Ram Dass Here And Now

By Ram Dass / Love Serve Remember

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Ram Dass shares his heart-centered wisdom in each episode featuring excerpted lectures given throughout the last 40 years, with an introduction from Raghu Markus of Ram Dass' Love Serve Remember Foundation.

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Ep. 240 – How to Bring the ...

12.04.2023

Ram Dass explores the art of how to bring the past into the present as we age, leads a powerful exercise centered around the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and talks about working with grief. Want to be part of the ...

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12.04.2023 Ep. 240 – How to Bring the Past Into the Present Ram Dass explores the art of how to bring the past into the present as we age, leads a powerful exercise centered around the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and talks about working with grief. Want to be part of the ...
11.21.2023 Ep. 239 – The Moment Is All There Is In this recording from 1995, Ram Dass explores the nature of time, especially as it relates to aging, and shares how his guru helped him see that being in the present moment is all there is. Today's podcast is sponsored ...
11.06.2023 Ep. 238 – Spiritual Work Equals Social Action Speaking to us from 1983, a time of widespread fear about nuclear war, Ram Dass explores how spiritual work equals social action, and yet, we can’t just wait until we are free to take action. Want to be part of ...
10.23.2023 Ep. 237 – God, Sex, and Dope In this wild Q&A session from 1976 that is teeming with frenetic energy from the audience, Ram Dass really just wants to talk about three things: God, sex, and dope. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% ...
10.09.2023 Ep. 236 – The Relationship Between Karma and Grace In this Q&A session, Ram Dass answers questions about how to love without emotional attachment, the relationship between karma and grace, and how he defines responsibility. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month ...
09.25.2023 Ep. 235 – The Process of Awakening In this recording from 1976, Ram Dass explores the process of awakening and becoming enlightened. Featuring a musical interlude from Krishna Das and an introduction from Raghu Markus. This episode is a continuation of the dharma talk from Here and ...
09.12.2023 Ep. 234 – The Awakening of the Soul In this potent talk from 1976, Ram Dass explores the channels of perception of individual differences and how every experience in life is grist for the mill of the awakening of the soul. Two cultural icons. Two unique perspectives... One ...
08.28.2023 Ep. 233 – The Optimum Time for Spiritual Growth In this radio interview from 1985, Ram Dass touches on identity, the purpose of meditation on the path to enlightenment, working with death as a path to spiritual growth, and much more. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to ...
08.14.2023 Ep. 232 – The Dance of Forms In this radio interview from 1985, Ram Dass discusses the journey of awakening, how reincarnation is within the dance of forms, dysfunctional societal myths, and much more. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first ...
08.01.2023 Ep. 231 – The Universe of Compassion Ram Dass answers a wide range of questions on topics such as free will, working with fear, and falling in love – plus, he leads a Metta meditation to help us tap into the universe of compassion. Today's podcast is ...
07.17.2023 Ep. 230 – The Truth of Your Deepest Being Ram Dass explores how to find the balance between emptiness and compassion in the face of immense suffering and tap into the truth of your deepest being to hear your unique dharma. This episode is a continuation of the talk ...
07.03.2023 Ep. 229 – The Sword of Discrimination Ram Dass explores how his work with death and dying keeps him at his own leading edge of consciousness and talks about why compassion is truly the sword of discrimination. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% ...
06.29.2023 Behind The Clinging - Bonus Podcast Raghu Markus returns to Here and Now to present this bonus excerpt from a talk titled “Behind the Clinging,” which features Ram Dass discussing how to deal with neuroses, fear, and family. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to ...
06.19.2023 Ep. 228 – You Can’t Have An Us and Them In this episode of the Here and Now Podcast, Ram Dass talks about practice in daily life and answers questions about polarization and fundamentalism, integrating psychodynamic and spiritual techniques, dealing with addiction, and more. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. ...
06.05.2023 Ep. 227 – Awareness Without Identification In this Q&A session from 1993, Ram Dass explores an array of topics, including psychedelics as a method, assisted suicide, dealing with suffering, and awareness without identification. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first ...
