Ram Dass x Alan Watts: The Spiritual Pendulum
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- The Love Serve Remember Foundation, along with our friends at the Alan Watts Organization, have curated this special offering - featuring words of wisdom from Ram Dass and legendary contemporary spiritual teacher Alan Watts.
(0:00) What Is Reality?
Challenging the pervasive myth that we are small separate selves individualized within our bodies, Alan Watts proposes the idea that we are far beyond the concepts we define ourselves as. Describing how we stretch all the way back to the big-bang, and far beyond our current state of being, Alan cuts through society’s hypnotizing illusion of separation, inviting us into an awareness of the eternal Universe as our true being.
(6:14) True Identity
Peering through the cracks of the conceptual models of who we think we are, Ram Dass illuminates the ever-present unity that lays behind the diversity of separation. Ram Dass lifts the veil from our identity as a separate being, showcasing instead the compassionate interdependence encased within our identification with the unity of all things.
(12:16) Do You Do It?
Harkening examples from Hinduism, Christianity, and Taoism, Alan Watts elucidates-through the lens of ‘self’ and ‘other’-the intrinsic power encased within authentic trust and surrender. Alan plays with the idea of truly letting go of control and power; imploring that true surrender to the Universe brings about the nondual realization of Oneness.
(19:36) Truth and Trust
Outlining the process of ‘God, away-from-God, and coming-back-to-God,’ as our current predicament as incarnate beings on Earth, Ram Dass expresses how-at a certain point of realization-we can’t help but to begin to steer our lives in the direction of awakening.
(19:36) Non-Action & Wu Wei
Exploring the wisdom behind non-action, Alan Watts interprets the Taoist concept of ‘Wu Wei’ - which he defines as “the principle of not forcing in anything that you do.” Illustrating that non-action is not to be confused with passivity, he explores the subtle nuance of acting without being the actor, falling into natural flow with ‘The Way of things.’
(33:28) Embracing Our Humanity
Contemplating juicy lessons from his disembodied friend, Emmanuel, Ram Dass shares the wisdom encased in truly embracing our own humanity. Expounding the pitfalls of pushing away our incarnation’s individuality by ferociously grabbing for the spirit, he shares Emmanuel’s now-infamous antidote of, “You’re in school; why don’t you take the curriculum?”.
(44:05) Meditation
Explicating the process and implications of meditation, Alan Watts highlights a methodology for becoming ‘interiorly silent and ceasing from the interminable chatter’ of the compulsively thinking mind. Describing the meditative process of moving behind thoughts and symbols to cultivate a direct relationship with reality, Alan surmises that the purpose of life is a song and dance from the heart in the ever-changing immediate present moment of existence.
(50:34) Faith
Illuminating the dichotomy between going-up and coming-down, Ram Dass digs into the swinging spiritual pendulum of finding deep peace in meditation, juxtaposed with the reality of dealing with our ‘stuff’ in the world. Honoring our incarnations, yet viewing the visceral swings of life simply as kaleidoscopic patterns of energy, Ram Dass invites us to play within the binary processes of forgetting and remembering, of getting lost and awakening.
Listen to the original Be Here Now Network podcast episode with introduction from Raghu Markus, 'Ram Dass - Here and Now - Ep 175 - Ram Dass x Alan Watts: From Separation to Unity, Intuition and Trust':
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These two men have changed my life and still continue to do so to this day thanks to these wonderful channels that decide to help spread the words of truth. Thank you for the time you take to put together these lectures. 💖
I agree so much. We are blessed to have such easy access to these ideas.🙏💙🕉️
Me too. I feel really fortunate to have YT right now.
Me too 🤗
Keep on keeping on. Just discovered the pure simplicity of AI, so I can work and cut and paste AI into websites whilst listening to Alan.
Thank you
Philosopher Kings. We’re all gonna make it brah ❤
This re-"mind"-er never gets old. I need to hear it over and over, and have since the 1970s. I need to hear it now more than ever. I miss these guys - still my teachers.
I do, too. I lived quite close to Alan Watts in CA and attended UC Berkeley. His imprint is still strong within the Bay Area.
I feel the same but their are still good teachers, for instance Shunyamurti, I find his sat yoga his sit downs very profound, he has a different 'style, he talks slowly and uses Western labels allong with new ones, he also integrates the current world events into his telling. I think, I am convinced Yeshuah was refering to the same meditation, as can be clearly seen in what he says. "The kingdom of heaven is within " is one of many.
