Ram Dass on Accepting Life As It Is - Here and Now Podcast Ep. 250
Who are you? What are you doing here? In this classic talk about identity and attachment, Ram Dass asks where you could possibly stand in a world filled with pain and suffering to ‘eat it like it is?’
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In this talk from Austin, Texas, in the early 1990’s:
Ram Dass recalls a family saying from his youth, “Eat it like it is,” and asks how we can possibly apply it to the current world filled with pain and suffering.
Exploring the nature of identity, Ram Dass talks about how we have to become somebody in order to become nobody. He discusses his experiences with expanded states of mind and how the game shifted from how to get high to wondering why he came down.
Ram Dass talks about how the impeccable warrior is someone who exists on all planes simultaneously. He explores the nature of attachment and reads from Swami Ram Tirth, who helps us understand there is a place we can stand where we can see everything as the unfolding of law. This is the place where we can ‘eat it like it is.’
“The signs point to Armageddon. It looks like it’s really hit the fan. Where could you stand that you could ‘eat is like it is?’ Or you could love it as it is? Where could you possibly stand? Where could you allow that it is what it is? What perspective, what vector view would you need to have? Who would you be if you were seeing it that way?” - Ram Dass
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Everyone in this comment section sounds like a baby ram dass, I love the baby ram dass. Ram dass is reborn in a small way in each of us. ❤❤❤
I go up into the nobody, but then my ego tells me im thinking in a grandiose manner, then i come back down into the somebody and i don't like it. Society has taught me that how i think is wrong, so i have to come listen to Ram to hear him talk about my thoughts, this makes me feel better ❤
@jacquelineward6201
9 күн бұрын
The trick is not to judge
@loulou3786
4 күн бұрын
@@jacquelineward6201 judging is ok too 😉
i love you ram dass
Thank you so much for keeping the intro short! 🙏🏼💗
i learned the less i am the more i get experience being everything. it's so easy. just disappear your self and all appears.
You are not what you believe. You are more
@VisibletoanyoneonYoutubes
21 күн бұрын
our minds create the suffering of the past or future
@WH-hi5ew
20 күн бұрын
@@VisibletoanyoneonKZreads According to the Buddha (1st Noble Truth) "Now this, bhikkhus, is the noble truth of suffering: birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering; union with what is displeasing is suffering; separation from what is pleasing is suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering; in brief, the five aggregates subject to clinging are suffering."
It is remarkable how many years ago, I've been touched by a story of Andy Whitfield. His story inspired be greatly. Me and my husband made ourselves matching tattoo: Be Here Now. And many years later I found Ram Das. I feel so grateful. God bless everyone ❤️
@YTcanLetUsDown
9 күн бұрын
Yes it was a decent documentary I knew of at the time.but only saw on KZread last couple of years. If it was genuine they seemed a nice family of decent humans.
You can't choose to 'accept' anything (to 'eat it like it is')... though perhaps one day you'll find yourself in a moment in which you're doing exactly that. But in the same way that you can't say "I love you," and magically you love someone you didn't moments before, and in the same way you can't actually choose to have faith/trust (you just do or you don't), in that same way, you can't choose to accept the moment. Aka, your conscious mind can't have the thought of "I should really be accepting this moment" and have that thought FORCE your state of mind into something tranquil. We all think we can, whether we've ever articulated this idea to ourselves or not. But it's the key mistaken conclusion of humanity. As Alan Watts says, "We don't choose our thoughts. We don't choose our feelings." Ram says it too (paraphrasing, something like "You have zero control/free will until you've woken up"). I'm not sure he's right about 'having free will' once we've woken up, but I do think seeing that currently we have zero control is key. That doesn't mean you, your habits, your mindset can't change. Things change all the time. It means you're not in control of changing. It doesn't mean you can't make good habits that will directly affect your life. It means you're not in charge of whether or not changing your life is appealing, or if the habits seem doable, or if you wake up each day motivated to do them. It doesn't mean there's no morality. It means you don't control your conscience, even if it's not always right. It's always there. We're a world caught up in the idea that we can 'will' our way to feeling different. We're all tense inside, trying to physically force ourselves to feel different (that's the consequence of our mistaken idea about will). And, because we're not in control, the CHANGING of this entire situation isn't up to us either. Because you're not in control of the next thought you think, nor the next feeling you'll have. This is the necessary fundamental exasperation that Watts talks about people having as they begin to wake, and it's the thing most layperson-eastern wisdom avoids (not saying Ram is avoiding this). Even Watts didn't stress it enough though. We're not in control. But there's still morality and meaning. But we're not in control. Hence, faith. And then when you begin to give into the idea that you're not even in charge of 'giving in to the idea'... your body begins to relax inside and the "chronic muscle tension" behind the eyes and other places (that Watts calls the ego) begins to relax. And life begins to feel different. Wonderfully different. But only for the moments you remember, till you forget again and the remembering becomes the adventure it always has been.
