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Something I never realized before now: it’s ok to be sad and happy at the same time in this world. I don’t have to constantly find reasons for things or fight with myself to be more optimistic. It’s a new definition of “allowing” that I never really took note of before. If that makes sense? Awesome speech, regardless.
Same here because as you grow older, you will more and more experience the loss of loved family, friends, and pets. And if you don't acknowledge that this is the way life is, you will wallow in your sadness. So you might as well embrace it because it's not going to get any better. And your sadness will never go away and so it becomes part of your life as a bitter-sweet melancholy, and at the same time, that doesn't have to affect your happiness.
Yes, but the real beauty is when we translate that softness and implement it into our lives... here and now, directly, with gentleness...not just be moved from a talk, which is nice ut means nothing if we dont open up to ourselves in the most challenging of times :)
@@pearlskye my friend... this soft and gentle teaching is part of my buddhist practise under a monk called Bhante Vimalaramsi. I highly recomme3nd his loving kindness teaching and his tranquil wisdom meditation. It sounds like it could be right up your street. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have, otherwise his teachings are all over youtube and he has many beginners instructions also :)
I find it utterly astonishing and tremendously gorgeous how we all gather here from different places of the world and share this profound experience called life. In this moment, right now. Through this video. We are seemingly different yet we all fundamentally have longing for the one thing that connects us all together - love. Through that we can see a glimpse of ourselves even in our worst enemies eyes. And there it lies; an everlasting truth. You know that behind those harsh words and actions hides part of the same love that you feel, part of the same love that you once thought you're missing and thus felt a deep longing for. Give that, be that. It's our essence.
Where's the billions of seekers with missing pieces , aren't they looking to become whole I'm glad you're here 😊I keep learning more for the reassurance (no dark side) keep shining Peace
To the *incredible person* that's seeing this, I wish you all the best in life❤ don't over blame yourself, accept things and go forward. Don't let others define what “success” is for you. Get up, learn the skills needed and get after it, all the keys to a happy life is in your hands. Keep pushing.
We having an abusive government sending billions to Nazis committing horrible war crimes. All the innocent deaths and suffering from all these corrupt wars being sponsored by an objectively corrupted media that brainwashed idiots won't stop watching. But hey,♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ hearts and shite. I'm utterly disgusted by this country and the majority of people in it who want to continue ignoring the harsh reality with their glazed over eyes and feel good apathy. I'm utterly revolted by the masses.
@@manwithaporpoiseYTsucksD that you feel how you do, is also part of the perfection.. (and also highly relatable btw, at an intellectual and emotional level) - only, what these guys are talking about is something that transcends even our judgements of this current situation.. we are so subjective and anthropocentric and yet we have the capacity to see that: our own inevitable subjectivity and also the notion of a more universal perspective.. once you don't merely conceive of this universal / non-dual perspective as an intellectual abstraction but actually experience it yourself, you will accept all of it as perfect, too - i struggle to reconcile this with my "natural" reaction to the evils in the world, every day.. the disgust you speak of (and immense grief) are hard not to feel.. but if you've ever had a transcendental experience you'll know that there is a greater perspective and understanding of all that is, not from our little human point of view... I wish for you to experience that absolute bliss, light and understanding and *absolute* love, someday.. i wish for all of us to experience it, in this life if possible, and to attain it as a permanent state ourselves, if that is possible.. there is also a lot of love in the world.. and you are also perfectly loved (you *are* perfect love).. whether you perceive it right now or not.. ❤️
@@anxiouscucumber9 Those are very nice and encouraging words! In this thread two have been censored. When I post empirical evidence, beyond the nice words, I can expect to be csncelled, censored, put-down. This is how you deal with those living in Hell: you keep showing them the evidence. The internet has brought out the human shadow; so shadow work is always at hand. 👀🐡⛵🌊🌊🌊
I've learned so much from so many spiritual leaders but Ram Dass teaches me to be ok with my humanness. Thank you for such a beautiful video, the art is incredible!
This video feels like it came at the exact right time. With everything going on in the world right now, I felt overwhelmed at all the suffering in the world, and also at the potential for more suffering in the future. Listening to the video allowed me to open my heart a little and to feel the humanity within each of us, within myself. To be able to appreciate the troubling emotions of the troubling times. See the suffering and inhumanity of the world fully and to let myself cry. To let myself see the beauty of the world, when I take a step outside and see the birds flying in the sky and the trees dancing in the wind. To look at all of life and be able to say how its all perfect. to see the pain and joy and still be able to say and this too...
My mom past away last year, before she went into a coma, my dad and my syblings were standing around her bed and said to her we were with her and she was safe, she looked at us and smiled one last time. She went into a coma and passed away the morning after. It was so hard for a long time, now i see it was perfect, we were walking her home.
@@lucasfer736It makes complete sense. To experience the fullness of life is to experience the full range of human emotions, to experience the full range of human emotions you need to experience the full range of human experience. As Ram Dass said "It's all as the curriculum of the soul." Perfect example: People you love are going to prosper so you can share in their joy, people you love are going to fail so you can share in their sorrow, people you love are going to die, and that's heartbreaking, but that's what makes the time spent with eachother so precious, the knowledge that it is finite. I hope that helps 💙.
After unfolding a layer of my spiritual awakening, I began viewing life in a similar way. This video solidified and put words to exactly what I'm feeling and thinking. The world really is a beautiful place. The polarities of good and bad become a dance of living and I'm full of joy to observe it all- love, pain, sadness, anger, attraction, peace... All of it. :)
You must also be an advanced old soul, Tiffany, like Ram Dass. You might appreciate this video of his Mayan birthday: th-cam.com/video/tbkZ3srvsMA/w-d-xo.html
Unfortunately, Ram was led by darkness and didn't realize it. He wanted to be of course light-filled, but some of the things he did show this. It's a dangerous world, our souls are at stake. Spiritual awakening is usually not what it appears. Only Jesus Christ can open our eyes through repentance and cleansing of sins. See, many things these days omit the reality of sin. The new age industry that Ram Dass was a part of is a deception of darkness to take many souls to hell. Seek the Lord Jesus Christ, He is the Alpha and Omega. I agree the world is a beautiful place, but it is also saturated with darkness and deception. It's not just polarity as is used in new age circles, there's a concerted effort to take souls to hell and most sadly go there. It's a real place in the afterlife and spirit world because most refuse the love, mercy, and forgiveness of God to follow their own flesh and the world.
My 13 and a half year old dog passed away 3 days ago. He was my absolute best friend and we shared the strongest bond I've ever had with another living being. This video and so many other things surrounding his death could not be more divinely timed. Thank you
oh man i feel for you. I hope you find a way to heal your heart about it. if it helps some near death experiencers report that their pets are safe on the other side 🙂
I watched this video less than 12 hours before my dearest cat suddenly died a couple of days back. Prior to that, I lost my eldest cat two months before. I had a dream of a tsunami a week before my dear cat died and it was one of the most memorable dreams I've ever had because I felt genuine fear for my real life as I was experiencing that. I now consider it as a sign from God that I should have prepared my heart. I went through that fresh, raw grief with these words in my heart. I can only trust the process and have faith in the Universe at this point.