05.22.2023 Ep. 226 – Escaping the Prison of Separateness In this potent recording from 1994, Ram Dass talks about the nature of suffering and how we can escape the prison of separateness created by our cultural infatuation with individualism. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% ...
05.08.2023 Ep. 225 – The Story of Hanuman and the Ramayana, Part 2 In this epic conclusion to the story of the Ramayana, Ram Dass recounts the heroic actions of Hanuman as he helps Ram rescue Sita and defeat the demon king, Ravana. Before you begin this episode, be sure to listen to ...
05.05.2023 Soul View - Bonus Episode In this bonus episode, Ram Dass explores methods available for seeing through our conditioning and navigating life on more than one plane of awareness. Raghu Markus returns to share a special excerpt from Ram Dass around dealing with suffering and ...
04.24.2023 Ep. 224 – The Story of Hanuman and the Ramayana, Part 1 Settle in for a treat as Ram Dass shares the first part of the story of the Ramayana, which features the monkey god, Hanuman, as he serves lord Ram on the journey to defeat Ravana. Want to be part of ...
04.11.2023 Ep. 223 – Freedom From Fear In this recording from 1982, Ram Dass answers a wide range of questions, including how we can find freedom from fear, plus leads a meditation on how to tune into our intuition. Want to be part of the discussion about ...
04.07.2023 Ram Dass Lofi Radio - Bonus Episode Raghu Markus is back to introduce us to something exciting happening on Youtube - Ram Dass Lofi Radio! Listen to classic talks from Ram Dass, set to soothing lo-fi tracks - always live, 24/7, on the Ram Dass Youtube Channel: ...
03.27.2023 Ep. 222 – The Dance of Sexual Energy In this Q&A session from 1982, Ram Dass answers questions about astral melodramas, therapy, the dance of sexual energy, the story of Hanuman, and more. Want to be part of the discussion about this episode of Here and Now? Join ...
03.13.2023 Ep. 221 – Bringing Spirit Into Form In this recording from the 1980s, Ram Dass explores the concept of merging with God, leads a visualization meditation for opening the heart, and talks about bringing spirit into form. Want to be part of the discussion about this episode ...
02.27.2023 Ep. 220 – Hearing Your Dharma, Hearing Your Part Ram Dass talks about what it means to hear our dharma and our part in the dance and why we need to listen to our hearts to hear which spiritual method is the right one for us. Today's podcast is ...
02.13.2023 Ep. 219 – Death of the Guru In this powerful recording from 1974, Ram Dass talks about dealing with the death of his guru, working with the concept of dharma, and connecting to our inner wisdom and intuition. Want to be part of the discussion about this ...
01.31.2023 Ep. 218 – The Qualities of Awareness In this recording from 1985, Ram Dass leads a meditation on the qualities of awareness, answers questions from the audience, and leads a rousing round of Jubilate Deo. In this episode of Here and Now:Ram Dass begins with a guided ...
01.16.2023 Ep. 217 – Celebrate Spirit Through Service In this moving and humorous talk about using the stuff of life to get free, Ram Dass shares how we can celebrate spirit through service by merging our divinity with our humanity. This episode of Here and Now is a ...
12.30.2022 Bonus Episode Moving Into The New Year with Generosity with Raghu Markus Raghu Markus returns to lead us into the new year with a talk from Ram Dass that reminds us of our interconnectedness and the need to keep our hearts turned toward the spirit of generosity. Today's podcast is sponsored by ...
12.26.2022 Ep. 216 – From Psychedelics to Service Ram Dass explores how his psychedelic awakening and quest to always stay high started him on a path to take the curriculum of being human and use service as a means to get free. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. ...
12.14.2022 Ep. 215 – Here We All Are, Part 2 This episode is the second of a two-part extended release of Here and Now's first episode. In this mind-bending and perspective-altering conclusion to one of his most famous early talks, Ram Dass explores some of the different methods available to ...
11.29.2022 Ep. 214 – Here We All Are, Part 1 This episode is the first of a two-part extended release of Here and Now's first episode. In part one of this classic talk from 1969, Ram Dass shares the experiences of his journey to that point in time, from Harvard ...
11.23.2022 Bonus Episode – K.C. Tewari’s Brilliant Disguise with Raghu Markus & David Silver David Silver joins Raghu to discuss ‘Brilliant Disguise,’ the new documentary exploring K.C. Tewari and his relationship to Maharaj-ji. In this special bonus episode of the Here and Now Podcast, Raghu and David share teachings from Ram Dass that further ...
11.15.2022 Ep. 213 – From Suffering to Grace with Mirabai Bush & Sharon Salzberg Continuing his conversation with Mirabai Bush and Sharon Salzberg from our previous episode, Ram Dass explores the path from suffering to grace and talks about the lessons he learned from his stroke. This recording was made at the 2012 Open ...