I believe he teached the technique
But they didn't put it in, because it empowers the people
I also started my self realization journey in the mid seventies with "The Book" by Alan Watts and it blew my MIND. Marijuana was already in my life for a year and right after I read the book, ACID appeared!!! This was perfect timing and of course, Richard Alpert took his SOUL name Baba Ram Dass and IT was on. I started practicing YOGA and still do. When the student is ready the GURU will show up! This path has been so hard but so much more beautiful. I believe that the spirit of God is inside us and can NOT ever leave us because He/She doesn't want to. NEVER!!! I have become the light inside of me and all I have to do is shine!!!
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Neville Goddard, a prominent spiritual teacher, often emphasized the biblical figures of David and the Son of God in his teachings. Here are some key points associated with his emphasis on these figures:
David as an Archetype: Neville viewed David, the biblical king and psalmist, as an archetypal representation of the individual's journey towards self-realization and spiritual awakening. David's story is seen as symbolic of the transformation from a state of limitation to a state of expanded consciousness and divine realization.
Imagination and Faith: Neville emphasized the power of imagination and faith in manifesting desired outcomes. He interpreted David's triumph over Goliath as a metaphor for using the power of imagination and unwavering faith to overcome obstacles and achieve one's goals.
Son of God as the Real Self: Neville taught that every individual has a divine essence within them, which he referred to as the "Son of God" or the "I AM." He believed that recognizing and embodying this true identity is the key to manifesting one's desires and experiencing personal transformation.
Identification and Assumption: Neville's teachings revolve around the concept of identification, where individuals are encouraged to assume the state of consciousness they desire to experience. He often referred to biblical passages that highlighted the importance of identifying with the desired state and living from that state as if it were already true.
It's important to note that Neville's interpretations of David and the Son of God are specific to his teachings and may not align with traditional religious interpretations. His emphasis on these figures is intended to illustrate spiritual principles and guide individuals in harnessing their creative power and realizing their inherent divinity.
As with any spiritual teachings, it's advisable to approach them with discernment and personal interpretation, taking what resonates with you and aligns with your own beliefs and values.
Imagine . These 2 souls were in these bodies today and we could have a weekly podcast listening to them ❤️
You have swami sarvapriyananda among others doing weekly videos here
Watts led me to Ram Dass five years ago. It’s wild that for some it happens the other way around. 🤩🙏🏽🤩🙌🏽🤩
me too
Same ☺
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Beginning of last year for me
I've been waiting for this content from 2 incredible beings & their perspectives concerning reality. Ram Dass & Alan, you're getting me through terminal illness. LOVE 2 ALL
I wish you so much love, comfort, and strength as you go through your illness.
@@aBuddhaLebowski Thank you beautiful soul! I've been fighting my disease for 11 years. Back and forth, that's what "terminal" disease is. You believe you've made progress. A win if you will. And then you fall backwards... towards the abyss. When I connect with Ram Dass, he brings me peace. When I connect with Alan Watts, he brings me fiery strength. So grateful for them and for you. Suffering does unlock a level of compassion I did not know of until this phase of my life journey began. #radicalgratitude for you and ALL of life. Blissings, Maria
We love you too. Since life is a sexually transmitted disease & there’s a 100% mortality rate. -R. D. Laing. If we're talking about the physical body , we all have an expiry date . Give or take a few years difference . Know your real identity .❤
All compassion and love to you 🙌🏽🙏🏼
❤🙏🔥
Love is what we are.
Love never ceases.
Infinite Love is our journey.
❤
Love this. I listen to Alan Watts since I'm 14. And I just got to know Ram Dass last year.
26 now. Interesting journey. ❤
Same here! 26 now and he's still helping me when my mind feels lost ☺️
Oh wow, you're lucky to have found him at such a young age. I wish I'd found him earlier but maybe I wasn't ready.
Same
Rammed Ass has the cosmic humor of the universe on his side.
For all the retched components of my life I can be at least grateful my parents named me after a cowboy.
wait til they lead you to Terence
This is consciousness expressing itself in two different ways but arriving to the same conclusion. They are always with us in every moment we indulge in their lectures. There is no time but now. 🙌🏾
My journey to seek the truth started with Sadhguru. Inner Engineering changed my life.
Then I found Ram Dass. I get the western and non Indian perspective- very profound .
Am curious abt Alan Watts .
The journey continues for me ! I am so happy.
Namaste 🙏
Sadghuru is awesome
After years of lecture from various people the conclusion is stay quiet and pay utmost attention to breath - rest will just follow
If you get a chance, explore J. Krishnamurti! Many youtube vdos available!