Wow my star family… SAME! Put my beloved cat in the ground Saturday. Had more grief to express than I could make sense of… cumulative I believe it becomes… or at least opens the place where we can experience other losses that coke to bear witness and release more along with the current grief. The perfection of EVERY word, person, interaction, feeling, etc etc,.. is all perfect - and easier to notice during such intense moments of the alchemy of releasing our grief, courageously having all the feelings we can, so that we may release and let go, again… and again… until the final letting go … yes indeed… we are walking each other home. 🌟🙏🌟
We are in such dark times yet this year I have opened my heart and I am happier than I have ever been. Things are so bad I’m not afraid anymore. And stepping past those fears has allowed me to feel more love and experience more love from the world than I ever have. I try to look past the hatred and tyranny and see the beauty in this world and have hope. If more of us can do this I think we can be okay.
I feel you so strongly on this. I’m sooo happy you’re able to step aside from fear, pain and hatred to follow positivity, joy and love. Thank you for being a beautiful soul. Lets keep looking to the goodness, because yes there truly is SOOOOO MUCH BEAUTY IN THIS WORLD!! We all hold it within our heart and souls. 🧡🦋
Deepest gratitude to After Skool and Ram Dass. This,more than any others,is the clip I watch and listen to over and over. I need to draw my mind back at least once a week,to do my best to grasp the ultimate essence of what we are. I'm 63. The lifetime of grief/love/awakening is threatening to overcome me,and the mission isn't complete yet.
I watched this video because I knew it would prevent me from being able to resist being overcome :) Sometimes I can't go there by myself, I have to wait for the flood.
There is no mission, my dear friend. Just... be. This is all there can ever be. This. And it is, indeed, perfect. And you will come to the realisation, that you, too, are indeed perfect. You just... are. You cannot be not perfect. You cannot be not eternal. And you cannot be not. Much love, from a fellow seeker and "struggeler". 😁
Not when you blindly follow a religion like Christianity and Islam. You know "how to be" only when you detach yourself from these dogmas. It's a good start for you. Follow Dharma and set yourself free. Don't stop the self enquiry. Religion teaches not to think and not to self enquiry. Dharma teaches to enquire the self..
Thank you so much for this. Being a late gen Z I've been struggling a lot because I've always been really sensitive to the world's suffering and it seems like everything is our responsibility now, how to fix it. It's overwhelming. I recently was thinking how I've been feeling like living in hell because I only see people partying nonstop around me and a lot of indifference and insensitivity towards the current crisis. But i know it's all perfect. I do. This has been a beautiful reminder and I was begging for it. Thank you
Not when you blindly follow a religion like Christianity and Islam. You know "how to be" only when you detach yourself from these dogmas. It's a good start for you. Follow Dharma and set yourself free. Don't stop the self enquiry. Religion teaches not to think and not to self enquiry. Dharma teaches to enquire the self..
Being young is hard, much harder than being old. It all hurts so much. But it passes. And sometimes you miss the pain, when you get old, and feel that when you were younger you were a better person. But being young was hard, and you will deserve the rest when you do get to be old. I wish you all the best
Many years ago I had the pleasure of sitting with Ram Das and a handful of others in a walnut grove in upper Ojai at the Happy Valley Foundation. It was like sitting with a friend who was sharing stories from a recent journey. One couldn't help but feel at ease, light reflecting light. Having sat with many different spiritual teachers over many years, I have to say, Ram Das was one of my favorite. There are mere academics and then there are the truly awakened and Ram Das was/is surely the latter.
This is beyond gorgeous. Thank you!! It is hard finding the words that truly describe our love for all and how perfect everything is as it is, and you and Ram have done a stunning job of bringing those concepts to life. Amazing!
@@dominikjakaj1999 I am a patreon supporter. I guess we get to see them early, I didn't realize as I just thought I was first lol. Though time travel is a much more exciting answer...
Your illustrations … just wow. Each scene was so well thought out, so much meaning in every corner of the screen. To watch how your art style has evolved is to watch how you have evolved as a person. Thank you for the time, quality, and attention to detail you put into this. What you are doing is certainly aligned with something greater.
Sobbing as I am watching this. My biggest struggle especially the last few years. I still don't know how to get to this place of finding compassion in those who hurt me so badly in my childhood. Those who cause so much suffering in this world. I need to watch this several times. The art is quite powerful. Thank you.
compassion for me comes in the knowledge that those who perpetuate suffering are too ignorant or traumatized to be aware of how horrible being cruel actually feels in the body. when i yell at a stranger on the street for pissing me off, it makes me feel gross inside with guilt so i apologize and use that discomfort to improve upon being present for the next time so i don't repeat that action . we are socialized to be ruthless and competitive in this culture - the ones who cannot realize that this is wrong, or who delude themselves into not seeing it or justifying it - truly they are the ones to be pitied (from a safe distance if need be. we can offer others forgiveness while still keeping ourselves safe.)
i'm so glad if you found anything useful in there. from what i've experienced being around abusive, sick sadistic people is that i would not want to experience what it would feel like to be one. i'd rather spend my time trying to imagine being a wild horse galloping or a dog playing with a friend. 🙂@@SweetandSassyRedhead
Watch this over and over. Every week if you want. Another person I would recommend is Alan Watts. He was a theologian and a philosopher. He will help you. Listen every night before bed!
Maybe you need to work on compassion for yourself and how you suffered at their hands first, before you can begin to feel compassion for them.... And maybe don't beat yourself up for struggling with it. Maybe you need to go through the process of feeling how very wrong what they did to you was before you can move on from that... Wishing you lots of love and light 🙏☀️✨❤️
Thank you for this. I love this definition of compassion- of staying in your heart so you can help others, and instead of your mind asking Why?? Why is this happening? - Your mind knows that all is one and all is perfect - and so your mind stays silent - allowing you to give more presence to others, more of your heart to others. How beautiful
My this is the most beautiful thing Ive ever heard/seen. The illustrations you add to these messages are so beautiful, a unique presentation, profound in so many ways. No words to describe how beautiful your content is.
Stepping out of your humanity and connecting with everything as an equal is absolutely life changing. Once you achieve this, you will never see or feel anything and everything the same as before. 💚🙏🏻💚
"As long as you stay in the world of polarities; happy, sad, dark, light, positive, negative, good evil.. you cannot experience the richness of the moment, the richness of the moment is the one that lies just behind the two"
Presence is the key to opening your heart. It is so easy to close yourself off, but when you stay and let go of your mind, you open the opportunity for you to transform the situation into a gift for your expansion. Great video, -Much love from a growing TH-camr
Am born and raised this way ,, Lets boost these wise words up in everyone who is ready to exploe themself whitout a supervisor ,,(joking ) bravo love this artskool A must for creatifcurios minds . : )
Thank you. This message is just what I needed today. It's OK to stand in the middle between joy and sorrow. It's correct to experience both. My suffering today is not a catastrophy. It is an opportunity.
