Ram Dass
Richard Alpert
1931-2019 • American
HinduismBhaktiNon-Dual / Advaita
American spiritual teacher who journeyed from Harvard psychology professor to beloved guru. Author of Be Here Now, he taught loving awareness and devotional service.
Key Works
- Be Here Now
- Talks and lectures
- Grist for the Mill
- Walking Each Other Home
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Quotes by Ram Dass
110 quotes“The thinking mind is what is busy. You have to stay in your heart.”
heartPolishing the Mirror
“You have to be in awe.”
wonderBe Here Now
“My guru taught me three things: love everybody, serve everybody, and remember God.”
essencePolishing the Mirror
“In the awakened state, the simplest moments contain the entire universe.”
awakeningStill Here
“Death is absolutely safe.”
deathWalking Each Other Home
“We're not really afraid of dying. We're afraid of leaving what we love.”
loveWalking Each Other Home
“Every illness, every loss, every grief is grace if we let it be.”
graceStill Here
“Faith is not a belief. Faith is what is left when your beliefs have all failed.”
faithPolishing the Mirror
“You have to find the part of yourself that is reaching for the light.”
awakeningPolishing the Mirror
“The love you withhold is the pain you carry.”
lovePolishing the Mirror
“To meditate is to listen with a receptive heart.”
meditationPolishing the Mirror
“The optimal path is one where everything that happens is grist for the mill.”
pathGrist for the Mill
“All the experiences of your life are the curriculum.”
lifeGrist for the Mill
“When the mind is quiet, the heart speaks.”
silencePolishing the Mirror
“Service is what we are made for.”
serviceBe Here Now
“Maharaj-ji didn't teach in words. He taught in love.”
teachingPolishing the Mirror
“You only need to leap when there is the inner conviction.”
intuitionPolishing the Mirror
“There is no goal beyond meditation, only deeper meditation.”
meditationPolishing the Mirror
“The heart-mind is what we're aiming for.”
heart-mindPolishing the Mirror
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