The most exquisite paradox: as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it. The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamed possible.
— Ram Dass (Richard Alpert) Contemporary

Psychedelics to spirituality

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From 'Be Here Now,' discussing the nature of desire and detachment.

Date / Period

1971

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/127116-you-are-a-product-of-your-environment-so…

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