Ep. 301 – The Process of Listening and Tuning
Ram Dass Here And Now
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🗓️ 6 April 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Ram Dass explores the process of listening and tuning that takes place on the spiritual journey as we find the practices that align with our unique karmic predicaments.
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This episode of Here and Now is from a workshop at the Lama Foundation in July of 1982.
- Outside in the mountains of New Mexico, Ram Dass speaks about the process of listening and tuning to hear the unique predicament of our spiritual journey. The quieter we get, the more we can hear which spiritual practice is the right one for us in the moment.
- Ram Dass talks about appreciating how all methods are traps. There is an excitement and joy in finding a method that’s harmonious with our being, and a sadness when that method self-ejects. He focuses on the practice of karma yoga and his own pattern of going out into the world, and then retreating for a period of time.
- To listen and tune, we must be willing to let go of our models. There must be a quietness of mind. To illustrate this point, Ram Dass reads a story about the Dalai Lama’s personal physician, Yeshi Dhonden. He closes the talk by saying, “All of these methods are, indeed, methods of purification, methods to prepare you as an instrument to hear so that your actions are in harmony with the way of things.”
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“You can’t grab. You can only listen and tune, and listen and tune, and listen and tune. And in the process of listening and tuning, you keep hearing many, many guides and instructions.” – Ram Dass
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| 0:00.0 | There is an excitement and a joy when you find a method that's harmonious with your being, |
| 0:10.0 | that you really feel is right for you. |
| 0:14.0 | And then there is a great sadness when you go through the method and the method self-eject. Because the method became your home. |
| 0:24.7 | The method became so familiar and so comfortable. |
| 0:32.3 | Welcome to another episode of Here and Now with Ram Dass. |
| 0:37.0 | This is number 301, the process of listening and tuning. |
| 0:42.4 | And it is a lecture from a workshop at the Lama Foundation in July of 1982. |
| 0:47.7 | If you don't know, the Lama Foundation is a spiritual community founded in 1967 and |
| 0:52.7 | the mountainside outside of Taos, New Mexico. And it is a place that |
| 0:56.8 | Ram Dass visited often. And it is known for being the place where Be Here Now was edited and published. |
| 1:05.6 | In this lecture, Ram Dass explores the process of listening and tuning, which takes place on the spiritual journey |
| 1:12.2 | as we find the practices that align with our unique karmic predicaments. And if you are looking |
| 1:18.3 | for practices that align with your unique karmic predicaments, make sure you check out our |
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| 2:04.1 | And if you want to dive deeper into this episode, join the community. |
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