This was beautiful. I’ve heard this audio many times but to see the art go with it took everything to a new level. Brought me to tears. Thank you all for what you do. Much love to all ♥️♥️♥️
My god this was beautiful. I never thought about that. With everything i have been through i kind of gave up on love. But now i understand that being hurt is part of my journey and that i can pass that being happy and sad. Just allowing the suffering of the past and the happiness of the present
I absolutely love this and what you draw to the words.. I would humbly request that if you could do more of these with Ram Dass the world would be a better place. Thank you for you work combining in with those powerful gentle words as it has touched me deeply.💜
This made me cry. I needed this in so many ways. I will watch this again when I trip on a psychedelic. I want these words and these images imbedded in my soul. 🙏
Thank you for this. Ram Dass brings me so much peace and love when listening to his wisdom. So so grateful to have him available here for us to lean on 💗💖
This Ram Dass lecture addresses so many of the specific anxieties I have been struggling with recently, and the animation is some of the most gorgeous I have ever seen from After Skool. Many thanks!
I realized at the end,, watching this video was meant to be for me. It caused both tears of joy and sadness... thank you for all you do...thank you ❤ namaste
Best video I have ever watched on TH-cam. It eloquently put into words what I’ve been trying to convey to my loved ones for a while. Thank you! Love for all!
Thank you Thank you Thank you? I typed "how can i keep my heart opened?" And i found this profound beautiful message from Ram Dass AND the astonishing illustrations of After Skool. Thank you, you both, helped me let come out that tear i was holding back. This is wonderfully transmitted. Well done. I AM IN LOVE 🌠🎇💧🌱
I sit here with tears in my eyes of both joy and pain. Mark, this is truly a masterwork. My heart pours out devotion to you in this moment and also grieves that Ram Dass never got to see this with his human eyes.
This video came into my recommended the exact moment I needed it. Trying to prepare myself to go to work when I am being buried by my mental chaos … this helped. I feel somehow a little more connected. Thank you.
my whole life perspective has been changed by this video, I can’t even begin to fathom what process the thoughts going through my head right now, but I I know, for one thing that I am just filled with immense, love and happiness. This video truly changed my life.
As long as you stay in the world of polarities (happy/sad, dark/light, good/evil) you cannot experience the richness of the moment. The richness of the moment is the one that lies just behind the two.
My take: As a soul we chose to experience this world of polarities (happy/sad, dark/light, good/evil) to learn from it and be open to the richness of each polarized moment. We all play our part and roles in the world, willingly and unwillingly. We cannot escape our destiny/fate, but we can embrace it without being fatalistic. Being simultaneously aware of the richness of the moment helps us to improve our soul’s wisdom. This wisdom is the only thing we can take with us into the afterlife.❤🙏
I’m so happy more and more of our collective are awakening to the reality that all is one, and that one is at its essence, love. We are love, we are light, and we are all one. We can make the choice to love each other and realize that separation, domination, greed, etc are not necessary. For when we serve other selves, we serve ourselves as well
Thank you. I am going through a phase of suffering and it's really hard to be open to *what is..* God bless Ram Dass and everyone who puts the content together on this channel. I really liked that Ramana got brought up. He is my Master. He said to a devotee who was grieving a child who had just passed away and his devotee asked, What is God?: "What is, is God." If you're going through a tough time right now, I pray that you gain the strength, courage, and wisdom to go through it and learn from it, grow from it. All my love, Naye.
Thank you Ram Dass and After Skool, much gratitude, for presenting these profound teachings on Allowing and Accepting the joy and pain we encounter, in small bites, opening up brief moments of clarity to refresh my memory through the day.
Hearing this is helping me get through the agony of being left by my lover for someone else. To understand that life is so much bigger than how I see my situation means everything to me. Thank you ❤️ much love to all
As I go deeper into the meaning, I cry tears of understanding. The tears that the universe might just make sense with such a simple but complex theory.
“And this too,”…after those words I can physically feel the air getting clearer and my breathing is better. I didn’t know I was still holding on to so much. Thank you.
"We're all just walking each other home." That line really drives the message home after listening to this talk. Touched me deeply to understand what it actually means, because it's not (only) about keeping vigil with the dying. It is about what this Leela we call life is all about in any moment. We're the one undivided consciousness helping itself realize what it truly is - all of us, regardless of whether we're aware of it or not. It's incredibly beautiful. 💗
Wow. I didn't know Ram Dass was so profound. This has really brought a new depth of understanding and acceptance to my own suffering and the suffering of the world. The last quote, "we're all just walking each other home" brought tears to my eyes. I hope that I will learn to take better care of of others and that we all learn to love and care for each other more deeply. I only wish I knew whether the suffering of humanity will ever end and how I could help. Let's just keep spreading as much love as we can 🙏❤️🌄
My take: As a soul we chose to experience this world of polarities (happy/sad, dark/light, good/evil) to learn from it and be open to the richness of each polarized moment. We all play our part and roles in the world, willingly and unwillingly. We cannot escape our destiny/fate, but we can embrace it without being fatalistic. Being simultaneously aware of the richness of the moment helps us to improve our soul’s wisdom. This wisdom is the only thing we can take with us into the afterlife. Namaste!❤🙏
I had a moment on my first mushroom trip where i was lying in bed and lost total connection to my physical body. I felt as i was just a dot of energy on my pillow such a crazy feeling and made me smile, really realized that we are really nothing but energy and had an overwhelming feeling from that trip onwards.
Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here
Psychedelics are the reason why i didn’t take my life when i was at my end. I was stripped of my ego and saw the beauty of life and interconnectivity and even though i still battle anxiety and depression, I’m doing better everyday and will never think in such a self destructive way again.
Last year, I took shrooms at Las Vegas thinking it was going to hit like an edible or something. Shit was scary at first but amazing once you start getting deeper into your thoughts
After Skool should just be called "Skool." The work you are doing is so impactful, so important. These are the ideas that will change the world slowly, but these illustrations make them more approachable to a wider audience. You're spreading up the awakening process. 🙌
Your illustrations are captivating and reminded me of one of my favorite movie quotes from The Great Gatsby- “I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”
I have to watch this a couple of hundred of times,much Love thank you for your creativity.As an an visual artist you are very inspiring to me.Much respect.
Meaning, joy, compassion, cannot be realized or defined without the juxtaposition of meaninglessness, suffering, and cruelty. Like the highlights and shadows of a painting, it is the how the art stands as one.
So wonderful. So beautiful. You are a light worker my dear friend. Take a moment and be proud of what you have accomplished. You are wonder and joy, light and love. Blessings to you always.
This is excellent. I listen to this often. It's all perfect and in divine timing 🥺 it took me 28 years to be able to start to understand it but I'm starting to and it's overwhelming beautiful. Suffering brings grace. Namaste
I, as a Soul Spirit, Love Ram Dass. His wisdom and teachings and insights are so soothing and helpful, just when I need them most. He is the reason I took my first DMT journey about 5 years ago., and it was one of the most profound experiences of my life. I'm ready for another one. The trip I went on last time was an encounter with other beings, who told me they have more to tell me when I'm ready. I'm here today, because of exactly this topic in this video. I've been struggling with severe depression, feeling disgusted with 'humanity', wanting to shut down, I've been overwhelmed as an empath, and seeing so much of the suffering (especially animals on the side of the road hit by cars is currently a huge grievance for me), it's just been such a heavy, heavy time for me all the way around. I'm in a cancer scare and waiting on tests, I'm basically houseless....living in a borrowed RV but now have to move, estranged from toxic family, having severe spinal issues, just lost a good friend to cancer, physically unable to do the work I've been doing (gardening, cleaning for elderly people), I can't seem to pull it together. So, I'm very glad to be here now (😉), with this message that I know I need. Thank you.
