I didn’t arrive at my understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe through my rational mind.
RAM DASSAs soon as you give it all up you can have it all
More Ram Dass Quotes
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Early in the journey you wonder how long the journey will take and whether you will make it in this lifetime. Later you will see that where you are going is here, and you will arrive now, so you stop asking.
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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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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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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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If you think you’re free, there’s no escape possible.
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When your center is firm, when your faith is strong and unwavering, then it will not matter what company you keep.
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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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A relationship starting out as one that awakens love can only remain a living vehicle for love to the extent that it is continually made new or reconsecrated.
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Knowledge all by itself, without deep wisdom, ends up becoming despair.
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The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it-just don’t get lost in it.
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Who in all his works sees God, in truth he goes to God.
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Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation. Use It!
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In our relationships, how much can we allow them to become new, and how much do we cling to what they used to be yesterday?
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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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