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.
RAM DASSIt’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.
RAM DASSAs soon as you give it all up you can have it all
RAM DASSDo what you can on this plane to relieve suffering by constantly working on yourself to be an instrument for the cessation of suffering. To me, that’s what the emerging game is all about.
RAM DASSIf you think you’re free, there’s no escape possible.
RAM DASSI’m not interested in being a lover. I’m interested in only being love.
RAM DASSTreat everyone you meet like God in drag.
RAM DASSEmotions are like waves. Watch them disappear in the distance on the vast calm ocean.
RAM DASSWhat you meet in another being is the projection of your own level of evolution.
RAM DASSLet’s trade in all our judging for appreciating. Let’s lay down our righteousness and just be together.
RAM DASSThe resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering.
RAM DASSThe 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.
RAM DASSThe secret isn’t that you’re not being told. The secret is that you’re not able to hear.
RAM DASSYou may protest if you can love the person you are protesting against as much as you love yourself.
RAM DASSWhen we see the Beloved in each person, it’s like walking through a garden, watching flowers bloom all around us.
RAM DASSHealing does not mean going back to the way things were before, but rather allowing what is now to move us closer to God.
RAM DASSThe freer I get, the higher I go. The higher I go, the more I see. The more I see, the less I know. The less I know, the more I’m free.
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