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Ram Dass and Stephen Levine explore how all the experiences in our lives, including the process of dying, can be an opportunity to grow and awaken out of the illusion of separateness.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Get 45% off the Magic Mind bundle with our link: magicmind.com/ramdassjanThis episode of Here and Now is part two of a talk by Ram Dass and Stephen Levine in San Francisco in the 1980s during the AIDS crisis. You can listen to part one on Ep. 268 of the Here & Now podcast: The Heart of Healing.Ram Dass talks about how we are being healed out of our separateness through our shared caring and our shared heart. Everything in our lives, including the process of dying, is an opportunity to grow. He explores how we need to shift our perspectives to touch the possibility that we are more than our bodies.Stephen addresses the AIDS crisis and the sense of anger and self-hatred that gathers around the pain people experience as they come closer to death. He shares the powerful story of one AIDS patient he was working with who started to meet his pain with loving kindness instead of with hatred. Ram Dass talks about opening not just to physical pain but to psychological pain as well. He shares some of the heavy learning he's had to do in order to allow himself to need help from others. To do the work he really wanted to do, Ram Dass needed to acknowledge the fullness of his own humanity first. About Stephen Levine:Stephen Levine was an American poet, author and Buddhist teacher best known for his work on death and dying. He was a friend and colleague to many Be Here Now Network Teachers. Along with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg, Stephen is responsible for making the teachings of Theravada Buddhism more widely available to students in the West. Find more talks and writings from Stephen at levinetalks.com.“And at the simplest level, I'd say the statement is the antidote to burnout is the perspective that you are a growing being and that everything, including your own life and your own death, and approaching death, is an opportunity to grow.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this talk from the 1980s, Ram Dass and Stephen Levine come together to explore the heart of healing and encourage us to look with clarity and compassion at the issues of pain and death.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindThis episode of Here and Now is part one of a talk Ram Dass and his good friend Stephen Levine gave in San Francisco in the 1980s. Check back soon for more of this recording.Stephen begins by talking about how this event came to be. He explores the heart of healing and how it can occur on more than just the physical level. The body might not always reflect the healing, but the healing is happening nonetheless.Ram Dass wants this to be a gathering that can reach for truth. Feeling touched by his stepmother's recent passing, he shares the beauty of the process they just went through together. He tells the story about being on LSD during his mother's funeral and explores some of the issues of burnout that are commonplace for people who are caregivers. Stephen talks about teaching with Elisabeth Küblar-Ross and how he learned to let go of his roles when sharing space with people who are facing pain and death. He tells the story of a woman who used her pain to push past her separateness and into a place of collective being. Healing doesn't have to do with life and death, it has to do with the heart of the moment.About Stephen Levine:Stephen Levine was an American poet, author and Buddhist teacher best known for his work on death and dying. He was a friend and colleague to many Be Here Now Network Teachers. Along with Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg, Stephen is responsible for making the teachings of Theravada Buddhism more widely available to students in the West. Find more talks and writings from Stephen at levinetalks.com.“Those people we know who are working with healing the body often seem to come to the place where they recognize that there is no such thing as just healing ‘my' body, it is healing the body we all share. Entering the shared heart to experience the shared pain in the body we all share.” – Stephen LevineSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