I think you’d enjoy Rupert Spira
@@gamarouge2566 Yes. Just relax and pay attention. Don't "try" to "do" anything. "This earth where we stand / Is the Pure Lotus Land / And this very body / The body of Buddha." -- Hakuin Zenji
I have this memory of my mom taking me to a Ram Dass lecture when I was really young (but it might have been another spiritual person - we were in Santa Fe and it was the early 70's). I was bored and acting out and the speaker enjoyed that I wasn't pretending to be enjoying myself.
two of my favorite beings
I am one of Baba Ram Dass' and just found out a family member is one of Alan Watts' students. Yay! Finally someone in the family who will understand what I've been learning also from the Buddha too.
We at the channel celebrate this connection!
You’re here because you chose to be here, because this is a learning place, each lifetime is a wonderful learning opportunity and to move closer and closer to your oneness with god, this happens in very small stages, first oneness with self, then oneness with your human community then oneness with god, if done in one blinding flash it would be too inconceivable and confusing so be patient, when we choose to come back, we construct an embryo to hold within us the areas of distortion that we need to work on, then we choose our infinite environment to act as a catalyst to bring out these areas, you were where you needed to be as a small child so accept the distortions in you cause when you accept them then you can transform them. That is what life is about, we are here to find these areas of imperfection to understand them to love them and to educate them into reality which is truth,love, light. Celebrate when you find imperfections. We are in a school the work we must do is the carcciculum. Be human
I’m 42 - and for the last 3 years have really enjoyed and incorporated these 2 guys’ knowledge, logic and encouraging attitude in my life…grateful for the work to put these vids together
Same here! I like to explore such personalities! The journey of Ramdass is awesome! I was fascinated by the wisdom of J. Krishnamurti! Great youtube videos available on the internet! Worth exploring! Hope you enjoy them, and may these great personalities help us all in the pursuit of peace and divinity!
43 and just recently got into spirituality myself. I have a lot to learn but my world and what I perceived to be it changed when I did Ayouguasca 2 years ago.
Good.for.you.mohl
This channel consistently has the best comment section. So much love and gratitude 🙏
The highest wisdom, spirituality and consciousness is our birthright (!)
The world 🌎 and it's people need this nourishment. The truth not falsehood and delusion.
Intelligence, enlightenment, love.
Compassion, laughter, peace. 🕉
okay i didnt think another like alan watts existed, but i am now also in love with ram dass. this has been phenomenally the best thing ive spent my time listening to, EVER, and i will most definitely listen to it again and again. probably share it on all social media so that maybe someone will actually tune in and let this change them. i dont think ive had much success getting people to listen when sharing this kind of thing in the past lol but im trusting it will not fall on def ears anyhow. thank you for this.
Alan helped me start my evolution!!.. ram Dass was my last spiritual mentor!!.( Pramahansa yogananda has and still is my main "guru" lol🙏🧘😁🍄👹😇👽)
/.....and what a ride this is!!!! I seriously wish ALL humans could take this ride...
I love the “guru”, because that itself is a persona, gurus don’t existe, but it’s a persona conscious about the fact that they are pretending to be a guru. 😂
Pramahansa yogananda
Two very great men. I love them both so dearly.
Thank you to those who put this presentation together.
It is awesome.
Ram Dass pulled soooooo much inspiration from Watts and I love them both deeply.
This is a gem of a teaching from two diamonds for all time!
Brilliant discourse to inspire the power of humanity
My two favorites!☯️
What a great twosome. Love and miss them both
give in to the worst 1000 times be the best at 1001. All the best to all Namaste 🙏
One of the most important videos I have ever seen.
Once again, thank you
We at the channel appreciate you!
That was tremendous! I will be listening to this many times as there was a lot to understand! Thanks to the Baba Ram Dass organization for posting this!
I get to be part of something bigger than myself. That alone, is awesome..
I had a very strange experience one day during childhood.
I had a absent father and my mother worked. So many mornings as a young child I was not looked after like todays children. Well I woke up at the age of 5 I decided I was going to go for a nice jolly bike ride😂 well tricycle. That damn thing was in the basement. Let alone a 5 yr old dressing shoes opening doors 3 flights of stairs etc.
The experience part happened as soon as I got my bike out of the front door took me a very long struggle of a time. Well walking out the front door immediately I was taken over by 2 different conscious points of reference plus my own which makes 3 ppl now inside my mind. The one was female the other male or masculine and feminine there was no entities. Thet where arguing about the nature of reality weather it was real or not. The next part of the story gets real so. I attempted to ride my bike in front of a car to prove exactly what the nature of reality is. The car missed I got freaked out rode my bike home and the memories of what happened after that are not accessible. I ran at 8months crawled well pulled myself out of the crib at 5months and scaled it down.