@heedmydemands
8 күн бұрын
Wow very lovely comment, u have given me something to think on
3:10
@positivevibes2468
10 күн бұрын
🙏
Namaste Much Love from OhiO
“the unfolding of law”. ❤
Always brings it back Home
@user-gv7vo1gl5t
20 күн бұрын
Very difficult becoming ( very intense ,,constantly judging myself until I go to the come denominator I am struggling and I cannot fix it right now please help me to except
Just wonderful
Thank you Ram Dass is always good.
Such a fantastic convo as always… as always 🙏💗 Namasté all.
Just a endless free fall... Nice
Skip 3 minutes to hear him talk
It is what it is, if you know, you know
Thank 🙏🏼 You
Ended beautifully
@timmy1874
19 күн бұрын
I know right 💯
I was excited to hear about a Ram Dass Legacy Retreat, but it's only for rich people 😢
@Octopoda555
10 күн бұрын
You can join the retreat for free in 3 simple steps: 1. Turn on a Ram Dass podcast 2. Close your eyes 3. Breathe
@Bodhi_118
10 күн бұрын
@@Octopoda555 true, but there's something special about being around people in person. I know this gen is all online though
@BeHereNowNetwork
9 күн бұрын
The retreats are always live streamed. Look out for info in August.
@Bodhi_118
8 күн бұрын
@@BeHereNowNetwork thanks
@deborahalissa
Күн бұрын
That's the reply? The retreat is for rich old European Americans. Ram Dass came for everybody. What a crime! @@BeHereNowNetwork
Starts 3 mins in 😄
What if you never succeeded at becoming somebody?
@MaxBeaulieu
21 күн бұрын
Maybe that non-success is your somebody? I’m not saying it is, ID just say sit with that without judgement. Let it plays be gentle with yourself
@jmacdonald1728
21 күн бұрын
Everyone is somebody, but some people can become more of a somebody. Enjoy as much somebody-ness as you can before becoming a true nobody. Everyones Karma is different though. Im sure some may always be nobody but thats a trip in its self. Ram Dass didnt say it as a rule, but just a helpful reminder to live life to the fullest.
@MaxBeaulieu
21 күн бұрын
Beautifully said!
@Lioness_of_Gaia
21 күн бұрын
🤔💚✨
@usarmyveteran177
21 күн бұрын
You are not what you believe. You are more.
“In the trade” 😂
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He never answered the question he began with. How can we love the world as it is, with all its pain and suffering?
27:36 you’re welcome
I got high just listening to him 😳
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How many different talks does this man have? 😮😅 it’s like 2Pac still making records at some point these have to be AI, right 🙏
@BeHereNowNetwork
9 күн бұрын
Definitely not AI. We have recordings of him speaking since the early 70s.
@fourtwentythree
9 күн бұрын
@@BeHereNowNetwork I’m being cheeky 🙌
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Get out of here jacky!
Trying to accept life as it is is a completely pointless exercise, youre just tricking yourself further into delusion
@martinrea8548
20 күн бұрын
Could you expand on this please? I am intrigued, but don't fully understand your intention. Do you mean we should oppose circumstance and try to change the world and our lives.
