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 in library
Quotes by Ram Dass
110 quotes“We're all just walking each other home.”
connectionTeachings
“The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back.”
surrenderTeachings
“Every breath returns you to now.”
breathPolishing the Mirror
“Loving awareness has no opposite.”
awarenessPolishing the Mirror
“There is no way to grow that doesn't include suffering.”
growthStill Here
“Practice non-attachment. The tighter you hold, the more it slips through your fingers.”
non-attachmentPolishing the Mirror
“Every experience is grace. Even the bad ones.”
graceStill Here
“As you take in another's pain, your heart breaks open.”
compassionWalking Each Other Home
“Seva is service performed selflessly.”
sevaBe Here Now
“Each soul has its own unique journey.”
soulPolishing the Mirror
“The relationship with the guru is the relationship with the mystery.”
guruPolishing the Mirror
“Compassion is what we offer the part of ourselves that is suffering.”
self-compassionPolishing the Mirror
“Be here now.”
presenceBe Here Now
“The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it's in the being.”
loveBe Here Now
“We're all just walking each other home.”
belongingWalking Each Other Home
“The quieter you become, the more you can hear.”
silenceBe Here Now
“Treat everyone you meet like God in drag.”
reverencePolishing the Mirror
“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 appreciate it.”
acceptancePolishing the Mirror
“Be here now.”
presenceBe Here Now
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