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
100 quotes“All we are is awareness.”
awarenessPolishing the Mirror
“The doorway to the divine is your own heart.”
heartPolishing the Mirror
“To be free, you have to become nobody special.”
freedomBe Here Now
“In stillness, the flute of God plays.”
silencePolishing the Mirror
“Live in the heart and offer everything to God.”
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“Your own heart is your guru.”
interiorityPolishing the Mirror
“You can't wait to be ready. You begin now.”
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“The path is the destination.”
pathBe Here Now
“To grow old gracefully is to grow into wisdom.”
agingStill Here
“Each life teaches what each life is meant to teach.”
teachingWalking Each Other Home
“The peace you seek is the peace you already are.”
peacePolishing the Mirror
“The rush of attachment is the price of forgetting we are loving awareness.”
attachmentPolishing the Mirror
“You can be in your body and in soul-awareness at the same time.”
embodimentPolishing the Mirror
“Your stuff is the curriculum.”
pathGrist for the Mill
“There are no mistakes — only lessons.”
perspectivePolishing the Mirror
“Joy is the natural state of the heart unburdened.”
joyPolishing the Mirror
“The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master.”
mindPolishing the Mirror
“Each moment, choose the heart.”
choicePolishing the Mirror
“There is something behind the eyes that is timeless.”
timelessPolishing the Mirror
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