@eirikmurito
20 күн бұрын
@@martinrea8548 by trying to convince yourself that you accept life as it is you have already established that you dont accept life as it is and the harder you try to shove this belief down your own throat the more you will resist it
@martinrea8548
20 күн бұрын
@@eirikmurito ok. Got it. Thanks. 👍
@WH-hi5ew
20 күн бұрын
@@eirikmurito maybe just let go of the resistance to life as it is? The ability to be with things just the way they are is at the heart of meditation practice.
@eirikmurito
20 күн бұрын
@@WH-hi5ew you will resist that as well
Funny to see how these gurus giving supernatural life advices from their soft shelters.. doing nothing and getting paid for talking. Easy peasy.
ندائي إلي كل مسلم قال عزوجل (قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُ وَمَا أَنْفَقْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ) وقال النبى ﷺ(ما نقص مال من صدقة ) رواه مسلم وقال ﷺ ( أنفق يابن آدم ينفق الله عليك) متفق عليه وقال ﷺ:( مَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ يُصبِحُ العِبادُ فِيهِ إِلَّا مَلَكَانِ يَنْزِلانِ، فَيَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمَا: اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُنْفِقًا خَلَفًا، وَيَقُولُ الآخَرُ: اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُمْسِكًا تَلَفًا )ِ((يا ناس يا امة محمد صارت قلوبكم بلا ﺭﺣﻤﻪ ﻭﻻ ﺷﻔﻘﻪ ﻭﻻ ﺃﻧﺴﺎﻧﻴﻪ ﻛﻢ ﺷﻜﻴﺖ ﻭﻛﻢ ﺑﻜﻴﺖ ﻛﻢ ﻧﺎﺩﻳﺖ ﻭﻛﻢ ﻧﺎﺷﺪﺕ ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻻ ﺣﻴﺎﺓ ﻟﻤﻦ ﺗﻨﺎﺩﻱ ﻫﻞ ﻳﺮﺿﻴﻜﻢ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺧﻮﺍﻧﻲ ﻳﺒﻜﻮﻥ ﻭﻳﻤﻮﺗﻮﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻮﻉ ﻭﺃﻧﺘﻢ ﻣﻮﺟﻮﺩﻭﻥ ﻳﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﺃﻧﻨﺎ ﻻ ﻧﻤﻠﻚ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻗﻴﻤﺔ ﻛﻴﻠﻮ ﺩﻗﻴﻖ ﺃﺑﻲ ﻣﺘﻮﻓﻲ ﻭﺃﺧﻮﺍﻧﻲ ﺻﻐﺎﺭ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻟﻨﺎ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺃﻗﺴﻢ ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻈﻴﻢ ﺃﻧﻬﻢ ينامو ﺟﻮﻋﺎﻧﻴﻦ ﻭﻫﻢ ﻳﺒﻜﻮﻥ من الالم والويلت ﻳﺎﺃﻫﻞ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﻫﻞ ﻳﺮﺿﻴﻜﻢ ﻳﺎﺃﺧﻮﺓ الأسلام يافاعلين الخير انا اقسم بالله على كتاب الله اني لااكذب عليك ولا انصب ولا احتال اني بنت يتيمه نازحين من بلأدنا انا واسرتي بيتنا ايجار تجمعت علينا اجارات البيت وصاحب البيت من الناس الي ماترحم والله يا اخي انه يجي كل يوم يبهدلنا ويتكلم علينا ويريد يطردنا من البيت للشارع لانناماقدرناندفعله الأجار وما يروح الئ بعدما نبكي وحلف يمين بالله بيخرجنا إلى الشارع بدون رحمه واحنامشردين من بلادنا بسبب هذا الحرب ولانجد قوت يومنا وعايشين اناوامي واخوتي سغار والدنا متوفي الله يرحمه ومامعنا أحد في هذا الدنيا يقف جاانبنا في هذه الظروف القاسيه ومامعي اخوان كباره يقفوا معنا في هذا هذاالظروف 00967772168484 رقمنا واتساب الي يقدر يساعد،نا،٠'"،::'%$'%%🎉❤🎉❤❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤.v.v.v....🎉.🎉.
@Somebodynewish
21 күн бұрын
Stop begging mate
@VisibletoanyoneonYoutubes
20 күн бұрын
@@Somebodynewish you don’t even know what he’s saying, lol. Do you?