love, no other well can satisfy your thirst. The pangs of separation may become so intense that seeking the affection of the Beloved becomes an obsession.
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The dance goes from realizing that you’re separate (which is the awakening) to then trying to find your way back into the totality of which you are not only a part, but which you are.
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When the heart is open, it’s easier for the mind to be turned toward God.
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Cosmic humor, especially about your own predicament, is an important part of your journey.
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We’re fascinated by the words–but where we meet is in the silence behind them.
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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.
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Spiritual practices help us move from identifying with the ego to identifying with the soul. Old age does that for you too. It spiritualizes people naturally.
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Relationships only work in a spiritual sense when you and I really see that we are one.
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Everything changes once we identify with being the witness to the story, instead of the actor in it.
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I’m not interested in being a lover. I’m interested in only being love.
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If you think you’re free, there’s no escape possible.
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