In this classic talk from 1987, Ram Dass explores working with suffering, keeping our hearts open, finding the intuitive heart space, and being responsive rather than reactive. This episode is a continuation of the talk started in Here and Now Ep. 245 – Taking Off Our Spacesuit.
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In this week’s episode:
“As you quiet your mind just a little bit, you get so that you’re not automatically reacting to everything. You become what’s called responsive rather than reactive. In other words, something happens and there’s a moment when it’s just happening, you’re just with it. As your awareness expands to include more than your separate self, it’s as if you’re part of the gestalt of it all, and you experience the totality of it. And then, out of that quietness comes an act that is appropriate to that moment.” – Ram Dass
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Ep. 212 – Bhakti and the Path of Love with Mirabai Bush & Sharon Salzberg
Ep. 211 – Being Truth
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Ep. 209 – Your Vehicle to Liberation
Ep. 208 – Where Impeccability Lies
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Ep. 206 – Shifting Contexts
Ep. 205 – Helping Each Other Get Free (Important Podcast Announcement!)
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Ep. 203 – How We Live: Community, Inner Action, and Technology
Ep. 202 – When Acid Meets Beer
Ep. 201 – Don’t Forget the Breath
Ep. 200 - The Heart Song
Ep. 199 – The Continuity of Consciousness
Ep. 198 – Love Transcends Death
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