We come into relationships often very much identified with our needs. I need this, I need security, I need refuge, I need friendship. And all of relationships are symbiotic in that sense. We come together because we fulfill each others' needs at some level or other. Ram Dass friendshipfulfillidentify share on social
I hang out with my guru in my heart. And I love every thing in the universe. That's all I do all day. Ram Dass dayguruhang Change image and share on social
Working with the dying is like being a midwife for this great rite of passage of death. Just as a midwife helps a being take their first breath, you help a being take their last breath. Ram Dass breathdeathdie Change image and share on social
The universe is an example of love. Like a tree. Like the ocean. Like my body. Like my wheelchair. I see the love. Ram Dass bodyloveocean Change image and share on social
In India, there's a way of seeing life as a cosmic play. It's called Lila. I can watch my life, and I can see my guru playing with me. Ram Dass callcosmicguru Change image and share on social
In working with those who are dying, I offer another human being a spacious environment with my mind in which they can die as they need to die. I have no right to define how another person should die. I'm just there to help them transition, however they need to do it. Ram Dass definedieenvironment share on social
Maharaj-ji, in my first darshan, my first meeting with him, showed me his powers. At that point I was impressed with the power. But subsequently, I realized that it was really his love that pulled me in. His love is unconditional love. Ram Dass darshanimpresslove share on social
When you are already in Detroit, you don't have to take a bus to get there. Ram Dass busdetroit Change image and share on social
The thinking mind is what is busy. You have to stay in your heart. You have to be in your heart. Be in your heart. The rest is up here in your head where you are doing, doing, doing. Ram Dass busyheadheart Change image and share on social
