Healing At The Edge with RamDev Dale Borglum

Exploring embodiment and self-realization, RamDev takes listeners on a journey through the four paths of yoga: Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jñāna Yoga, and Raja Yoga.

This time on Healing at the Edge, RamDev discusses:

• Karma Yoga, holding both success and failure equally—offering everything to God
• Bhakti Yoga and dissolving the ego through devotion 
• The obstacles of Bhakti: getting lost in emotions and secularism
• Jñāna Yoga, the path of philosophical and contemplative minds
• The importance of allowing clarity and knowledge to serve compassion
• Raja Yoga, the path of meditation and discipline
• Looking at crises as motivation for doing more practice
• Blending yogic paths for the synthesis of head, heart, and mind 
• The benefit of sticking to one path for a deeper experience
• Becoming embodied in order to heal addiction and trauma 
• How crucial it is to go beyond conceptual reality 

“Modern practitioners often blend these paths. Bhakti softens Jñāna’s austerity, Karma Yoga grounds devotion and service, Raja Yoga provides stability and focus. The synthesis of head, heart, and mind is the integral yoga of our age.” –RamDev 

About Dale Borglum:

RamDev Dale Borglum founded and directed the Hanuman Foundation Dying Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the first residential facility in the United States to support conscious dying. He has been the Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project in Santa Fe and since 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the co­author with Ram Dass, Daniel Goleman and Dwarka Bonner of Journey of Awakening: A Meditator’s Guidebook, Bantam Books and has taught meditation since 1974.

RamDev offers lectures and workshops on the topics of meditation, healing, spiritual support for those with life ­threatening illness, and on caregiving as spiritual practice. He has a doctorate degree from Stanford University. RamDev’s passion is the healing of our individual and collective fear of death so that we may be free.

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RamDev shares how to make every moment a living prayer, carrying the essence of mantra and devotion into both the sacred and the mundane. 

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This week on Healing at the Edge, RamDev explores:

• RamDev’s personal struggles with integrating practice into his daily life
• Bringing heartfulness into mundane activities as a form of ceaseless prayer/practice
• Practicing out of richness, abundance, and adequacy, rather than out of need, separation, and inadequacy 
• Making connectedness ongoing and constant, rather than something we struggle to find
• The compelling story of Raghu Markus and an answered prayer from Maharaj-ji
• Prayers of adoration, rejoicing, and gratitude 
• Receiving direction and guidance through our prayers
• ‘Good pain’, aka, the pain of being released and of tension going away
• Trusting in the divine and surrendering in each moment 

About Dale Borglum:

RamDev Dale Borglum founded and directed the Hanuman Foundation Dying Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the first residential facility in the United States to support conscious dying. He has been the Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project in Santa Fe and since 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the co­author with Ram Dass, Daniel Goleman and Dwarka Bonner of Journey of Awakening: A Meditator’s Guidebook, Bantam Books and has taught meditation since 1974.

RamDev offers lectures and workshops on the topics of meditation, healing, spiritual support for those with life ­threatening illness, and on caregiving as spiritual practice. He has a doctorate degree from Stanford University. RamDev’s passion is the healing of our individual and collective fear of death so that we may be free.

Learn more about RamDev’s work via the Living/Dying Project and follow him on Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok.

“Every moment is open to one of these kinds of prayer. How much can we trust integrating a prayerful attitude, heartfelt surrender to the divine into each moment, whether it’s a moment of gratitude, grief, intercession, thanksgiving, so many different possibilities.” –RamDev 

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Through teachings on non-duality and the illusion of separateness, RamDev explains how true healing comes from recognizing our inherent wholeness.

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In this episode, RamDev gives a thoughtful talk on:

• Resting in wholeness and non-duality in order to heal all parts of ourselves
• Seeing through the illusion of separateness instead of labeling ourselves or others as “broken”
• Understanding the ego and the ‘I’ that suffers, and learning to release fixation on identity
• Insights from Maharaj-ji and other gurus on awakening beyond duality
• Opening the heart of compassion and experiencing its boundless, healing presence
• The tantric revelation that all experiences are sacred, even the painful or uncomfortable ones
• How wholeness becomes contagious, reflecting others’ true nature and innate completeness
• Rediscovering the awareness that is already present within us
• Trusting in our true nature, and allowing suffering to transform rather than resisting it

“Until we realize that we’re already whole, we have healing work to do. Healing body, healing mind, healing spirit. We’re really not talking about healing illnesses. We are freeing capacities that have been limited and constricted in the past. The deepest healing. Healing everything.” –RamDev 

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Focusing on grounding practices, RamDev shares spiritual wisdom on how to transform fear, guilt, and shame into love and mercy.