In reality that day was the my first awakened day meaning some how I taped into a consciousness that never left. Another night well mom was not present I was laying in bed bored and wanting to play. So in my mind I thought of a bunny and kept thinking if I thought hard enough I could make one with my mind to play with. What happened next is just ridiculous. In front of my eyes a holographic version of a real bunny hopping along. My conscious thought was oh it worked but it was only a hologram you cant play with those. 🤯 I was still in freaking diapers. How these two stories are possible is beyond me. There are things about this life I just know. I dont need someone to tell me certain things I just know.
Many things both these gentlemen talk about I knew in early childhood. Not because I am special or anything of the sort. I asked for it in many ways. The why for me has a drive I still don't understand. I am coming to the fact that maybe I should share more of my story. I am mostly a hermit but I have to work etc. I am afraid one day I will go off an hermit to escape the none sense of society. One can only learn so much from a bacteria before he comes to it himself.
All that I know is I don't. The one thing I do know. Is I AM. To do or not to do that is the ?
I keep having this feeling that at one point as a child I looked at "all that is" and decided I would rather be a confused person than a stream of light or whatever I was looking at. I have been confused ever since
Wish more people thought this way, it's crazy how many people are so far from this way of thinking
Good lord this hits hard. These play off of each other perfectly.
Thank you for creating this video. I love it so much. I hope whatever you’re going through if you read this that you go through it with grace and love and can come back to the remembering that we are all just walking each other home
This was soooo amazing
Alan Watts Is The G.O.A.T 🐐... he has Changed me To the One Thing ❤❤❤😂😮😊😮😅😅
Both of these guys are my go too when I’m bored😊
Matt Wolfe sent me here! This is AMAZING stuff! Well done presenting a little of what 4V can do now!
Thank you for putting these videos together.
This video is everything!!! Well done youtube team
2 of the greats… Thank you for the endless wisdom
'these are a few of my favorite things'
i like this format, two of the great philosophers alternating lessons. i like Dass better he has more practical metaphors. I've listened Watts many times, he takes forever to get to the point and thinks himself charming for it. I remember one lesson in which he said he likes to hear himself talk and is fortunate to get paid for talking.
You missed the whole essence of it right there:
" there is no point to get to, no conclusion to be drawn and no destination to be arrive at"
it's all about the journey, the flow and the perpetuity of consciousness and you just go along with it.
You can choose to drop off at any point in time when your cup is full, but the tap keeps flowing.
I hope you become more awakened 🙏
Fabulous
Thank you so much for these gems 💜🙏
I heard Ram Dass speak somewhere about Alan Watts' alcoholism... It was fascinating, full of compassion and also admiration, but also... "poor guy".
this is ALL anybody needs to know
Thank you for so thoughtfully compiling these similar talks from these great masters. I've heard them all before, but so powerful to hear them side-by-side. Makes me want to meditate now! ❤
Thanks!
Oh the things I would have done to have met these two men in person. Truly life changing teachings from them both! ❤
They never left. I still consider Ram dass my teacher even though he passed before I even knew of him.
😢😢😢 😊😊😊 these talks, is the universe sending us unconditional love. They strum my itchy spot about the why on gods 😉 green earth are we here. We have been give the keys as care takers of this world 🌏. Where ever we are if we all took care of everything humanly possible 😮 wow what a world it will be ....🌹🐝.
More of these please!! So cool hearing the two different perspectives on the same topics
Absolutely wonderful ❤
Thank u everytime I listen as long as I allow myself to truely listen. It's a feeling I've never felt, but it's not foreign... Thank u
Man this video is awesome
🙏such a nice collection of wisdom words
When too great minds interact.
Wanted to clarify; the two great minds are too great to interact?
I wish I could have seen and spoken to both Ram Dass and Alan.
Never heard this, thanks!
Get in 2:1, ❤️👌these two, always provoking thought with a degree of western humour. Which we need these days!!
Thank you ✔️🙏
JK Ram and Watts is all i need❤
Love listening to these two, along with Manly Hall. Truly Awake
I love this ❤
Good video.
Infinitely THANK YOU!
A really great collection here, will listen many many times!
Thank you ❤
I would love to hear the full talk that Alan is giving at the start. It's all myth. Powerful stuff.
This is so enlightening
That was an amazing compilation. Thank you🙏
The ocean waves😮
absolutely love this presentation. thank you. if you ever need some help editing subtitles, please let me know- there are so many mistakes! i would be happy and honored to correct them for you.
Sweet talk. I am now thinking of life as delegated authority from geochemistry - early life had very limited scope for influencing development, but have gradually become more powerful with more latitude of action. Now we face having it withdrawn because we forgot the authority.
