I have been listening to Ram Dass lectures regularly over the past year or so, on the Be Here Now network podcast. I absolutely love them, but I have listened to so many im hearing alot of the same stuff, I still learn and get stuff out of it, but not as much as when I started.

So I started listening to Alan Watts lectures, he has a great way of explaining alot of the same concepts and philosophy but in a different way. But again, iv been listening to alot of him and im hearing repeats, still wonderful dont get me wrong, but id like to find someone else to also listen to.
Dont get me wrong, I will still listen to both of them, I love them very much and I still learn from them, but it would be nice to branch out some.

Any recommendations on teachers, philosophers, gurus, etc., who have lectures or podcasts I can listen to?

I met this girl a couple of days ago who I thought was super nice and I was excited to be friends with her. The second time we met, I felt incredibly awkward around her and I felt there was an energy clash. She did and said some things that really annoyed me and disappointed me. I’ve been overthinking our exchange especially how I was kind to her and welcomed her into my home, but she was just rude and not very kind / grateful. Could this be a lesson from god? I am trying to figure out why I keep meeting people like her and end up in uncomfortable situations.

I found the linked Ram Dass talks very pertinent to what is happening in in the world and a lot of the conversations that have been going on:

https://youtu.be/5WwKR2v5nQQ?si=j3tfCLs6SxfA7ecX

Wishing you all peace and in the ability to find yourself in the place of love. Namaste everyone! Ram Ram

It's about Ram Dass, written as if it's him talking, but it's compiled by people who aren't him! My friend brought it for me for Christmas. It's a very nice book so far. Would be an ideal gift to people who are very early in their Ram Dass journey, like myself!

I keep noticing little things in my day to day life that have been changing. The other day I went for a walk in the woods and I took one of my gloves off for about ten minutes. When I put the glove back on I thought Wow is my hand cold, I wonder if I need to go back to the house to warm up. I couldn't stop thinking about how cold my hand was.

So I decided to put my now gloved hand back in my coat pocket and walk for a bit more to see if that fixed the problem. Few minutes later I thought again how cold my hand was, maybe I was getting frost bite? Surely I should walk back to the house now to warm up inside.

But then something happened. I am not sure what exactly, but some little voice in my head said "Wow look at that guy there walking, his hand is so cold".

And within a few more minutes my hand was fine, I was able to completely separate myself from the experience and feeling. I got a hunch this can be done with pretty much any strong feeling or emotion and it's pretty neat.

I've tried sharing this story with a few other people, however they didn't really understand what I was saying, I have a hunch you people may though.

Hello everyone! 💙🙏 I have been helping my girlfriend on her mental health/spiritual journey lately and it has been a beautiful thing to watch. Both of us are currently in therapy and doing so much inner work and spiritual practice. She is having these revelations about herself and her place in the world, understanding her ego, seeing herself separately from her thoughts, working with her inner child, wanting to join in my yoga and meditation, working out, eating healthy, opening up etc. I’ve been wanting her to feel the push towards something new and beautiful, honestly was shocked in a loving way to see it happen so naturally, it took a lot of hard work for me to even get to the self-realization so this feels like something special that should not be squandered. So my question is, for someone starting this path; if they need shadow work, have no connection to their inner child, have an obsession with other people’s opinion of them, is self conscious, tends to turn depression into anger and push outwards, someone who is not very self aware (but is becoming more-so day by day), someone stuck in cycles but is trying to break free. Funny thought to add but I’m pretty sure this is most of us on various days lolll so maybe I’m overthinking the starting point but I’m curious what talks or here and now episodes would be most beneficial for her at this present moment? I’ve heard so many they all kind of blend but I am sure he has targeted some of these specific points somewhat. I prefer ram dass because I find him an easily understandable and accessible beginning but any other talks or podcasts episodes would be greatly appreciated. He can explain these things so much better than I can. 💙🙏 Namaskaram 🕉️

if reincarnation exists why are there all these new people?

8bn people today

Have you ever seen a Human population growth graph? It's a massive exponential graph. That surges even in the last 200 years from 1bn-8bn. Pardon my French

where did all these new bitches come from?! 7 Billion fresh souls?