At this rowdy Q&A session from their 20-year reunion event at Harvard, Ram Dass and Timothy Leary answer questions and banter about the scenarios and myths surrounding our lives.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindThis episode is part three of the Ram Dass and Timothy Leary reunion event at Harvard University on April 23, 1983. Be sure to check out part one, The Explorer's Club, and part two, No Signposts. In this recording:Ram Dass and Timothy begin with a little banter about their relationship and how it has evolved over the years.Dealing with a slightly rowdy audience, they take questions about where we go from here, emptiness and form, the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, and Ken Kesey. Ram Dass and Timothy both share their thoughts on collaboration and writing as a team, what the future might hold for the use of psychedelics, and whether or not psychedelics cause brain damage. They have a lively debate about Gandhi versus ET. Ram Dass explores some of the myths and scenarios surrounding our lives. Timothy talks about his Revelations per Minute meter and some of the future possibilities he's most excited about. They quibble over Ram Dass' use of the word “God” and make some predictions about the remainder of the 1980s.The event wraps up with some extended banter about voting, righteousness, and breaking bread with old enemies. This talk was chosen in celebration of the new book, Dying To Know, which chronicles the epic friendship between Ram Dass and Timothy Leary that shaped generations of seekers. Get your copy today!“My feeling is that we see through scenarios and myths so much that all we can do from here is be true to our self from moment to moment. Because every time we say, ‘Well, where we go from here is…' We are already sending a whole structural thing forward.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this talk from their 20-year reunion at Harvard, Timothy Leary reflects on the journey he and Ram Dass shared as they explored the boundaries of consciousness with no signposts to guide them.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindThis episode is part two of the Ram Dass and Timothy Leary reunion event at Harvard University on April 24, 1983. Don't miss part one: The Explorer's Club. In this recording:Timothy Leary takes center stage to share his perspective on the journey he and Ram Dass took when they came together at Harvard. He begins with a brief history of the tradition of transcendental thinking at Harvard which began with Ralph Waldo Emerson. Timothy talks about the simplicity of their work in those early days as he and Ram Dass explored the boundaries of human consciousness with no signposts to guide them. He shares some thoughts on the notorious Good Friday Experiment and discusses the important insights into psychopharmacology they discovered, including the concept of set and setting.Shifting topics to their post-Harvard lives, Timothy talks about the “happiness hotels” he and Ram Dass were running. They share some laughs about the Harvard Crimson, being tracked by the CIA, and Timothy's description of Ram Dass in his autobiography. Finally, they discuss the mileage they got out of various myths over the years and what their post-Harvard voyages of discovery were like for each of them. Today's talk was chosen in celebration of the new book, Dying To Know, which chronicles the epic friendship between Ram Dass and Timothy Leary that shaped generations of seekers. Get your copy today!“In those days, it did seem almost miraculously simple. We gave, we shared; we took these drugs as novices, as amateurs, hesitantly moving into a field that had no signposts or guidelines. There was simply no language in Western psychology to describe altered states of consciousness or ecstasies or visions or terrors. A psychiatrist said these were psychotomimetic experiences, but that didn't seem to tell us too much. We were smart enough, and I give us this credit, to know how little we knew.” – Timothy LearySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this talk from his 20-year reunion with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in 1983, Ram Dass shares some reflections about psychedelics and being part of the old Explorer's Club.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindThis episode is the first part of the Ram Dass and Timothy Leary reunion event at Harvard University on April 24, 1983. Check back soon for parts two and three. In this recording:Ram Dass shares some reflections about psychedelics and why he's still a part of the old Explorer's Club. Detailing an extremely powerful trip he took at a hotel in Kansas, Ram Dass talks about how he was able to find peace in the space between the thoughts arising in his mind.Ram Dass explores psychedelics as a method and how it helped him connect to the place of unity that lies behind the diversity of human beings.Finally, Ram Dass talks about how using psychedelics has informed his stance on social action. It's better for our actions to come out of a sense of joy and love rather than fear and hate.This talk was chosen in celebration of the new book, Dying To Know, which chronicles the epic friendship between Ram Dass and Timothy Leary that shaped generations of seekers. Get your copy today!“Now, I suspect that I've taken LSD once every two years since I first ingested [it] with Timothy. I've taken it many, many more times during the first five or six years. But I don't think I've missed a two-year period. I always assume that I'm going to start from a different launching pad because all the things that happened to me in those two years will put me in a different space from which to take off. I'll explore a new unchanneled kind of plane of reality. And then I also feel like I'm a member of an old Explorer's Club that has a loyalty to have reunions.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ram Dass leads a guided meditation centered on compassion and then conducts a fast-paced Q&A session on topics such as world peace, reincarnation, and dealing with teenagers.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindThis episode of Here and Now is from a Ram Dass event in Eugene, Oregon in March of 1987.Ram Dass begins with a meditation centered on awareness and compassion. He guides us through a visualization where we become a being of infinite size and infinite compassion.Offering us his truth, Ram Dass conducts a spirited, fast-paced Q&A session with a lively audience. He shares his thoughts on topics such as world peace, humor, relationships, reincarnation, and dealing with teenagers (which can be like when worlds collide). Finally, Ram Dass conducts a rousing rendition of one of his favorite songs, Jubilate Deo, breaking the audience up into a six-part round. Part of this recording is featured in Centered in the Storm, a free course from Love Serve Remember foundation featuring the wisdom of Ram Dass and many of the great teachers here at Be Here Now Network. The course is running right now – sign for free up today.