Ep. 228 – You Can’t Have An Us and Them

Ram Dass Here And Now

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Ram Dass, Religion & Spirituality, Newage, Wisdom, Society & Culture, Ram, Ramdass, Hinduism, Spirituality

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🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Here and Now Podcast, Ram Dass talks about practice in daily life and answers questions about polarization and fundamentalism, integrating psychodynamic and spiritual techniques, dealing with addiction, and more.

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In this episode of Here and Now:

Ram Dass talks about letting methods of practice such as mantras and kirtan permeate your daily life
Ram Dass gives a detailed response to a question about the rise of fundamentalism in the world, exploring polarization and why you can’t have an “us” and “them”
Ram Dass takes on more questions about integrating psychodynamic and spiritual techniques, the importance of rituals, and dealing with addiction

“And I said I’m not going to get discouraged because I can see that a centrist position, this is a hard one, a centrist position… That at this point in the way the world game is a falling, either everybody goes or nobody goes. You can’t polarize it again. You can’t have an ‘us’ and ‘them.’ It’s got to keep embracing people, embracing people. And I saw that would demand much more centrism than I was used to or wanted from a Democratic president and so on.” – Ram Dass

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0:55.0	And I said I'm not going to get discouraged because I can see that a centrist position,
1:04.0	this is a hard one, a centrist position, that at this point in the way the world game is falling,
1:10.0	either everybody goes or nobody goes. You can't polarize it again.
1:15.0	You can't have an awesome day on it. It's got to keep embracing people, embracing people.
1:22.0	And I saw that that would demand a much more centrism than I was used to or wanted
1:29.0	from a democratic president and so on.
1:45.0	Welcome to another Romdos here and now episode.
1:50.0	I'm Jackie DeBrenzka, your host. And you, you are the Romdos community.
1:56.0	People with your hearts, minds, and compasses pointed towards consciousness.
2:02.0	Thank you for tuning in.
2:04.0	Today we dive into episode 228.
2:08.0	It was recorded in 1994 in San Rafael, California.
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