You must have been a great cow in your past life! Moo Moo! Good job!

'God is the name we give to the mystery.' - Ram Dass

I'm reflecting on this.

And my own resistance to religion and the use of the word God.

Curious about your thoughts on this qoute.

So I started getting into meditation last year around this time. Back then, it started pretty strong for me, I would volunteerly go to meditate as that was the only thing made me feel better, and I would just sit for few hours. And even after that I wouldn't want to engage in other activities, Just wanted to be still, just sit and do nothing, even if I wasn't actively meditating. And I felt very good in my day to day life, and it scared me that I might be going through psychosis so I slowed down and then spiraled back to destructive habbits and old darkness came back untill recently again.

Again I'm starting to get drawn with the same vibe, where I look up to it and want to meditate (please I dont wanna jinx it), and want to do it for few hours and it doesn't feel like a chore.

Has this happened to anyone in here? I got a feeling when the suffering is too much on the inside that is where I'm pushed to. Does anyone notices that?

In the time in between where I slowed down Id still try and be mindful, but trying to be mindful RARELY if ever, worked as good as active meditation, In which I was convincing myself that as long as I'm thinking about it, I don't need to sit and meditate. I was wrong lol.

Hi, are there any Bhakti related more bigger subs. Where everyone's into this hare rama, hare krishna vibe. Lol

I love hanging out with such people. Let me know if there's anything. Ofcourse there's this subreddit. There's people in nonduality and meditation. But that's a different kind of vibe. I just wanna say ram ram ram 🙏🏻💙

I have always wanted to pursue something in arts but been afraid that I am not artistic enough so I end up shutting myself down from expressing.

I seem to lean towards poetry. I worked on a bit and would like to know how it sounds to you. I am drawn towards the oneness and spirituality aspects of it, So I am wondering if you guys find it any relatable or expressive at all or should I retire at the peak of my career? hahaha

But here it is and I call it "no name yet"

*I owe it to before the ray,

To the flow of the way,

To the boredom of god,

When he is more present in you than blood.

To the pulses of atoms and the sun

as they all chant in the same run

So, even if again, I forget

Let it be a show for him, with no regret. A:)R*

I will be writing more regardless, But was also looking for some feedback so I can read some books to learn new words and such so any recommendations for a lazy non-reader to start is highly appreciated. (:

Thank you and keep me in you meditation so I can open my heart easily to suffering, I will do it too. Thank you Thank you <3 <3

Edit, added something and fixed the formats :)

(i hope it’s a variation on the “house that jack built” meditation, with more of a Mahayana into sunyata perspective)

Check it out if you care to :) just search Awbecon

https://youtube.com/@awbecon?si=U1eaY3QKv3rfWUxj

THERES A BEE IN MY HEAD !!!!

Hi Everyone,

I'm quite new to the psychedelic realm and somehow the dots connected and I stumbled upon Be Here Now. I recently bought it and have just completed the first few white pages. As I moved on to the Brown pages, I found myself a bit confused about their content. After some research, I assume that these pages are more about personal realizations rather than a continuation of the story from the white pages. I understand that these notes were likely written during Ram Dass's travels through Afghanistan, Nepal, and India. I would love to learn more about the Brown pages, as they seem a bit mysterious to me at this point and I believe they contain an intriguing story.

Pardon my ignorance if any.

I hope this is allowed in here. I love making portraits like this, the process alone cultivates a meditative state within me. Thanks and love to you all. :)

When RD returned from India for the first time, he went to live on his father’s land in New England. The spot became known among the town for all the young people being mystical up there. He gave a talk at a church in the town and explained his Hindu trip.

Does anyone know of this talk? I can’t remember exactly where I heard this story, but I swear there was a YouTube video of this talk out there…

Hi I am from India, I was aware of babaji but didn't know anything about him until I saw a podcast of krishna das ji . It made me curious about babaji more and more along with the fact that he also love reciting my lord Ram . I whole heartedly want to know about him ( sorry if I am wrong anywhere) . Namaste.