@@JonasAnandaKristiansson Yes sir, been living with these realizations since 2017. A massive shroom trip in the forest showed me power and magic of existence and how all is connected, and I’ve devoured philosophical content that could help me make sense of that ever since. It 100% saved my life.
When I was very young I learned how many children died of starvation every day. I think I was maybe too young because that became my counter argument when anything bad happened in my life or to the people around me. It made the suffering closest to me seem so insignificant and petty. It got worse as I grew older and learned about so many other forms of suffering. I’m not sure I’ve ever truly grieved the loss of anything in my life; family, friends, opportunities, possessions, etc. I want so badly to believe and live the message of this talk, to not constantly feel overwhelmingly broken for the world, to have enough space in my heart for myself and my family but I think it’s going to take some time. I’m still not sure this way of thinking isn’t just a coping mechanism. And then I think if it is, is that really so bad?
@@carineiriarte6167 One of the most amazing discoveries in my life was when I found out that a person being tortured goes into a transcendent state beyond the realm of body and mind. We could say, I suppose, that this is just another "coping" mechanism to escape pain. However, the way it was described took the experiencer & me, as the listener, to a different level of consciousness altogether. In this consciousness is the awareness of the boundless love that surrounds us all, always.
Thank you, I have decided the only reason we can feel sorrow is because our hearts are filled with love. Without this love, one knows no suffering, no sorrow. Transform suffering back into love by understanding this concept and putting it to use. Feel your love heal and transform this suffering and give thanks to all and none for this gift of the ability of transformation. Breathe unconditional love in and love out. Thank you. Suffering will still be here but it will be transformed back into love it was once born from. I feel the coming of the ending of all suffering is closer then before. Thank you.❤
Yes! I have been shown this in a dream, but could only retain the sense of AwE in having SEEN how it is Perfect. But, could not retain the complexity. This is a wonderful illustration. 🦋
Awesome awesome artwork, can't imagine the "time" spent. Grateful for channels like this and the community of people that are discovering these messages with me
Sometimes the pain of seeing the cruelty towards animals, children, of what has happened to you is unbearable, but only if we stand in a victim point of view. I'm feeling like that today but Ram Dass' words feel like a warm hug in a very cold night
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Is it possible to buy your artwork in any form? Tshirt, poster whatever? And thank you so much for your great work ❤
Thank you for reminding us that everything is PERFECT😊
I clicked on the video because I wanted to learn who this Ram D Ass character was
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I wish everyone who clicked on this video the most love, peace and abundance. You’re so much closer to your dreams than you realize. I love you ♥
Sending love and peace ur way too 🙏♥️
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Something I never realized before now: it’s ok to be sad and happy at the same time in this world. I don’t have to constantly find reasons for things or fight with myself to be more optimistic. It’s a new definition of “allowing” that I never really took note of before. If that makes sense? Awesome speech, regardless.
@@Maudsunday amen asé and a me 🤍
Different sides of the same coin. Just like love and hate.
Yep,they're called feelings for a reason 👍
Just be. I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.
Same here because as you grow older, you will more and more experience the loss of loved family, friends, and pets. And if you don't acknowledge that this is the way life is, you will wallow in your sadness. So you might as well embrace it because it's not going to get any better. And your sadness will never go away and so it becomes part of your life as a bitter-sweet melancholy, and at the same time, that doesn't have to affect your happiness.
"We're all just walking each other home." ~ Ram Dass ------ This video is life changing.
that line has me literally in tears rn & i don't know why
That last line is perfect!
I really need to remember this.
So true. Thank you for sharing this. Rob.
This is beautiful ✨
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@@turbulencednb8246 its because at a soul level we recognise truth 💛🕉
The way this entire message was translated into art...incredible
Yes, but the real beauty is when we translate that softness and implement it into our lives... here and now, directly, with gentleness...not just be moved from a talk, which is nice ut means nothing if we dont open up to ourselves in the most challenging of times :)
@@anthonybrown1417 Wow I actually really needed to hear that. Thank you
@@pearlskye my friend... this soft and gentle teaching is part of my buddhist practise under a monk called Bhante Vimalaramsi. I highly recomme3nd his loving kindness teaching and his tranquil wisdom meditation. It sounds like it could be right up your street. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have, otherwise his teachings are all over youtube and he has many beginners instructions also :)
@@anthonybrown1417 thank you for sharing im watching their videos now
I find it utterly astonishing and tremendously gorgeous how we all gather here from different places of the world and share this profound experience called life. In this moment, right now. Through this video.
We are seemingly different yet we all fundamentally have longing for the one thing that connects us all together - love. Through that we can see a glimpse of ourselves even in our worst enemies eyes. And there it lies; an everlasting truth. You know that behind those harsh words and actions hides part of the same love that you feel, part of the same love that you once thought you're missing and thus felt a deep longing for. Give that, be that. It's our essence.
We share minds. Your message sounded like my own voice. Thank you my brother.
I'm with you ❤
Where's the billions of seekers with missing pieces , aren't they looking to become whole I'm glad you're here 😊I keep learning more for the reassurance (no dark side) keep shining Peace
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To the *incredible person* that's seeing this, I wish you all the best in life❤ don't over blame yourself, accept things and go forward. Don't let others define what “success” is for you. Get up, learn the skills needed and get after it, all the keys to a happy life is in your hands. Keep pushing.
We having an abusive government sending billions to Nazis committing horrible war crimes. All the innocent deaths and suffering from all these corrupt wars being sponsored by an objectively corrupted media that brainwashed idiots won't stop watching. But hey,♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ hearts and shite. I'm utterly disgusted by this country and the majority of people in it who want to continue ignoring the harsh reality with their glazed over eyes and feel good apathy. I'm utterly revolted by the masses.
@@manwithaporpoiseYTsucksD that you feel how you do, is also part of the perfection.. (and also highly relatable btw, at an intellectual and emotional level) - only, what these guys are talking about is something that transcends even our judgements of this current situation.. we are so subjective and anthropocentric and yet we have the capacity to see that: our own inevitable subjectivity and also the notion of a more universal perspective.. once you don't merely conceive of this universal / non-dual perspective as an intellectual abstraction but actually experience it yourself, you will accept all of it as perfect, too - i struggle to reconcile this with my "natural" reaction to the evils in the world, every day.. the disgust you speak of (and immense grief) are hard not to feel.. but if you've ever had a transcendental experience you'll know that there is a greater perspective and understanding of all that is, not from our little human point of view... I wish for you to experience that absolute bliss, light and understanding and *absolute* love, someday.. i wish for all of us to experience it, in this life if possible, and to attain it as a permanent state ourselves, if that is possible.. there is also a lot of love in the world.. and you are also perfectly loved (you *are* perfect love).. whether you perceive it right now or not.. ❤️
Censorship I see. This must be Hell? 😁
@@anxiouscucumber9 Those are very nice and encouraging words!