“I mean, when somebody's on their way to becoming somebody and they meet somebody who's on their way to becoming nobody, it's when worlds collide, like Velikovsky said. And that's usually what happens between spiritually, relatively conscious adults and their teenage kids who are busy getting into stuff and getting through their stuff world. And what you have to do is use that as an exercise to work on yourself to get to the point where your mind is such where you can do what needs to be done to keep that act together, to keep the kid from blowing themselves apart if you can, and at the same moment keep spacious.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ram Dass shares stories of miracles and talks about truth, relationships, and how some dualistic methods can help us straddle the thin line between chaos and cosmos.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindThis episode of Here and Now is from a 1980s talk in Sydney, Australia. Sharing stories from Miracle of Love about Dr. Larry Brilliant's experiences with Maharajji, Ram Dass takes on the subject of miracles. He says the value of these mind-boggling stories is in helping us break the attachment to our thinking minds.Ram Dass tells the story of Maharajji demanding changes to Be Here Now and keys in on the statement, “Money and truth have nothing to do with one another.” He talks about truth, secrets, and how hard it is to be truthful around other human beings. Ram Dass explores the power and trials of relationships based on truth. “The truth is scary,” he says. “Truth keeps shattering your models of how you think it ought to be.” He explains how dualistic methods such as relationships and devotional yoga can help bring us into non-dualism and straddle the thin line between chaos and cosmos.Want to participate in the discussion about this episode of Here and Now? Join us for the SoulPod Meet-Up on October 22nd at 8 p.m. EDT.“Well, the problem with truth is that we are all these kinds of animal/human/unconscious – we all have all this kind of stuff going back and forth. You might look at your partner and suddenly they look like a skeleton. ‘Good morning dear, you look absolutely ghastly.' Can you handle that in a relationship? A relationship based on truth follows the very fine line between chaos and cosmos.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this Q&A session from 1994, Ram Dass talks about the importance of honoring lineage, the potential of the rave scene, how to bring a heart quality to academia, and much more.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindThis episode of Here and Now is from a question and answer session Ram Dass conducted at a talk in Boulder, Colorado, in June of 1994.Ram Dass begins by answering questions about self-destructing methods, lineage versus eclecticism, and advising people on what methods are best suited to them. He talks about the importance of honoring lineage and respecting each other's journeys.Next up is a dose of psychedelics and politics. Ram Dass answers a question about the burgeoning rave scene in 1994 and includes his thoughts on the state of psychedelics at that moment. He then takes on a question about fundamentalism, which prompts him to talk about the Clinton administration.Ram Dass wraps things up with questions about bringing a heart quality into academia, his view on open marriages, and the importance of honoring our teachers. He talks about being able to respond to the presence of uncertainty and chaos in a reflective way, rather than a reactive way. Want to participate in the discussion about this episode of Here and Now? Join us for the SoulPod Meet-Up on October 8th at 3 p.m. EDT.“In the story of lineages, the transmission is passed from individual to individual through specific teachings. I think we should honor and appreciate and treasure the fact that human consciousness has valued and transmitted ways to become free. I think that's what honoring a lineage means. I think that we've got to separate the practice of honoring a lineage from the result of honoring the lineage, which is to be free. And that means free of lineage. You can't be free of all form, you're free within form. And within form, you can be in the lineage.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this continuation of his address to the American Psychological Association, Ram Dass talks about integrating different planes of reality and offers 10 recommendations for psychologists.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindIf you haven't done so already, listen to Here and Now Ep. 259 to hear the first part of this talk. This episode is a continuation of Ram Dass' address to the American Psychological Association in Montreal, Canada, on September 3rd, 1980. Ram Dass examines the paradoxes that we must incorporate into our beings as we start to play with different planes of reality, including issues of free will and determinism. He talks about embracing his humanity and taking the curriculum that's offered to him in this life. Ram Dass explores systems that exist in other cultures that are usable by psychology, including the Chakra systems. He reads a story about an Eastern doctor as an example of someone who has integrated different planes of reality into his work. Using his clock analogy, Ram Dass details the process of awakening from identification with our separateness and how we evolve from seeking pleasure to seeking freedom. He ends the address by offering 10 recommendations for psychologists that he's gleaned through his life experiences. “You and I met here today in a way that our hearts touched. You can't convert what I said into any simple psychological stuff right away. But you and I are meeting in a way that we know we are touching something that is real for both of us. We may not be able to say what it is that's just happening to us, but we know it's happening. We can point at the moon, a little bit.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this riveting conversation, we sit down with Raghu Marcus to delve into the profound connection between psychedelics and spiritual traditions. Journey with us as Raghu shares his intimate experiences with the famous Indian guru, Neem Karoli Baba (a.k.a. Maharajji) and Ram Dass, exploring how these encounters shaped his understanding of universal love, non-duality, and the integration of psychedelics into spiritual practice.Uncover the powerful stories of Ram Dass's evolution from psychedelic seeker to spiritual teacher, and the remarkable teachings of Neem Karoli Baba. We'll discuss the concept of "siddhis," the legacy of these spiritual luminaries, and how their insights bridge Eastern and Western spiritualities.This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the synthesis of psychedelics and spirituality, offering rich insights, inspiration, and a deeper understanding of these transformative practices.IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:

