Ep. 231 – The Universe of Compassion

Ram Dass Here And Now

Ram Dass / Love Serve Remember

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

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🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Ram Dass answers a wide range of questions on topics such as free will, working with fear, and falling in love – plus, he leads a Metta meditation to help us tap into the universe of compassion.

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In this Q&A session from 1992, Ram Dass explores:

Conscious dying, free will, and the grieving process
Communication after death, relaxing about enlightenment, and working with fear
Developing faith, feeling vulnerable while falling in love, and why we can’t afford to armor our hearts
The practice of Metta meditation and how it can help us tap into the universe of compassion

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“And as this practice deepens and you recognize that you are one of the beings in that circle, as well as the heart that is sending light forth, you enter more and more deeply into the universe of compassion. And in that universe, the heart is freed to love as it must love.” – Ram Dass

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1:25.0	And as this practice deepens, and you recognize that you are one of the beings in that circle,
1:35.0	as well as the heart that is sending that light for.
1:41.0	You enter more and more deeply into the universe of compassion.
1:47.0	And in that universe, the heart is freed to love, as it must love.
2:07.0	Hello, amazing ones. Welcome to another Ram Das here and now episode.
2:13.0	I'm your host, Jackie Debrinska, and you all, you are the Ram Das Sat Song, a community of people who are bent towards expanding consciousness and love and service and living on those many planes of consciousness.
2:30.0	Thank you for tuning in.
2:33.0	This is episode 231, the universe of compassion.
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