In this thread two have been censored. When I post empirical evidence, beyond the nice words, I can expect to be csncelled, censored, put-down.
This is how you deal with those living in Hell: you keep showing them the evidence. The internet has brought out the human shadow; so shadow work is always at hand. 👀🐡⛵🌊🌊🌊
hey, how many times have you spammed this same exact comment. Maybe you're just a bot
I've learned so much from so many spiritual leaders but Ram Dass teaches me to be ok with my humanness. Thank you for such a beautiful video, the art is incredible!
This video feels like it came at the exact right time. With everything going on in the world right now, I felt overwhelmed at all the suffering in the world, and also at the potential for more suffering in the future. Listening to the video allowed me to open my heart a little and to feel the humanity within each of us, within myself. To be able to appreciate the troubling emotions of the troubling times. See the suffering and inhumanity of the world fully and to let myself cry. To let myself see the beauty of the world, when I take a step outside and see the birds flying in the sky and the trees dancing in the wind. To look at all of life and be able to say how its all perfect. to see the pain and joy and still be able to say
and this too...
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Bless you.
My mom past away last year, before she went into a coma, my dad and my syblings were standing around her bed and said to her we were with her and she was safe, she looked at us and smiled one last time. She went into a coma and passed away the morning after. It was so hard for a long time, now i see it was perfect, we were walking her home.
The right time for me too
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“Without suffering there would be no compassion” (A Walk To Remember) 😢
@@jeasebing5673 Gotta love that movie ❤️
Maybe only need compassion because there is suffering
It wouldn't be needed.
Makes no sense
@@lucasfer736It makes complete sense. To experience the fullness of life is to experience the full range of human emotions, to experience the full range of human emotions you need to experience the full range of human experience. As Ram Dass said "It's all as the curriculum of the soul." Perfect example: People you love are going to prosper so you can share in their joy, people you love are going to fail so you can share in their sorrow, people you love are going to die, and that's heartbreaking, but that's what makes the time spent with eachother so precious, the knowledge that it is finite. I hope that helps 💙.
After unfolding a layer of my spiritual awakening, I began viewing life in a similar way. This video solidified and put words to exactly what I'm feeling and thinking. The world really is a beautiful place. The polarities of good and bad become a dance of living and I'm full of joy to observe it all- love, pain, sadness, anger, attraction, peace... All of it. :)
You must also be an advanced old soul, Tiffany, like Ram Dass. You might appreciate this video of his Mayan birthday: th-cam.com/video/tbkZ3srvsMA/w-d-xo.html
Unfortunately, Ram was led by darkness and didn't realize it. He wanted to be of course light-filled, but some of the things he did show this. It's a dangerous world, our souls are at stake. Spiritual awakening is usually not what it appears. Only Jesus Christ can open our eyes through repentance and cleansing of sins. See, many things these days omit the reality of sin. The new age industry that Ram Dass was a part of is a deception of darkness to take many souls to hell. Seek the Lord Jesus Christ, He is the Alpha and Omega. I agree the world is a beautiful place, but it is also saturated with darkness and deception. It's not just polarity as is used in new age circles, there's a concerted effort to take souls to hell and most sadly go there. It's a real place in the afterlife and spirit world because most refuse the love, mercy, and forgiveness of God to follow their own flesh and the world.
My 13 and a half year old dog passed away 3 days ago. He was my absolute best friend and we shared the strongest bond I've ever had with another living being. This video and so many other things surrounding his death could not be more divinely timed. Thank you
oh man i feel for you. I hope you find a way to heal your heart about it. if it helps some near death experiencers report that their pets are safe on the other side 🙂
I watched this video less than 12 hours before my dearest cat suddenly died a couple of days back. Prior to that, I lost my eldest cat two months before.
I had a dream of a tsunami a week before my dear cat died and it was one of the most memorable dreams I've ever had because I felt genuine fear for my real life as I was experiencing that. I now consider it as a sign from God that I should have prepared my heart.
I went through that fresh, raw grief with these words in my heart. I can only trust the process and have faith in the Universe at this point.
Wow my star family… SAME! Put my beloved cat in the ground Saturday. Had more grief to express than I could make sense of… cumulative I believe it becomes… or at least opens the place where we can experience other losses that coke to bear witness and release more along with the current grief. The perfection of EVERY word, person, interaction, feeling, etc etc,.. is all perfect - and easier to notice during such intense moments of the alchemy of releasing our grief, courageously having all the feelings we can, so that we may release and let go, again… and again… until the final letting go … yes indeed… we are walking each other home. 🌟🙏🌟
Sending love your way. Sorry for your loss. Our 4 legged companions are such a blessing.
I feel your pain, I also recently lost my best friend.
We are in such dark times yet this year I have opened my heart and I am happier than I have ever been. Things are so bad I’m not afraid anymore. And stepping past those fears has allowed me to feel more love and experience more love from the world than I ever have. I try to look past the hatred and tyranny and see the beauty in this world and have hope. If more of us can do this I think we can be okay.
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Amen💙
I feel you so strongly on this. I’m sooo happy you’re able to step aside from fear, pain and hatred to follow positivity, joy and love. Thank you for being a beautiful soul. Lets keep looking to the goodness, because yes there truly is SOOOOO MUCH BEAUTY IN THIS WORLD!! We all hold it within our heart and souls. 🧡🦋
I also lost my fear and am happier then I have ever been, I take each day as it comes, because I can see the light
Beautiful 💚
Deepest gratitude to After Skool and Ram Dass. This,more than any others,is the clip I watch and listen to over and over. I need to draw my mind back at least once a week,to do my best to grasp the ultimate essence of what we are. I'm 63. The lifetime of grief/love/awakening is threatening to overcome me,and the mission isn't complete yet.
You might appreciate this video of Ram Dass' Mayan birthday: th-cam.com/video/tbkZ3srvsMA/w-d-xo.html
I watched this video because I knew it would prevent me from being able to resist being overcome :) Sometimes I can't go there by myself, I have to wait for the flood.
I love what you are saying
There is no mission, my dear friend. Just... be. This is all there can ever be. This. And it is, indeed, perfect. And you will come to the realisation, that you, too, are indeed perfect. You just... are. You cannot be not perfect. You cannot be not eternal. And you cannot be not. Much love, from a fellow seeker and "struggeler". 😁
Not when you blindly follow a religion like Christianity and Islam. You know "how to be" only when you detach yourself from these dogmas. It's a good start for you. Follow Dharma and set yourself free. Don't stop the self enquiry. Religion teaches not to think and not to self enquiry. Dharma teaches to enquire the self..
I needed this today..Thank you.