Presenting his unique life as a case study, Ram Dass offers insights into the human mind and altered states of consciousness to a gathering of the American Psychological Association.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindThis episode of Here and Now is from the first part of Ram Dass' address to the Meeting of the American Psychological Association in Montreal, Canada, on September 3rd, 1980.Ram Dass presents his case to the American Psychological Association, talking about a set of experiences and shifting perceptions that confronted him with the issue of what reality truly is. He explores his time as a professor at Harvard, meeting Tim Leary, and the power of his first psychedelic experience. That experience propelled Ram Dass to years of research with these consciousness-altering chemicals and a deep exploration of the human mind.Having become a master of getting high, Ram Dass talks about the horrors of coming down. But these studies with psychedelics helped him to empty his mind, become more of a witness to his experiences, and be less associated with his emotional states.Finally, Ram Dass shares what led to him going to India, his experience of giving his guru psychedelics, and how his concept of time started to change. He closes by talking about the different planes of consciousness.“I found myself becoming less identified with my emotional states and my psychological qualities and characteristics, and perplexedly enough, at the same moment, more involved with them. I seemed to be living more fully in the moment of the feelings, and yet, at the same moment, being more spacious around them.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this half-hour guided meditation, Ram Dass uses concentration and mindfulness techniques to help us sit on the river bank of the mind and watch the thoughts, sensations, and feelings flow by.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindTake a seat on the river bank of your mind with this guided meditation Ram Dass conducted during a retreat in Vancouver, Canada, in February 1992.Ram Dass begins the guided meditation with a Samadhi, or concentration, practice. “Every time the mind wanders to any sensation or thought,” he says, “the minute you notice that it has wandered away from the breath, just very gently, non-judgmentally, draw the awareness back to the next breath.”The meditation shifts to a mindfulness practice. “Now just open up into mindfulness,” says Ram Dass, “just being aware of what is. Let the mind be drawn to whatever primary object it is drawn to. If it's drawn to a feeling in your back or in your legs, notice that. If it's drawn to a memory or a plan or an emotion, a listening, tasting, whatever sensation or thought, let it flicker to that, let it sit with it, don't hold onto the thought or sensation, and then watch it be replaced by another one.”For the last part of the meditation, Ram Dass tells us to focus on the thought of “I.” He says, “Look and see if you can find out where that is. Where is the thought of I? Who is this I? In the ocean of awareness, where is I?”Listen to this podcast ad-free and support these great talks from the Ram Dass Archive. 7-day free trial: patreon.com/RamDassPodcast“It's as if you were sitting on a river bank watching the mind's stuff go by. Here comes a floating sensation from the knee. Here comes a thought about the whole process. Here comes the listening to a sound. They just come, and they go.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How can we learn to live by changing our relationship to death? Ram Dass addresses the staff at a hospital and shares his vast perspectives on death, not getting caught in the drama of dying, and dealing with burnout.Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self.This show is also sponsored by Magic Mind, a matcha-based energy shot infused with nootropics and adaptogens designed to crush procrastination, brain fog, & fatigue. Use the code RAMDASS at checkout to get up to 50% off your subscription: Magic MindToday's episode is from a lecture Ram Dass gave to the staff of Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, New York, on November 26, 1986.Ram Dass begins by exploring different perspectives on death. He talks about how the Western perspective on dying can often frame death as the enemy, then shares how the Eastern perspective contains a lot more lightness about death.Ram Dass touches on the hospice movement and then discusses his work with the Living Dying Center. He talks about how death is often the biggest drama in town, but the process of dying can be used to awaken rather than keep people identified with their separateness. Finally, Ram Dass addresses the issue of burnout in the medical community. How can one function in the role of being a healer without emotionally being attached to whether or not the patient lives or dies? But we can approach pain and suffering in a way where we don't get lost in it.Listen to this podcast ad-free and support these great talks from the Ram Dass Archive. 7-day free trial: patreon.com/RamDassPodcast“I must just encourage you to explore the possibility that you use the adventure of service as a vehicle for opening up the exploration of who you are in relation to what you're doing. Because I think if you were less a nurse and less a doctor, and more an awareness who was being a nurse and doctor, your payoff would be improved considerably, and death would become an interesting part of nature rather than an error or a failure. And you could still do your work, in fact, perhaps even more impeccably.” – Ram DassSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we do a retrospective on a dialogue that took place in 1974 during the first summer session of the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. The dialogue was called “Psychology East and West” and explored a number of differences in understanding and approach to the notion of ego between so-called “Western psychology” and what were then thought of as “Eastern” spiritual traditions. The participants included the well-known spiritual teachers, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Ram Dass, as well as the co-founder and Vice-President of Naropa, John Baker, and the therapist, Jim Green. The dialogue was moderated by Duncan Campbell. The full dialogue can be heard on the Ram Dass — Here and Now podcast: Ep. 112, The Notion of Ego with Chogyam Trungpa RinpocheCharis FoundationGolden Turtle SoundSupport the Show.