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In this episode, RamDev gives insightful perspectives on:

• The instability of the heart and how fear, guilt, and shame keep us closed off
• Why we are so reactive to the chaos of world events and how to respond with wisdom instead
• Practical ways to work with fear, guilt, and shame so the heart can open moment to moment
• Embracing our divine nature without denying our humanness 
• The power of grounding and trusting in the body as a source of safety
• Learning to fully receive the support of the earth and the Divine Mother
• Living in a third chakra society where power is out of balance
• Becoming an embodiment of mercy and compassion rather than idolizing power

“Fear, guilt, and shame are the demons of the first, second, and third chakras, respectively, and until we have worked with those emotions in a direct way, it is really impossible for the heart to be open in a stable way.” – RamDev

About Dale Borglum:

 RamDev Dale Borglum founded and directed the Hanuman Foundation Dying Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the first residential facility in the United States to support conscious dying. He has been the Executive Director of the Living/Dying Project in Santa Fe and since 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the co­author with Ram Dass, Daniel Goleman and Dwarka Bonner of Journey of Awakening: A Meditator’s Guidebook, Bantam Books and has taught meditation since 1974.

RamDev offers lectures and workshops on the topics of meditation, healing, spiritual support for those with life ­threatening illness, and on caregiving as spiritual practice. He has a doctorate degree from Stanford University. RamDev’s passion is the healing of our individual and collective fear of death so that we may be free.

Learn more about RamDev’s work via the Living/Dying Project and follow him on Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok.

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Through the selfless practices of Tantra and Guru Yoga, RamDev outlines how to have a conscious relationship with anger rather than allowing it to consume us. 

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This time on Healing at the Edge, RamDev gives a talk on:

• Having a neutral view of anger (not good v. bad) and consciously allowing ourselves to feel it 
• Recognizing anger as a valid response to the state of the world
• Seeing all beings and experiences—even those that trigger anger—as expressions of the Divine
• Noticing that we are often not angry for the reasons we think we are
• Lessening one’s self-absorption as a key point of the spiritual path 
• Cultivating gratitude and appreciation for everyone we encounter
• Exploring Guru Yoga: merging with the guru’s wisdom and presence
• Realizing our inherent wholeness and receiving blessings from the guru
• Becoming nobody so that there is no one to become lost in anger
• Transmuting outer devotion to tantric, inner devotion
• Feeling anger and sadness without becoming consumed by it
• Remembering that the same shakti fueling anger can also power creativity

“Anger is not good or bad. Anger is often a reasonable response to what is going on in the world. Yet, it is a difficult emotion because it’s so hot, and it’s often very sudden. In Buddhism, fear and anger are thought to be the same emotion.” – RamDev 

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As a path to eternal vigilance and ultimately, cessation of suffering, Ramdev encourages us to tune into the present moment during times of mundanity and neutrality. 

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 In this episode, RamDev offers a balanced perspective on:

• Practicing awareness during neutral, mundane, or transitional moments
• The four Buddhist foundations of mindfulness (body, mind, feelings, dharma)
• The three Buddhist characteristics of existence (impermanence, suffering no self)
• Working skillfully with neutral states so that we are prepared for both joy and adversity
• Embracing eternal vigilance as a tool for inner transformation
• Observing the process of thinking instead of getting caught in thought content
• Asking the powerful question: “How alive do I want to be?”
• Practicing loving-kindness (metta) and checking in with our inner states and levels of connectedness
• Shifting our mental habits to move from unconsciousness toward greater conscious awareness

“What I notice, if I am not paying attention to neutral states, that almost always there is this eternal monologue going on and it’s a way of the ego saying ‘I’m here’. One of the most direct practices I have found for not getting lost in that inner monologue during so many of these neutral moments is learning the practice of watching the mind—Not what you're thinking about, but being aware of thinking itself.” – RamDev

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Ramdev invites us into a space of lasting joy and peace, revealing ways we can better relate to both personal and collective suffering.

