Ram Dass (Richard Alpert)

Psychedelics to spirituality

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Sayings by Ram Dass (Richard Alpert)

It is important to remember that we are all part of the same big consciousness.

1980s — Lecture
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

1971 — Be Here Now (book)
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Don't just do something, be there.

1970s — Lecture
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The dance between attachment and detachment is the spiritual path.

1980s — Interview
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The cosmic joke is that there's nothing to get, because you already are it.

1990s — Lecture
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When you start to see that the universe is made of love, you'll feel it.

1970s — Interview
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Your own being is your guru.

1971 — Be Here Now (book)
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Everything changes. Nothing stays the same.

1980s — Interview
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The only way to find peace is to be peace.

1990s — Lecture
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The love you withhold is the pain you carry.

2000 — Still Here (book)
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The soul is not a thing. It is a process.

1970s — Interview
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When you stop identifying with your personality, you realize you're much bigger than that.

1980s — Lecture
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The greatest illusion is that you are separate from everything else.

1990s — Interview
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You can't get there from here. You are already there.

1970s — Lecture
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The only guru is your own heart.

1980s — Interview
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The path of love is the path of letting go.

2000 — Still Here (book)
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The only way to heal is to feel.

1990s — Lecture
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When you want to assist someone, you consider a field of many variables to help the person. That is compassion.

2013 — Book 'Polishing the Mirror'
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Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is the best.

1971 — Book 'Be Here Now'
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Your problem is you are too busy holding on to your fear to see your freedom.

1971 — Book 'Be Here Now'
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