Raghu Markus, he introduced Duncan to Ram Dass and is one of the coolest people Duncan knows, re-joins the DTFH! Duncan and Raghu collaborated on an audiobook! You can listen to The Movie of Me to the Movie of We on Audible right now! Raghu also hosts the podcasts Mindrolling and Ram Dass Here and Now, available everywhere you like to listen. Original music by Aaron Michael Goldberg and Duncan Trussell. This episode is brought to you by: This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/duncan and get on your way to being your best self. Squarespace - Use offer code: DUNCAN to save 10% on your first site.

Raghu Markus, co-founder of the Love Serve Remember Foundation, and lifelong friend of Ram Dass, re-joins the DTFH! Duncan and Raghu collaborated on an audiobook! You can listen to The Movie of Me to the Movie of We on Audible right now! Raghu also hosts the podcasts Mindrolling and Ram Dass Here and Now, available everywhere you like to listen. Original music by Aaron Michael Goldberg and Duncan Trussell. This episode is brought to you by: VIIA - Use code DUNCAN at checkout for 15% Off your first order and a FREE sample pack of Dreams THC + CBN! This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/duncan and get on your way to being your best self. AG1 - Visit DrinkAG1.com/Duncan for a FREE 1-year supply of vitamin D and 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase!

On endings and new beginnings On disappearing On completely changing your personality, or learning to speak at a lower volume without the word fuck7 of Cups from Rachel True's True Heart Intuitive Tarot deckHigh Vibe, Choice, options, dream states, luxury, intuition, reflection, meditationhttps://truehearttarot.com/Ram Dass Here and Now Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ram-dass-here-and-now/id518366323https://open.spotify.com/show/3Dz4DL2ZMvnNQUnDSXqSdm?si=f07d2ea84ab142dcIntro and all music on previous episodes by Ashley Raines https://www.ashleyrainesmusic.com/Find Jen Harris at the Writing Workshop KC, online and in personhttps://www.writingworkshopkc.com/Vanessa's hanging on Substack at Death Bore Beautyhttps://deathborebeauty.substack.com/Seasoned and fresh-faced artists (of every genre) discuss how to make creativity work within the complexities and challenges of adult life. Co-hosts Jen Harris + Vanessa Aricco, both working writers, unveil the secrets and struggles of creative living in a rapid fire Capitalist society. One guest at a time, Jen + Vanessa ask, How Does Your Life Translate to Art?P.S. I, Vanessa, hate the word "creatives" and I didn't mean to use it so much. Art, artists, writers, people, "creatives" barf, it's a marketing term that doesn't apply to the kind of work we are exploring here.

 Chatting with Candice Raghu Markus Episode Run Time: 55:46Raghu Markus is a film producer and music producer from Ojai, California. He is the Executive Director of the Love Serve Remember Foundation, co-founder of the Be Here Now Network, where he hosts the Ram Dass Here & Now podcast, as well as his own Mindrolling podcast. He is the producer of Becoming Nobody, a Ram Dass documentary feature film that was released in 2019. In this episode, we talk about awareness, consciousness, the roles we play, and finding the best guru to guide you in life.00:00 00:14 “Who Am I?” 05:07 The Roles We Play 08:51 The Phineas Gage Incident and Physical and Biological Trauma 14:09 Definition of Karma 18:34 Relationship to People in Power and Losing Your Soul 22:16 Treating Everyone Like God in Drag 29:51 The Role of Shame, Sin, and Punishment in Religion 34:06 The Best Way to Find a Teacher or Guru 43:42 The Element of Giving and Contributing 47:02 Being Disconnected 51:52 Reincarnations and Past Lives 53:22 Where to Find RaghuRam Dass and Who We AreRaghu's documentary feature of Ram Dass in “Becoming Nobody” shows the the arc of what Ram Dass represented as a teacher over many decades. His ideologies center around how we identify with our roles, the community, the family we came from, and the teachers that taught us everything we know; these influences forming us as a “somebody”. When Raghu went to India with Ram Dass, he got the nickname “Raghu”, a re-identification of the soul and the essence behind the personality, identities, and roles he played.When it comes to answering the question of who we are, Raghu traces his answer to Ramana Maharshi, a great saint in India who when he was 16 couldn't take the suffering and laid down in his bed refusing to get up until he found out who he was. He had the benefit of six billion incarnations going through to get to that moment where he realized the true essence of himself. The central part of his teaching had always been “Who Am I?”. For Raghu's own experience, it's how do we use all of these wonderful teachings to enhance our day-to-day lives and get ourselves more in balance. It's not a matter of “I'll find out who I am and I'll be enlightened”. It's about how do we become a little bit more kind, generous, and loving in an unconditional way.Links and ResourcesJoin the course at: https://www.ramdass.org/Listen to Raghu's Podcast “Mindrolling” at https://beherenownetwork.com/category/raghu-markus/Meta-DescriptionFilm producer and co-founder of the Be Here Network Raghu Markus shares his experience with Ram Dass and how this changed his life and his perspective on culture, consciousness, and realization.Support the show

Raghu Markus is the Executive Director of the Love Serve Remember Foundation, co-founder of the Be Here Now Network, host of Ram Dass: Here and Now as well as his own Mindrolling podcast. He is a devotee and direct disciple of Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji), whom Raghu lived with in India for 18 solid months alongside Ram Dass and Krishna Das in the early 1970's. Raghu is the chief storyteller within the Love Serve Remember satsang, and spends most of his time joyfully recounting deep and meaningful stories about his friend and mentor Ram Dass, so Jaymee took time to ask about Raghu's early life in Montreal for a change. Raghu shared what it was like having his first transcendent experience as a teenager in a jazz club watching John Coltrane play "My Favorite Things" right in front of him, how he and his friends used to sneak off to watch films that were banned by his teachers, and how his early psychedelic experimentation led straight to his first job as a program director of CKGM-FM in Montreal, where he would fatefully encounter Ram Dass as if it were all intricately designed. This episode is full of first hand accounts of what it was like to be in the direct care and company of Neem Karoli Baba, a miracle being who the majority of humans have only experienced through Ram Dass's many lectures, his service work, and his smile... all of which Raghu confirms was Maharaji pouring through his dedicated student. You'll also hear the story of the time Ram Dass felt like an imposter, and the extraordinary pep talk Maharaji gave him on the spot, as well as the time Maharaji taught Raghu, a nice jewish boy from Canada, how to "meditate like Christ". Recorded in the kirtan hall of Love Serve Remember headquarters, a legitimate "Grace-land" that caused Jaymee to feel like he was on acid, prepare for this unforgettable "Raghu after dark" themed episode! Mindrolling podcast: https://bit.ly/3AG1gkt Ram Dass: Here And Now podcast: https://bit.ly/3KbSkXg Raghu on Instagram: @mindrolling_podcast Love Serve Remember Foundation: www.ramdass.org "Brilliant Disguise" film: www.ramdass.org/brilliantdisguise "Whisper In The Heart" book by Parvati Markus: https://amzn.to/3R1bDEF LOVE IS THE AUTHOR: produced, edited, and hosted by Jaymee Carpenter. MGMT: lacee@loveistheauthor.com Follow L.I.T.A on Instagram: @loveistheauthor

