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. 195 – Essential Teachings from the Gita w/ Alan Watts & Ram Dass
Ep. 194 – Pitfalls & Providence
Ep. 193 – The Anxiety of Being in the Void
Ep. 192 – The Possibility of Unconditional Love
Ep. 191 – Paradox & Perspective
Ep. 190 – The Hollow Bamboo Game
Ep. 189 - Cyberspace and Consciousness
Ep. 188 – Community of the Spirit
Ep. 187 – The Mechanics of Mind
Ep. 186 – The Chain of Reactivity
Ep. 185 – Playing with Reality
Ep. 184 – Tools of Balance
Ep. 183 – Psychedelics: Understanding the Risks and Rewards
Ep. 182 – Excerpts on Social Responsibility
Ep. 181 – Giving Space to the Universe
Ep. 180 – The Way of Harmony
Ep. 179 – Astral Planes, Time, Paradox, and Freedom
Ep. 178 – The Path of the Heart
Ep. 177 – Perspectives on Work and Money
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