11.02.2022 Ep. 212 – Bhakti and the Path of Love with Mirabai Bush & Sharon Salzberg From the 2012 Open Your Heart in Paradise retreat in Maui, Ram Dass is joined by Mirabai Bush and Sharon Salzberg for a freeform jam session dedicated to the path of love. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to ...
10.18.2022 Ep. 211 – Being Truth In this dharma talk from the 1980s, Ram Dass talks about hearing what our part in the dance is, opening to form to find the emptiness, and tapping into the higher connections of our intuitive minds. Today's podcast is sponsored ...
10.04.2022 Ep. 210 - A Love Invulnerable to the Winds of Change In the Q&A session from the 1990s, Ram Dass takes on questions about eating animals and inner work, psychedelics, burnout in service, and dealing with the death of a child. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% ...
09.20.2022 Ep. 209 – Your Vehicle to Liberation In this talk from 1987, Ram Dass explores the cusp between form and formless, how he learned to love all the faces of the Beloved, and how our work on ourselves is a vehicle to liberation. Today's podcast is sponsored ...
09.09.2022 Ep. 208 – Where Impeccability Lies In this Q&A session from 1990, Ram Dass responds to questions about suicide, immortality, abortion, how to deal with evil, population growth, and how to play the game impeccably. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off ...
08.23.2022 Ep. 207 – Getting Free with Karma Yoga In this dharma talk from the 1990s, Ram Dass explores the nature of the spiritual journey, getting free with the practice of karma yoga, and formulas for liberation. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your ...
08.09.2022 Ep. 206 – Shifting Contexts In this dharma talk from the 1990s, Ram Dass speaks about shifting contexts to shift consciousness, cultivating the Witness to curb our reactivity and entering the state known as choiceless awareness. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive ...
07.26.2022 Ep. 205 – Helping Each Other Get Free (Important Podcast Announcement!) In this Q&A session from 1987, Ram Dass answers questions about meditation, service, and his relationship with his guru, plus he talks about the way we help each other get free. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive ...
07.12.2022 Ep. 204 – Components of Meditation In this recording from 1991, Ram Dass explores the components of meditation and how the thinking mind keeps trapping awareness, plus leads a guided meditation focused on the breath. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off ...
06.29.2022 Ep. 203 – How We Live: Community, Inner Action, and Technology Sending out good vibes on the radio waves once again, Ram Dass takes calls from a live radio audience and answers questions about how he keeps his head straight, the dharmic potential of virtual reality and telecommunications, and more! Today's ...
06.15.2022 Ep. 202 – When Acid Meets Beer In this recording from 1994, Ram Dass joins Duncan Campell on the radio show “Connections” for a conversation about truth, cultural change, and what happens when acid meets beer. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off ...
05.31.2022 Ep. 201 – Don’t Forget the Breath In this talk from 1993, Ram Dass explores how spiritual practice helps us escape the prison of our egos, then leads a 20-minute practice with the breath as the primary object of meditation. “Any model of whether this is hard ...
05.18.2022 Ep. 200 - The Heart Song Ram Dass is back with another session of Talk Radio From the Heart to sing us the Heart Song, plus answer questions about abortion, attachment to a group identity, and the struggle of death. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. ...
05.04.2022 Ep. 199 – The Continuity of Consciousness In this dharma talk from 1975, Ram Dass talks about how a taste of awakening makes it possible for us to tune into the continuity of consciousness that builds through our incarnations. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to ...
04.21.2022 Ep. 198 – Love Transcends Death Ram Dass is back with more Talk Radio From the Heart, answering questions about grief, how love transcends death, bringing spirituality into daily life, Right Livelihood, and more. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your ...
04.05.2022 Ep. 197 – A Deep, Quiet, Dharmic Existence In this mellow dharma talk from 1977, Ram Dass shares stories from a trip to Thailand to visit a couple of monasteries, providing an enchanting look at a deep, quiet, dharmic existence. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to ...
03.23.2022 Ep. 196 - Talk Radio From the Heart In this 1996 broadcast from KPFK Los Angeles, Ram Dass takes over Talk Radio From the Heart and answers questions about romantic relationships, racism, finding a guru, and more. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off ...

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