Josh was a great person who happened to have both the disease of addiction and the disease of depression. It was his birth father who introduced Josh to heroin when he was 13 years old, setting up his path to a lifelong habit. He overdosed from fentanyl poisoning in a sober house in 2016 when he was 32, leaving behind his beautiful daughter, Grace. He is still remembered by so many today, according to his mom, Susan. He bought food for struggling addicts, helped addicts get to meetings, and helped one person get recovery through giving money toward a ticket out of town. Susan copes through her artwork (featured on Instagram: SusanCarr88), and by listening to “Ram Dass: Here and Now”. If you would like to tell your story about an overdose death, please contact Susan Claire at grievingoverdosedeath@gmail.com http://grievingoverdosedeath.libsyn.com/ Music provided by La Atlántida

This month Scott and Kailey talk about our favorite spiritual tv shows, book, podcasts, and musicians!    Follow us on Instagram @Fartheroutfriends Send us an email: fartheroutfriends@gmail.com Or listen on Apple Podcast!     7:43- Ram Dass Here and Now Podcast   12:41:27- Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés   13;02;07 - Boundary Boss by Terri Cole MSW LCSW   15;02;26 - Necessary Losses by Judith Viorst    17;21;08 - A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis   18;14;21 - Many Lives Many Masters by Brian Weiss   19;22;27 - Only Love is Real by Brian Weiss   21;04;13 - The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseki    23;53;17 - The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz   26;05;08 The Yamas and The Niyamas by Deborah Adele   27;33;04- The Midnight Gospel (TV SHOW)   29;08;26 - Leonard Cohen (MUSICIAN)   30;18;17 - Surviving Death (TV SHOW)   30;30;18 - Th OA (TV SHOW)

My guest is Jenny Hansen. She is a mom, a wife and a womanpreneur. This lady has drive that I don't see with many people. She also has a heart of gold and she will do anything for those who are close to her. Jenny decided at a young age that she would not work for anyone else and she wanted to work for herself. She worked hard through life, and continues to work hard to make that dream stay as a reality. Her Resources: ■ IG: https://www.instagram.com/jennyahansen/ ■Other links: "Click the link in her bio in Instagram" Other Resources: ■ Ram Dass - Here and Now Podcast ■ Book - Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker ■ Book - Power Vs. Force by David R Hawkins

Wisdom is a much sought after thing, and the wonderful Ram Dass has that thing in abundance. Taken from Cosmic Bos Improvisation 2: Sunrise Reflections If you visit YouTube or instagram you can find a visual version of this there, which has moving imagery accompanying it Original Audio of Ram Dass taken from the Here and Now https://beherenownetwork.com/now-episode-44-conspiracy-of-consciousness-pt-1/#respond For lots and lots of Ram Dass wisdom you should check out Ram Dass Here and Now, it's an amazing podcast and collection of great talks by Ram Dass, well worth your time. Please like, share and subscribe Peace and infinite love Cosmic Bos

Cosmic Bos Improvisation 2: Sunrise Reflections ft. Ram Dass Joe Philogene - Ngoni and Percussions Nick Jackson - Electric Guitar, Synth and Vocals Andy Jackson - Acoustic Guitar, Synth and Vocals Tracklisting: Time is Now Bad Decisions Sunrise Reflections Apparently Intentionally Feel the World Words of Wisdom 3 - Ram Dass Be Here Now (ft. Ram Dass) Stayed Here for the Feeling Words of Wisdom 4 - Ram Dass Clearly Designed Piñata of Troy On the 24th April 2021, Cosmic Bos met at Nicks house, and turned baby Theo's bedroom into a recording studio for the day. The result of this is the very podcast you are currently listening to or reading about in these very words. Several of the songs, while improvised in nature, do utilise some pre-written lyrics (tracks 2,3,5,9,11 & 12) but the melodies are improvised just like the music. Reflections of our current existence, the lyric sets that were used were all created in the early hours of the morning, whilst reflecting on existence in the glow of the morning sun. The Ram Dass samples used here are all taken from Ram Dass Here and Now podcast, which is one of our favourite podcasts ever, full of wonderful talks by Ram Dass, with thoughtful introductions by Raghu Markus Ram Dass for Words of Wisdom 3 comes from https://beherenownetwork.com/now-episode-44-conspiracy-of-consciousness-pt-1/ And Words of Wisdom 4 is taken from https://beherenownetwork.com/confusion/ Please visit the Be Here Now network and support these wonderful people helping to spread this amazing knowledge around the world. Also give us a like, share and subscribe. Comment and reviews help us out greatly, so you would be doing us a wonderful service if you performed any of these tasks for us. Thank you. Visit our YouTube page for some visual goodness to go along with this audio chill session.  

