NAROPA REFLECTIONS by RAM DASS

Ram Dass, who for forty-five years or more has been a seminal figure in bringing the deep contemplative traditions of the East, especially Hinduism and Buddhism, to western students, was integral in the launch of Naropa Institute (now Naropa University) in 1974. Ram Dass's class "The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita" drew some of the largest crowds of the summer and attracted the most attention. In many ways, Ram Dass and Naropa's founder Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche couldn't be more different in their approaches to teaching and working with students. But they had deep personal affection and respect for one another. Genuine teachers are like that.

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“The memories I had of that summer... not in Naropa... in me.. I had a turning around... looking at my mind and my heart struggle in the ego fog.” Absolutely brilliant. “Ego fog”, I cannot think of a better way to describe the density of the ego. Ram Dass had such a beautiful way with words. ♥️

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