On this exploration of demise and dying, Ram Dass tells tales about his guru, Maharaj-ji, shares his personal experiences with individuals dealing with demise, and gives his perspective on seeing dying as an train in non secular awakening.
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This episode of Right here and Now’s from a chat Ram Dass gave throughout a retreat on June 17, 1976.
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- Ram Dass begins with tales of his guru, Maharaj-ji, and the way he held demise very calmly. Ram Dass speaks about Maharaj-ji leaving his physique, and the way some devotees responded to the trauma of the lack of a guru.
- Drawing knowledge from his previous buddy Aldous Huxley and his guide Island, Ram Dass explores how karma shapes the dying course of. He talks about his personal experiences with individuals who have been dealing with demise, and bringing dying extra out into the open in our tradition.
- Ram Dass shares a narrative about his mom’s demise and the significant rose that appeared at her funeral, then imagines constructing a big middle for individuals to return and go away their our bodies. He says dying is absolutely no completely different from chanting. It’s an train in non secular awakening.
“Everyone’s within the means of going to God, and dying’s merely one of many autos of doing it. Simply as chanting is, and chanting is not any larger deal than dying is. These are all workout routines for turning into extra aware. And I feel that’s essential in desirous about dying to place it into the angle of non secular work. To not elevate it a lot into dying, however to see it as an train in non secular awakening.” – Ram Dass
About Ram Dass:
Ram Dass’s spirit has been a guiding mild for generations, carrying tens of millions alongside on the journey. Ram Dass teaches that via the Bhakti follow of unconditional love, we will all join with our true nature. Via these teachings, Ram Dass has shared a bit of his guru, Maharaj-ji, with everybody who has listened. Study extra at ramdass.org.