I think I'm here for the same reason you are ❤
Me too ❤
Thank you so much for this. Being a late gen Z I've been struggling a lot because I've always been really sensitive to the world's suffering and it seems like everything is our responsibility now, how to fix it. It's overwhelming. I recently was thinking how I've been feeling like living in hell because I only see people partying nonstop around me and a lot of indifference and insensitivity towards the current crisis. But i know it's all perfect. I do. This has been a beautiful reminder and I was begging for it. Thank you
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Live in your surroundings, that's the only thing that truly matters to you as it's the only thing you control
We are all collectively responsible. You can't do it all yourself. We just have to keep trying, together.
Not when you blindly follow a religion like Christianity and Islam. You know "how to be" only when you detach yourself from these dogmas. It's a good start for you. Follow Dharma and set yourself free. Don't stop the self enquiry. Religion teaches not to think and not to self enquiry. Dharma teaches to enquire the self..
Being young is hard, much harder than being old. It all hurts so much. But it passes. And sometimes you miss the pain, when you get old, and feel that when you were younger you were a better person. But being young was hard, and you will deserve the rest when you do get to be old.
I wish you all the best
Many years ago I had the pleasure of sitting with Ram Das and a handful of others in a walnut grove in upper Ojai at the Happy Valley Foundation. It was like sitting with a friend who was sharing stories from a recent journey. One couldn't help but feel at ease, light reflecting light. Having sat with many different spiritual teachers over many years, I have to say, Ram Das was one of my favorite. There are mere academics and then there are the truly awakened and Ram Das was/is surely the latter.
This is beyond gorgeous. Thank you!! It is hard finding the words that truly describe our love for all and how perfect everything is as it is, and you and Ram have done a stunning job of bringing those concepts to life. Amazing!
Thank you! I feel the same.
5 days ago ??
@@dominikjakaj1999 he’s a time traveler who happens to also think everything is fine.
@@joleaneshmoleane8358 😂 well played. My bet the comment is from someone After Skool gave the privilege and honor of a sneak peek/preview.
@@dominikjakaj1999 I am a patreon supporter. I guess we get to see them early, I didn't realize as I just thought I was first lol. Though time travel is a much more exciting answer...
Your illustrations … just wow. Each scene was so well thought out, so much meaning in every corner of the screen. To watch how your art style has evolved is to watch how you have evolved as a person. Thank you for the time, quality, and attention to detail you put into this. What you are doing is certainly aligned with something greater.
You might appreciate this video of Ram Dass' Mayan birthday: th-cam.com/video/tbkZ3srvsMA/w-d-xo.html
Sobbing as I am watching this. My biggest struggle especially the last few years. I still don't know how to get to this place of finding compassion in those who hurt me so badly in my childhood. Those who cause so much suffering in this world. I need to watch this several times. The art is quite powerful. Thank you.
compassion for me comes in the knowledge that those who perpetuate suffering are too ignorant or traumatized to be aware of how horrible being cruel actually feels in the body. when i yell at a stranger on the street for pissing me off, it makes me feel gross inside with guilt so i apologize and use that discomfort to improve upon being present for the next time so i don't repeat that action .
we are socialized to be ruthless and competitive in this culture - the ones who cannot realize that this is wrong, or who delude themselves into not seeing it or justifying it - truly they are the ones to be pitied (from a safe distance if need be. we can offer others forgiveness while still keeping ourselves safe.)
@@samdafoe4817 Really appreciate your sharing that. Thank you.
i'm so glad if you found anything useful in there.
from what i've experienced being around abusive, sick sadistic people is that i would not want to experience what it would feel like to be one.
i'd rather spend my time trying to imagine being a wild horse galloping or a dog playing with a friend. 🙂@@SweetandSassyRedhead
Watch this over and over. Every week if you want. Another person I would recommend is Alan Watts. He was a theologian and a philosopher. He will help you. Listen every night before bed!
Maybe you need to work on compassion for yourself and how you suffered at their hands first, before you can begin to feel compassion for them.... And maybe don't beat yourself up for struggling with it. Maybe you need to go through the process of feeling how very wrong what they did to you was before you can move on from that... Wishing you lots of love and light 🙏☀️✨❤️
Thank you for this. I love this definition of compassion- of staying in your heart so you can help others, and instead of your mind asking Why?? Why is this happening? - Your mind knows that all is one and all is perfect - and so your mind stays silent - allowing you to give more presence to others, more of your heart to others. How beautiful
Yes you are right and it was really beautiful to watch. How are you doing. Hope you and staying safe out there?
But if all is perfect and suffering is a curriculum for the soul, then by helping are you not making it imperfect and taking some learning away?
"all we can do is make one self a better person every day and hope that others do the same"Ram Dass
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My this is the most beautiful thing Ive ever heard/seen. The illustrations you add to these messages are so beautiful, a unique presentation, profound in so many ways. No words to describe how beautiful your content is.
I feel the same but I think 2.3 million subs should do it 😄
You might appreciate this video of Ram Dass' Mayan birthday: th-cam.com/video/tbkZ3srvsMA/w-d-xo.html
Beautiful art, beautiful philosophy. This was a "perfect" introduction to Ram Dass ❣️
Agree ^^
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Stepping out of your humanity and connecting with everything as an equal is absolutely life changing. Once you achieve this, you will never see or feel anything and everything the same as before. 💚🙏🏻💚
"As long as you stay in the world of polarities; happy, sad, dark, light, positive, negative, good evil.. you cannot experience the richness of the moment, the richness of the moment is the one that lies just behind the two"
You can be in the world of polarities, as long as you allow space for both/all of them.
@@MM-IconoclastLove this!
Presence is the key to opening your heart. It is so easy to close yourself off, but when you stay and let go of your mind, you open the opportunity for you to transform the situation into a gift for your expansion.
Great video,
-Much love from a growing TH-camr
Am born and raised this way ,, Lets boost these wise words up in everyone who is ready to exploe themself whitout a supervisor ,,(joking ) bravo love this artskool A must for creatifcurios minds . : )
bulll shit.
Thank you. This message is just what I needed today. It's OK to stand in the middle between joy and sorrow. It's correct to experience both. My suffering today is not a catastrophy. It is an opportunity.
Good for you ✨shine on
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This was beautiful. I’ve heard this audio many times but to see the art go with it took everything to a new level. Brought me to tears. Thank you all for what you do. Much love to all ♥️♥️♥️
This is beautiful ✨
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Hello Miqa, you might also appreciate this video of Ram Dass' Mayan birthday: th-cam.com/video/tbkZ3srvsMA/w-d-xo.html
The happy/sad drawing of the eyes looking down, intertwined by DNA is a true masterpiece👏 thank you for this video!
I like 3:27 the 4 ways of the eye. Water, energy, fire and some good weed
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What does the eye mean 👁️
My god this was beautiful. I never thought about that. With everything i have been through i kind of gave up on love. But now i understand that being hurt is part of my journey and that i can pass that being happy and sad. Just allowing the suffering of the past and the happiness of the present
Found ram dases lectures couple of months ago and I can’t stop listen to him since then!
Thanks for this video!!