Happy day!!! This is the first episode in this new year of 2021! In this episode I interview Ellen Komaromi, a nurse, yoga teacher and student of life. You can go follow Ellen on Facebook or Instagram @ellen.lovedandfree The podcasts Instagram is @cateandleabakes where you can also follow me your host!! If you want to check out any of the things mentioned the titles are right down below here!! 1. The Joe Rogan Podcast 2. Live Awake Podcast 3. Ram Dass Here and Now. The mention which she found very good is The Body Keeps the Score. Her music favorites right now are; Wild(feat. Gary Clark Jr) John Legend, Two, by Sleeping At Last, A Reminder, By Trevor Hall. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Raghu Markus is a spiritual teacher and host of Mindrolling Podcast and Ram Dass Here and Now. Raghu has been involved in music and transformational media since the early 1970s when he was program director of CKGM-FM in Montreal. He is currently the Executive Director of the Love Serve Remember Foundation and has been an associate producer for on-line and television events for Ram Dass and Oprah Winfrey as well as Eckhart Tolle. On this episode we talk Ram Dass, Neem Karoli Baba, John Coltrane, paradox, the flavor of different eras, and how to become unstuck in an era where it seems harder than ever to do so. Amazing episode! Learn more about Raghu Markus here: https://beherenownetwork.com/mindrolling https://www.ramdass.org/ Links mentioned in this episode: http://rainbowbrainskull.com http://raminnazer.com This podcast was recorded at Rainbow Brainskull Studios in Los Angeles, CA.

Raghu Markus spent two years in India with Maharaji and Ram Dass. He has been involved in music and transformational media since the early 1970s when he was program director of CKGM-FM in Montreal. In 1974 he collaborated with Ram Dass on the box set Love Serve Remember. In 1990 he launched Triloka Records and Karuna Music in Los Angeles, California. Triloka established itself as a critical leader in the development of world music and for 17 years was home to such artists as Krishna Das, Hugh Masekela, Walela, Jai Uttal and transformational media projects that featured Ram Dass, Deepak Chopra, and Les Nubians. Raghu lives in Ojai, CA. and is the executive Director of the Love Serve Remember Foundation. In 2016, he co-founded the Be Here Now Podcast Network where he hosts the Ram Dass Here & Now podcast as well as his own Mindrolling podcast.  He is the producer of 'Becoming Nobody', a Ram Dass Documentary feature.    Connect with Raghu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MindrollingPodcast/ Instagram: @mindrolling_podcast  Twitter: @raghu108   Other Relevant Links RamDass.org BeHereNowNetwork.com BecomingNobody.com Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today.  Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts  | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter    Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. It helps our podcast get into the ears of new listeners, which expands the ManTalks Community Editing & Mixing by: Aaron The Tech

To grieve we must first have loved... and that's something to celebrate. This is one of those topics that is hard to cover in one episode...but we tried. Brian mentions a book that really helped him to shift his perspective on death and taught him how to work with the only option available sometimes, Option B: https://optionb.org/book. Meredith talks about the late Ram Dass. You can find more information about his life, legacy and teachings on the podcast Ram Dass: Here and Now or at https://www.ramdass.org/bio/. We'll be back next week with a lighter topic. Until next time, you can find me on Instagram @tarotwithtux or via email with your feedback, topic suggestions or the screenshot of your review at guidanceformovement@gmail.com. Thank you for listening!

Raghu Markus spent the last 51 years on a journey of love and learning with Ram Dass. We talk about his own wisdom gained from their time shared, and it offers me an opportunity to ask questions and understand one of the great spiritual masters of our time.  Raghu also had the unique opportunity to learn from the Guru, Neem Karoli Baba (also known as Maharaji). There are some incredible stories and amazing pearls of wisdom on this podcast. Truly grateful for the conversation. Check out Raghu and Ram Dass’ offerings at beherenownetwork.com. Connect with Raghu MarkusWebsite | beherenownetwork.comFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/raghu.markusInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/mindrolling_podcast/?hl=enTwitter | https://www.facebook.com/raghu.markusYouTube | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqGJSfj5N-pK0_QKmr_wfUTjUWzFlAySO Check out the Mindrolling Podcast | https://apple.co/36KsynI  Get 10% off Onnit products |  https://www.onnit.com/Aubrey/ Get 10% off at PureSpectrum.com using the code word Aubrey at CheckoutConnect with Aubrey:Website | https://www.aubreymarcus.com/Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/aubreymarcus/Twitter | https://twitter.com/aubreymarcusFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/AubreyMarcus/ Check out  Own The Day Own Your Life by Aubrey Marcus|  https://bit.ly/2t6x4hu  Subscribe to the Aubrey Marcus Newsletter: https://www.aubreymarcus.com/pages/email Subscribe to the Aubrey Marcus Podcast:iTunes | https://apple.co/2lMZRCnSpotify | https://spoti.fi/2EaELZOStitcher | https://bit.ly/2G8ccJtIHeartRadio | https://ihr.fm/2UVVV0MGoogle Play Music | https://bit.ly/2t72QIpAndroid | https://bit.ly/2OQeBQg Show Notes Ram Dass | https://www.ramdass.org/Ram Dass -Here and Now- Astral Fun and Games | http://bit.ly/2RMIphhKrishna Das | https://krishnadas.com/Neem Karoli Baba | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neem_Karoli_BabaBe Here Now by Ram Dass | https://shop.ramdass.org/products/now-ram-dassBecoming Nobody | http://bit.ly/2UfYL3qVipassana Meditation | https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/indexBuddha on Netflix | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddha_(TV_series)Mahamudra | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MahamudraHanuman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HanumanRaghu Markus mentioned this picture of Ram Dass | http://bit.ly/2Sc6yN0 

