There's so little substance here, and I don't just mean of practical value or direct intelligibility. There's so little substance, or intimation of a deep and meaningful understanding, at all.
i know.... to dismiss this as mere "bar talk" is an insult to the intellect.... the mind is the forerunner of all things..... its is the last battle and always will be....
in his "awareness" clip toward the end he says something like "and i'm here being aware." and he exhales, and his being in the moment and happiness is so much deeper than i've seen in anything else of him. that depth of happiness in that moment of the vid makes me teary-eyed every time.
as amazing as he was back then, you could always see his ego at play-him being so connected to his intellect. i.e. his head is often raised a little bit implying some arrogance. but, after his stroke, you can see that he lost his ability to clearly articulate. and the beauty of it is that he also lost his strong connection w/ his ego he was still holding onto up until then.
CONTINUING OFF FROM ABOVE:in his "awareness" clip toward the end he says something like "and i'm here being aware." and he exhales, and his being in the moment and happiness is so much deeper than i've seen in anything else of him. that depth of happiness in that moment of the vid makes me teary-eyed every time.
There's so little substance here, and I don't just mean of practical value or direct intelligibility. There's so little substance, or intimation of a deep and meaningful understanding, at all.
thinedoor2 8 months ago
a lot of what I've experienced he as communicated, and I'm blessed to have heard ram dass' word
careehallucinate 2 years ago
i know.... to dismiss this as mere "bar talk" is an insult to the intellect.... the mind is the forerunner of all things..... its is the last battle and always will be....
codehendrix 2 years ago 2
lol I know hahaha
ParadigmShift22 3 years ago
check out geoffrey falk's april 13 2008 blog entry on ram dass and Neem Karoli Baba
resedoton 3 years ago
the interviewer is a man from my town amsterdam, he is always grumbing, luc sala
jolandasterbloem 4 years ago
in his "awareness" clip toward the end he says something like "and i'm here being aware." and he exhales, and his being in the moment and happiness is so much deeper than i've seen in anything else of him. that depth of happiness in that moment of the vid makes me teary-eyed every time.
popntod 4 years ago 6
as amazing as he was back then, you could always see his ego at play-him being so connected to his intellect. i.e. his head is often raised a little bit implying some arrogance. but, after his stroke, you can see that he lost his ability to clearly articulate. and the beauty of it is that he also lost his strong connection w/ his ego he was still holding onto up until then.
popntod 4 years ago 3
CONTINUING OFF FROM ABOVE:in his "awareness" clip toward the end he says something like "and i'm here being aware." and he exhales, and his being in the moment and happiness is so much deeper than i've seen in anything else of him. that depth of happiness in that moment of the vid makes me teary-eyed every time.
popntod 4 years ago
I agree with Geprodis
Josefrainer 4 years ago
"Be Here Now" Changed my Life 35 years ago.
Read it.
Richard2003 4 years ago 2
Ram Dass is not in top form in this video.
Geprodis 4 years ago
Love and compassion are difficult... do you feel your comment expresses your own?
ss195927spu 4 years ago