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Ram Dass Quotes

Biography: Ram Dass, born Richard Alpert, is known for his spiritual teachings an... more Biography: Ram Dass, born Richard Alpert, is known for his spiritual teachings and book "Be Here Now." A Harvard professor turned spiritual leader, he explored and popularized Eastern spirituality in the West after transformative experiences with psychedelics and a trip to India, where he met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba. less

"When you go out into the woods and you look at trees, you see all these different trees and some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever, and you look at the tree and you allow it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn’t get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don’t get all emotional about it, you just allow it. You appreciate the tree. The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying ‘You are too this, or I’m too this.’ That judgment mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are."

Tags: Personal growth, Self-awareness, Mindfulness, Human nature, Empathy

"It is only when you realign your mind to one-pointedness that you will be able to reflect the divine vision within"

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"Somehow you awaken in the morning and you already know what the purpose is."

Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Mindfulness, Life, Self-discovery

"You may protest if you can love the person you are protesting against as much as you love yourself."

Tags: Love, Understanding, Empathy, Compassion, Humanity

"The most exquisite paradox: as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it. "

Tags: Philosophy, Wisdom, Spirituality, Acceptance, Power

"The process of moving from discomfort to ease often gives birth to new stories of understanding and insight."

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"Faith is not a belief. Faith is what is left when your beliefs have all been blown to hell."

Tags: Wisdom, Resilience, Perseverance, Spirituality, Inner strength

"Our whole spiritual transformation brings us to the point where we realize that in our own being, we are enough."

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"Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being."

Tags: Philosophy, Self-awareness, Love, Human nature, Inner peace

"We're here to awaken to the divinity within, and to honor and cherish that same divinity in all living beings."

Tags: Love, Self-discovery, Spirituality, Inner peace, Compassion

"Beyond the roles and the scripts and the fleeting fascinations of life, there is a deeper current."

Tags: Authenticity, Human experience, Inner self, Spiritual journey, Inner truth

"The next message you need is always right where you are."

Tags: Inspiration, Personal growth, Self-improvement, Mindfulness, Spirituality

"The Soul is not part of the world; the Soul is the witness of the world."

Tags: Philosophy, Spirituality, Existence, Awareness, Consciousness

"We’re all just trying to get home."

Tags: Life, Hope, Purpose, Journey, Human experience

"What you meet in another being is the projection of your own level of evolution."

Tags: Personal growth, Philosophy, Self-awareness, Perception, Human nature

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