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In this episode of Healing at the Edge, RamDev explores:

• Considering how the world is changing and how to respond to those changes
• Learning to love what is mortal and to be touched by the tragedy of being alive
• Discovering a deeper joy beyond pleasure and pain—even in the face of war, genocide, and global crisesDiscovering a deeper joy beyond pleasure and pain—even in the face of war, genocide, and global crises
• Cultivating unshakable inner peace and emotional resilience in turbulent times
• Allowing ourselves to be moved by collective suffering rather than shutting down or turning away
• Transforming grief into compassion through a sense of deep interconnectedness
• Understanding the key difference between pity and true compassion
• Training ourselves to be grounded, centered, and to rest in equanimity 
• Exploring ways we might take a vow of renunciation to look at our own habits and patterns
• Committing to maintaining an open heart towards all people, all of the time
• How awareness of our own mortality can inform our actions in daily life

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"We have to learn to love what is mortal, to not spiritually bypass, to be touched by the tragedy, be touched by the suffering of others, be willing to be touched by our own suffering. Hold it against your bones as if your life depends on it, and when the time comes to let it go, let it go." – RamDev

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RamDev shares how difficult emotions can be a portal for non-dual awareness, surrender, and bliss.

 This time on Healing at the Edge, RamDev discusses :

• Working with strong emotions and using them as fuel for awakening 
• The difference between spiritual bypassing vs. heart-centered action to transmute negative experiences
• Applying a tantric perspective to transform emotions in real-time
• Experiencing the present moment’s enlightened nature and recognizing divinity in all things
• Building a relationship with content via embodied mindfulness 
• Stabilizing the mind, opening the heart, and loving whatever is going on 
• Faith-based devotion and a sense of separation from divinity versus tantric devotion and a oneness with God
• Identification with the divine rather than only worship and how it leads to sacred union and transformation 
• The heart as a bridge between spiritual realms and physical reality
• Cultivating awe, wonder, and a deep appreciation for the divine nature of even the most mundane experiences
• How tantra dissolves the boundary between Samsara and Nirvana 
• Emotions as portals for non-dual awareness and gateways into expanded states of consciousness
• Embracing fear and how it can lead to surrender, bliss, and liberation 
• Engaging with political challenges through love and compassion, not hatred
• A short guided practice to help listeners release pain, accept the human condition, and trust in the boundlessness of the heart  

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"It isn't just mindfulness we're talking about—it's mindfulness from the heart. Instead of gradually wearing away our resistance to the emotion or a little more quickly wearing it away because we're adding compassion, we can instantaneously transmute it because our heart is so open. There's a sense of even worship or communion, that even this emotion is an expression of the divine." – RamDev

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RamDev shares a tantric approach to transforming difficult emotions into spiritual wisdom by turning emotional poison into medicine.

 This week on Healing at the Edge, RamDev holds a talk on :

• Learning to transform difficult emotions into wisdom through spiritual practice
• Realizing that samsara and nirvana are one through the lens of tantric philosophy
• Exploring the ‘disappointment’ of enlightenment and the persistence of human suffering
• Cultivating deep intimacy with every part of life and all lived experiences
• Practicing emotional grounding and staying present with all feelings
• Linking quantum mechanics and consciousness with emotional and spiritual expansion
• Understanding the difference between traditional and tantric devotion
• Recognizing emotions as gateways to non-dual awareness and higher consciousness
• Using devotional practices to open and stabilize the heart in the face of suffering
• Living consciously to prepare for a more peaceful and intentional death 
• Reflecting on political chaos as a possible catalyst for awakening in America
• Embracing the idea that everything unfolds within wholeness and divine perfection

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp and Dharma Seed:

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"We expect enlightenment to be everything's going to be fine, no pain in the body, no pain in the mind, no, there's still gonna be pain, we just have a very different relationship with it. We have to let go of the notion that we're going to fix everything. It's not about becoming happy, it's about becoming real, it's about becoming intimate with all of our experience."– RamDev

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RamDev shares tokens of personal wisdom and encourages listeners to evaluate their practice in order to guide themselves and others on the spiritual path.

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This time on Healing at the Edge, RamDev offers wisdom on:

• Evaluating our practice and giving ourselves advice 
• Helping others on the spiritual path 
• The foundational work of dealing with fear, guilt, and shame 
• Underestimating how attached we are to pleasant mindstates 
• Right effort and sitting with our suffering rather than running away
• Doing all things from the mindstate of guru seva versus ego
• Considering what we have faith in and if we need heart work or mindfulness work
• Looking at how constant our practice is and how we can bring practice into daily activity 
• Bare attention and mantra as a resource for continuous mindfulness 
• Being centered as the perfect balance between stress and relaxation 
• Developing spiritual confidence via facing uncomfortable feelings 
• Holding space and being a guide for someone who is averse to spirituality 

 "Running away from our demons makes them real. One of my main jobs as a guide is to tell people to sit still and be with that demon for a little while. Lean into it. Compassion can only arise after there is direct contact with the quality of suffering. You can't short-circuit that fundamental step. You can't heal something until you can meet it directly, nakedly, intimately."– RamDev

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