Welcome back to our podcast review podcasts where we, your Castologists, review podcasts. Got it? This week Zane gives us history with a comedic twist courtesy of The Dollop, Liz gets back into potential true crime (no conviction yet, folks!) with The Drop Out and Patrick gets philosophical and thinky with Ram Dass Here and Now.Liz Recommends - The Drop Outhttp://abcradio.com/podcasts/the-dropout/Money. Romance. Tragedy. Deception. The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos is an unbelievable tale of ambition and fame gone terribly wrong. How did the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire lose it all in the blink of an eye? How did the woman once heralded as “the next Steve Jobs” find herself facing criminal charges — to which she pleaded not guilty — and up to 20 years in jail? How did her technology, meant to revolutionize healthcare, potentially put millions of patients at risk? And how did so many smart people get it so wrong along the way? ABC News chief business, technology and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis, along with producers Taylor Dunn and Victoria Thompson, take listeners on a journey that includes a three-year-long investigation. You’ll hear exclusive interviews with former employees, investors, and patients, and for the first-time, the never-before-aired deposition testimony of Elizabeth Holmes, and those at the center of this story.For both: Start from the start and listen to as many as you feel compelled to listen to.https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/the-dropout/id1449500734?mt=2Pat Recommends - Ram Dass Here and NowRichard Alpert was a Harvard professor and a clinical psychologist before he was Ram Dass. I found the most compelling version of his story is told with the first episodes of this podcast. He is a spiritual teacher and author, and these podcasts are a great way to digest his teachings, old and new. The format usually consists of an introduction from Raghu Markus (a friend and student of Ram Dass') followed by a lecture from years ago. Occasionally Ram Dass will be present for an interview. I've always found this podcast helpful for un-muddling my head, a nice little respite from my usual subscriptions.For Zane & Liz: I recommend you start with episode 1 and continue as long as you wish.https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/ram-dass-here-and-now/id518366323?mt=2Zane Recommends - The Dollopwww.dolloppodcast.comOn the Dollop podcast history buff and comedian Dave Anthony tells a new story each week to comedian Gareth Reynolds (who nominally knows nothing about the story). The Dollop is a super-popular podcast that has pioneered its two person format! Fans of both comedy and history are drawn to the wild stories and quick improv of the comedian hosts. The Dollop regularly tours in both the US and Australia and these live episodes usually feature local comedians and stories.For Pat: 300A - Donald Trump (Part One)For Liz: 188 - The Domino's Pizza Storyhttps://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dollop-dave-anthony-gareth/id643055307?mt=2Subscribe to us on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY, RADIOPUBLIC or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER or INSTAGRAM.

Raghu Markus is one of my favourite podcasters. I was introduced to Raghu through his association with the author and speaker Ram Dass, and the Ram Dass Here and Now podcast. Raghu also hosts Mindrolling, which was a major inspiration for my own podcast. Raghu is also a traveler, a meditator, a fellow India-enthusiast, and […] The post #21 – Love, Serve, Remember with Raghu Markus appeared first on Zachary Stockill.

Needing to be right is not who you areIn this episode I look at why we often go on the defensive about what we believe to be right, why we attack so easily when confronted with something we don’t agree with or believe in, and what that says about who we are.Below are the key quotations I reference from the podcast,Ram Dass Here and Now, “Reality of Who We Are”, episode 86.“You only try and protect your position when you don't have much faith in where you're at. Just like you only come on to other people, about their position, when you don't have much faith in where you're at."How can you have true compassion to leave others alone to where they need to be?“A compassionate being is what he or she is, creating a space in which other people can be what they need to be, not what you want them to be."Not needing to be right changes how you protest.“You're no longer flamboyant in your protest. Your protest is somewhat more effective because you less define yourself as them."On choosing to look inward, without fear of what you may find.“Constantly seeking the external hit because you're afraid fully to confront your possible bankruptcy. Because your model of yourself has in it so much unworthiness, that you're afraid that if you really stopped and looked, and "be-ed" it would be too ugly, too frightening, it wouldn't be enough."

The premiere episode of Ram Dass Here and Now! Raghu Markus of the Love Serve Remember foundation explores the origin and early years of Ram Dass. Never heard of Ram Dass? This episode will introduce you to the man and his work.