I'm listening this clip for the last year, maybe 100 times, there's always something to learn and to understand deeper and deeper
Love you all ❤
I love you too, Thomas. May your being be at peace, emitting pure LOVE. Take care, MaRia 💜🌌💜
thanks to both of these beings
Beautiful ❤
I met Richard in early 70s, at a lecture he gave. He seemed a very nice man - but I sensed a bit of pretense. ~Blessings~
Groovy 🖖🏼💕
Amen Brotha
Super fun 🎉
21:50 Everything = Devine timing.
I am not who you think I am
I am not who I think I am.
This guy's were way beyond their time
Om, Shanti, Amen
How do u define ur"self" One lttled curly Q ? or big bang?
We are both the Ocean and the Wave 🎶
Absolutely love both of these great people! Here’s a question for the Truth seekers.. where would a modern day person who isn’t holding a degree or professional title get their message to people in the manner of lecture like this? Media doesn’t accommodate anyone who isn’t “professionally licensed” when it comes to real things. They block it from “everyday people.” I in fact have valuable information about the Universal energy to share that will increase anyone’s understanding, yet I’m met with nothing but deaf ears and opposition. My only intention is to be a contributing factor to the betterment of the planet. All I would need is for a few people to take the time to listen to a “stranger.”
Anyone interested or have suggestions of a way to set up live lectures and Q & A gatherings?
Use public access media!
Post on reddit?
The first thing I'd suggest doing is write about and create some introductory videos detailing your information about the Universal energy and whatever else you want to share with others. Once you have material you can start to spread that message online through your own webpage, various social media sites, and right here on TH-cam. It will take time, consistently creating and releasing new content to drive interactions with the community you are trying to form, and you'll always have to put up with being ignored, dismissed, or ridiculed.
Once you have even a small community you can use any number of online applications and platforms (including this one) to host live events or Q&A sessions. I don't have specifics about how to technically do this last part but Shirley there are directions and how-to videos online about hosting events on TH-cam or Discord or some other site like those.
Good luck!
TH-cam - get yourself on some podcasts and let it roll from there?
Why haven't you shared this knowledge you have through the comments you've made on the podcasts you watch. You can get your information to many, many people without having to meet protocols or jump thru hoops to have your own podcast. Are you sure you can't share this way? See, if you had already then hundreds or even thousands of people could have your information already and maybe they shared it with someone in person and then it just keeps going. You nay NOT have any thing worth listening to, maybe?
🙏❤🙏 Jai
So funny that the algorithm put of all things a "Resident Evil" video game ad of all things in front of this lecture. 😂
Delicious Soul Food❤
wow
Yurr
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Omg..RD looks like Steiners Ahriman
Is the Ram Dass segment of this video on Truth and Trust an excerpt from another talk? Anyone know from which one?
Classic Ross dass
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MAYAYAPAHRTA-JINNAH 💯
Ram Dass said, “Be here now,” and Alan Watts said we’re already here now.
🙏💗🤗
Neville Goddard, a prominent spiritual teacher, often emphasized the biblical figures of David and the Son of God in his teachings. Here are some key points associated with his emphasis on these figures:
David as an Archetype: Neville viewed David, the biblical king and psalmist, as an archetypal representation of the individual's journey towards self-realization and spiritual awakening. David's story is seen as symbolic of the transformation from a state of limitation to a state of expanded consciousness and divine realization.
Imagination and Faith: Neville emphasized the power of imagination and faith in manifesting desired outcomes. He interpreted David's triumph over Goliath as a metaphor for using the power of imagination and unwavering faith to overcome obstacles and achieve one's goals.
Son of God as the Real Self: Neville taught that every individual has a divine essence within them, which he referred to as the "Son of God" or the "I AM." He believed that recognizing and embodying this true identity is the key to manifesting one's desires and experiencing personal transformation.
Identification and Assumption: Neville's teachings revolve around the concept of identification, where individuals are encouraged to assume the state of consciousness they desire to experience. He often referred to biblical passages that highlighted the importance of identifying with the desired state and living from that state as if it were already true.
It's important to note that Neville's interpretations of David and the Son of God are specific to his teachings and may not align with traditional religious interpretations. His emphasis on these figures is intended to illustrate spiritual principles and guide individuals in harnessing their creative power and realizing their inherent divinity.
As with any spiritual teachings, it's advisable to approach them with discernment and personal interpretation, taking what resonates with you and aligns with your own beliefs and values.
Watts liked to embrace the senses & their influence on our consciousness.
Ram Dass engaged that behavior thru his hedonistic lifestyle,LSD & later had to reject that philosophy for inner freedom.