This is beautiful ✨
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I absolutely love this and what you draw to the words.. I would humbly request that if you could do more of these with Ram Dass the world would be a better place. Thank you for you work combining in with those powerful gentle words as it has touched me deeply.💜
Ram Dass is also one of my favorite human beings. You might appreciate this video of his Mayan birthday: th-cam.com/video/tbkZ3srvsMA/w-d-xo.html
His words hold so much weight, so heartfelt. A simple speech almost brought me to tears. What a gorgeous soul.
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This made me cry. I needed this in so many ways. I will watch this again when I trip on a psychedelic. I want these words and these images imbedded in my soul. 🙏
Love how this channel blends the philosophical, psychological & spiritual
Thank you for this. Ram Dass brings me so much peace and love when listening to his wisdom. So so grateful to have him available here for us to lean on 💗💖
This Ram Dass lecture addresses so many of the specific anxieties I have been struggling with recently, and the animation is some of the most gorgeous I have ever seen from After Skool. Many thanks!
I realized at the end,, watching this video was meant to be for me. It caused both tears of joy and sadness... thank you for all you do...thank you ❤ namaste
The artistry that goes into these drawings to accompany the richness of Ram Dass' words is perfection. Thank you! Excellently done!
Thank you!
I had to walk away from my coworkers so they wouldn't see me shedding a tear to this beautiful wisdom.
Let them see the tears. The tears of wonder and truth
This is beautiful ✨
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Share it
How about this
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and then this at 0:39
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that's Ram das
@@JonasAnandaKristiansson unfortunately in this day of accepting hatred and shunning compassion it is perceived as weakness and mock-standard
Best video I have ever watched on TH-cam. It eloquently put into words what I’ve been trying to convey to my loved ones for a while. Thank you! Love for all!
This made me cry
Not in sadness
But with the light of understanding💜
Light 🕉
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This is beautiful ✨
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Me too!
Read "be here now" by Ram Dass 🌌
Thank you Thank you Thank you?
I typed "how can i keep my heart opened?" And i found this profound beautiful message from Ram Dass AND the astonishing illustrations of After Skool. Thank you, you both, helped me let come out that tear i was holding back. This is wonderfully transmitted. Well done. I AM IN LOVE 🌠🎇💧🌱
I sit here with tears in my eyes of both joy and pain. Mark, this is truly a masterwork. My heart pours out devotion to you in this moment and also grieves that Ram Dass never got to see this with his human eyes.
Show this video to those among us enduring the severest forms of pain & suffering. Like magic... no more afflictions.
Sounds good...
This is beautiful ✨
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This video came into my recommended the exact moment I needed it. Trying to prepare myself to go to work when I am being buried by my mental chaos … this helped. I feel somehow a little more connected. Thank you.
You might appreciate this video of Ram Dass' Mayan birthday: th-cam.com/video/tbkZ3srvsMA/w-d-xo.html
my whole life perspective has been changed by this video, I can’t even begin to fathom what process the thoughts going through my head right now, but I I know, for one thing that I am just filled with immense, love and happiness. This video truly changed my life.
Aww, right on !
As long as you stay in the world of polarities (happy/sad, dark/light, good/evil) you cannot experience the richness of the moment. The richness of the moment is the one that lies just behind the two.
My take:
As a soul we chose to experience this world of polarities (happy/sad, dark/light, good/evil) to learn from it and be open to the richness of each polarized moment. We all play our part and roles in the world, willingly and unwillingly. We cannot escape our destiny/fate, but we can embrace it without being fatalistic. Being simultaneously aware of the richness of the moment helps us to improve our soul’s wisdom. This wisdom is the only thing we can take with us into the afterlife.❤🙏
I’m so happy more and more of our collective are awakening to the reality that all is one, and that one is at its essence, love. We are love, we are light, and we are all one. We can make the choice to love each other and realize that separation, domination, greed, etc are not necessary. For when we serve other selves, we serve ourselves as well
Thank you. I am going through a phase of suffering and it's really hard to be open to *what is..* God bless Ram Dass and everyone who puts the content together on this channel. I really liked that Ramana got brought up. He is my Master. He said to a devotee who was grieving a child who had just passed away and his devotee asked, What is God?: "What is, is God."
If you're going through a tough time right now, I pray that you gain the strength, courage, and wisdom to go through it and learn from it, grow from it. All my love, Naye.
the illustrations are so beautifully done, what a talented artist it add so much to the concept to these videos
Ram Ram❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for letting RD shine as bright as he ever has :).
Thank you Ram Dass and After Skool, much gratitude, for presenting these profound teachings on Allowing and Accepting the joy and pain we encounter, in small bites, opening up brief moments of clarity to refresh my memory through the day.
Hearing this is helping me get through the agony of being left by my lover for someone else. To understand that life is so much bigger than how I see my situation means everything to me. Thank you ❤️ much love to all
Beautiful, thank you for spreading Ram dass content to a wider audience than otherwise would be.
As I go deeper into the meaning, I cry tears of understanding. The tears that the universe might just make sense with such a simple but complex theory.
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Such incredible artistry, as always. And the message is always right on time. Thank you for sharing your gifts.💖
Glad to be of service 💚
On time is right
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This is beautiful ✨
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This video just had a profound effect on me. An overwhelming outburst of joy/love/sorrow all combined had me in floods of tears. It's all one.
“And this too,”…after those words I can physically feel the air getting clearer and my breathing is better. I didn’t know I was still holding on to so much. Thank you.
The quote at the end sent goosebumps down my whole body
same here. I had to listen again at least 6 times. wow
Thank you for making such a digestible version of such an amazing talk.
Sooo wonder full!!! 🙏 thank you for adding such a beauty and clarity and color to These Words of Wisdom 🙏💗
A true 💎
"We're all just walking each other home."
That line really drives the message home after listening to this talk. Touched me deeply to understand what it actually means, because it's not (only) about keeping vigil with the dying. It is about what this Leela we call life is all about in any moment. We're the one undivided consciousness helping itself realize what it truly is - all of us, regardless of whether we're aware of it or not. It's incredibly beautiful. 💗
You might appreciate this video of Ram Dass' Mayan birthday: th-cam.com/video/tbkZ3srvsMA/w-d-xo.html
One of the most beautiful lectures from Richard. Thanks for uploading this After Skool.
One of my all-time favorites from Ram Dass. Thank you for making this.
One of the best, must crucial videos of our time. Thank you for your hard work.🙏❤️
Surprised at how hard this one hit...very profound in an easy to understand type of way 🔥
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Wow. I didn't know Ram Dass was so profound. This has really brought a new depth of understanding and acceptance to my own suffering and the suffering of the world. The last quote, "we're all just walking each other home" brought tears to my eyes. I hope that I will learn to take better care of of others and that we all learn to love and care for each other more deeply. I only wish I knew whether the suffering of humanity will ever end and how I could help. Let's just keep spreading as much love as we can 🙏❤️🌄
My take:
As a soul we chose to experience this world of polarities (happy/sad, dark/light, good/evil) to learn from it and be open to the richness of each polarized moment. We all play our part and roles in the world, willingly and unwillingly. We cannot escape our destiny/fate, but we can embrace it without being fatalistic. Being simultaneously aware of the richness of the moment helps us to improve our soul’s wisdom. This wisdom is the only thing we can take with us into the afterlife. Namaste!❤🙏
Powerful talk by Baba Ram Dass accompanied by such a poignant visualisation through this animation by After Skool 🙏🏼❤️🌻🌎 thank you for this offering
What a wonderful project. I am so grateful to have found this capsule of Ram Dass illustrated with such talent and effort. 💛
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I had a moment on my first mushroom trip where i was lying in bed and lost total connection to my physical body. I felt as i was just a dot of energy on my pillow such a crazy feeling and made me smile, really realized that we are really nothing but energy and had an overwhelming feeling from that trip onwards.
Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here
Psychedelics are the reason why i didn’t take my life when i was at my end. I was stripped of my ego and saw the beauty of life and interconnectivity and even though i still battle anxiety and depression, I’m doing better everyday and will never think in such a self destructive way again.
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Last year, I took shrooms at Las Vegas thinking it was going to hit like an edible or something. Shit was scary at first but amazing once you start getting deeper into your thoughts
After Skool should just be called "Skool." The work you are doing is so impactful, so important. These are the ideas that will change the world slowly, but these illustrations make them more approachable to a wider audience. You're spreading up the awakening process. 🙌
Your illustrations are captivating and reminded me of one of my favorite movie quotes from The Great Gatsby-
“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”
I have to watch this a couple of hundred of times,much Love thank you for your creativity.As an an visual artist you are very inspiring to me.Much respect.
absolutely amazing and give me so much insight ☺ about life. this is how we can balance our life in all aspects of our sorrows and happiness.
My spiritual journey has been kicked into high gear. The healing of my heart and soul have truly, finally begun.
🙏 Same here
Get ready for the real heart ache then
Meaning, joy, compassion, cannot be realized or defined without the juxtaposition of meaninglessness, suffering, and cruelty. Like the highlights and shadows of a painting, it is the how the art stands as one.
So wonderful. So beautiful. You are a light worker my dear friend. Take a moment and be proud of what you have accomplished. You are wonder and joy, light and love. Blessings to you always.
Wooow woooow woooow !!! 💗
Amazing art ! And beautiful message ! ❤️
I love Ram Dass 🙏🏼✨
I'm not sure how you're doing this but everyone of your videos are well made. The art work. The animation. The message. Thank you my friend.
The poems at the beginning are the most powerful words I’ve ever heard
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Agreed. Thich Nhat Hanh is wonderful.
This is excellent. I listen to this often. It's all perfect and in divine timing 🥺 it took me 28 years to be able to start to understand it but I'm starting to and it's overwhelming beautiful. Suffering brings grace. Namaste
There is no such thing as divine timing.
Terribly grateful for this video - mari. thank you. thank you. thank. you.
This video was amazing! I’m so connected to every single word and image, thank u so much for sharing such level of clarity. I see you too 👁
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I, as a Soul Spirit, Love Ram Dass. His wisdom and teachings and insights are so soothing and helpful, just when I need them most. He is the reason I took my first DMT journey about 5 years ago., and it was one of the most profound experiences of my life. I'm ready for another one. The trip I went on last time was an encounter with other beings, who told me they have more to tell me when I'm ready. I'm here today, because of exactly this topic in this video. I've been struggling with severe depression, feeling disgusted with 'humanity', wanting to shut down, I've been overwhelmed as an empath, and seeing so much of the suffering (especially animals on the side of the road hit by cars is currently a huge grievance for me), it's just been such a heavy, heavy time for me all the way around. I'm in a cancer scare and waiting on tests, I'm basically houseless....living in a borrowed RV but now have to move, estranged from toxic family, having severe spinal issues, just lost a good friend to cancer, physically unable to do the work I've been doing (gardening, cleaning for elderly people), I can't seem to pull it together. So, I'm very glad to be here now (😉), with this message that I know I need. Thank you.
This is your best video ever. Hands down. I have chills.
You into nonduality already? If not, it will 'save' "your" life and liberate you from all human suffering, with some time :)
This is beautiful ✨
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@@JonasAnandaKristiansson Yes sir, been living with these realizations since 2017. A massive shroom trip in the forest showed me power and magic of existence and how all is connected, and I’ve devoured philosophical content that could help me make sense of that ever since. It 100% saved my life.
When I was very young I learned how many children died of starvation every day. I think I was maybe too young because that became my counter argument when anything bad happened in my life or to the people around me. It made the suffering closest to me seem so insignificant and petty. It got worse as I grew older and learned about so many other forms of suffering. I’m not sure I’ve ever truly grieved the loss of anything in my life; family, friends, opportunities, possessions, etc.
I want so badly to believe and live the message of this talk, to not constantly feel overwhelmingly broken for the world, to have enough space in my heart for myself and my family but I think it’s going to take some time. I’m still not sure this way of thinking isn’t just a coping mechanism. And then I think if it is, is that really so bad?
Think of it like this: there’s no other way things could have happened
Ramadan begins today...
This is beautiful ✨
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@@carineiriarte6167 One of the most amazing discoveries in my life was when I found out that a person being tortured goes into a transcendent state beyond the realm of body and mind. We could say, I suppose, that this is just another "coping" mechanism to escape pain. However, the way it was described took the experiencer & me, as the listener, to a different level of consciousness altogether. In this consciousness is the awareness of the boundless love that surrounds us all, always.
I want to say, can’t you see that it’s all perfect? The way you feel even.
Perfect comment
the little illuminated soul is drawn so sweetly, thanks for the video, it touched me deeply
Thank you, I have decided the only reason we can feel sorrow is because our hearts are filled with love. Without this love, one knows no suffering, no sorrow. Transform suffering back into love by understanding this concept and putting it to use. Feel your love heal and transform this suffering and give thanks to all and none for this gift of the ability of transformation. Breathe unconditional love in and love out. Thank you. Suffering will still be here but it will be transformed back into love it was once born from. I feel the coming of the ending of all suffering is closer then before. Thank you.❤
wow this went straight to my soul. the drawings, the concepts.....thank you.❤🙏🌹
Gratitude is the answer. Thank you for these videos
don't trust in oversimplified platitudes. life is a hell of a lot more complex than, "just be grateful".
This is beautiful ✨
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@@chrism8180 life is only as complex as you make it!
Yes! I have been shown this in a dream, but could only retain the sense of AwE in having SEEN how it is Perfect. But, could not retain the complexity.
This is a wonderful illustration. 🦋
Thank you After Skool. Wonderful work.
Awesome awesome artwork, can't imagine the "time" spent. Grateful for channels like this and the community of people that are discovering these messages with me
Thank you, this was really beautiful how you used your gift to deepen the message.
Master Acceptance = ISness 💜 its all Perfect 🎉 This Art is Stunning!
Baba. Thank you again for immortalizing his words with your art. ❤️🌊🌈 May we all know ourselves as the One behind the Two.
Sometimes the pain of seeing the cruelty towards animals, children, of what has happened to you is unbearable, but only if we stand in a victim point of view. I'm feeling like that today but Ram Dass' words feel like a warm hug in a very cold night