Ram Dass (Richard Alpert)
Psychedelics to spirituality
Sayings by Ram Dass (Richard Alpert)
The mind is a monkey, hopping from branch to branch, from thought to thought.
The spiritual path is not a career choice. It's a way of being.
Only when you are no longer afraid to die can you truly begin to live.
The journey isn't about becoming anything. It's about unbecoming everything that isn't you.
You are loved. You are not alone. You are connected.
The ego is a structure of the mind that is designed to protect you from the truth.
When you let go of 'me' and 'mine,' you are free.
The void is not empty. It is full of potential.
The hardest spiritual work in the world is to love the one in front of you.
You are loved just for being who you are, just for existing. You don't have to do anything to earn it. Your shortcomings, your lack of self-esteem, physical perfection, or social and economic success - none of that matters. No one can take your truth away from you. Just be, and the love will flow.
The resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering.
When you're with an enlightened being, they don't see your personality. They see your soul.
The way to freedom is through the forest, not around it.
Suffering is part of our training program for becoming wise.
The spiritual path is not a straight line. It's a spiral.
Compassion isn't a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's between equals.
The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.
When you open your heart to love, it is like opening your heart to a universe of infinite possibilities.
The mind is a magnificent servant, but a terrible master.
The only way to get out of the trap is to realize you're in it.