Ram Dass | Free in Form Part 1

Ram Dass discusses the importance of gathering in groups and exchanging wisdom with one another, attachment to identity and roles, the spirit of the heart, and being free within form.

Part 1 of a series of lectures from a retreat conducted in May, 1990, in Ann Arbor, Michigan

0:00 Intro
3:38 Why We Gather
6:09 Hopi Elders
13:02 The Tension between the Intellect and the Intuitive Heart
24:22 Individuality and Unity
34:52 Nobody-ness
44:19 On Change

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[CleetusBoHoustBruhther]

Ram Dass always brings me back to the current moment and it all settles down

[mjohnson]

Thank you, Baba Ram Dass for your "plain language" explanation of mind twisting concepts like Nonduality/Advaita, Interbeing, True Self and No Self.

[Lumalnatti]

Ram Dass had a beautiful life and his experiences are worth hearing. He really helped bring the east to the west, and I love him for doing so.

[divinewind]

This. So lovely. Brilliant. Thank you. ❤💫✨️💞🙏🏻🕉🧡💫✨️❤

[sterlingwalters]

Amazing how his lecture is still relevant to our time.

[gustavoadolfoorozcoloaiza]

Knowing I know I don't know what I know makes knowing a wonderful trip through life. Once I knew I didn't know what I was supposed to know, I started to live my life knowing that to know that not knowing anything at all is a blessing.

[JM-pesu]

It's incredible he mentions Castaneda over the years. I never expected two seekers like that to be integrated, but Dass is truly universal.

[TruthOne]

This is a miracle, finally no commentary! 😂🙏

[MongoGamer]

he opens up the vid and ram dass is silent for a little bit and im like "yeah silence is the answer im looking for" *close vid for now* haha

[rubyng]

so much appreciation for all works you have done for us

[bonim]

No need for innocence or guile to know truth. Ram dass belongs to the ‘70’s love you man, its going faster now, so we go with the flow. Thankyou for the beginning of the biginning of? What? Im awake babe i get it. 🖖🏼 its the 21st century pick your game up, this is the beginning. The base. I was born in ‘67 so i hear this now, to be the light to those around me, yet the arsehole too. See it? Get it? Duality no seperation. 2 ends of one stick. 👀🖖🏼

[tageschance]

Deep appreciation for your speach #hereandnow in this moment ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 1:22:24

[mattmaxwell]

Beautiful satsang!! Thank you so much for posting this! : )

[Rose_girl-i]

Wow this is poignant today. Spot on again ram dass, keep feeding me honey from beyond

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[dnbjedi]

Love his tone in this one.
-He mentions Donald Trump as an example of a 'winner' in this society.
-The Hopi Elder story (and the joke about growing up in a lawyer family) was unknown to me and cool to hear. :D
"He spoke truth."
-Also, the one about Wavy Gravy's Campaign Slogans "Nobody for President" "Nobody can fix this." ;D
-Reiterates and corrects, "Trust in Allah AND tie your camel." not "trust in Allah but tie your camel."

[msgingerjourney]

The relief of solitude, not having to be anyone. Not being anyone's idea of the me they perceive. How can I be free of caring what people think of me? That's my challenge. Ya, I'll say, "Who cares". But it doesn't carry any weight. That would truly be freedom, not to care. Acceptance of my own nothingness combined with unconditional love for all.

[Steveness]

I want to wake up from the me who is wanting to wake up. This shit is tough

[stolv]

Can't decide if the prompter is distracting or not