Ep. 305 – Using A Relationship to Awaken

Ram Dass Here And Now

Ram Dass / Love Serve Remember

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

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🗓️ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In the conclusion of this classic talk, Ram Dass explores giving up our rushes, working with death, not judging the trip, using a relationship to awaken, and much more.

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This episode of Here and Now is from a retreat at the Embassy Auditorium in Los Angeles in 1980. Don’t miss the first part of this talk: Ep. 304 – The Wisdom of the Universe.

Ram Dass begins by talking about how hard it can be to give up the rushes of life; it’s painful when the melodrama isn’t captivating anymore. He dives into his work with death and dying, reading “A Letter to Rachel.”
Ram Dass transitions into an exploration of using a relationship to awaken. He says that when we want to become who we truly are badly enough, there’s no way not to use everything in our lives as a vehicle for awakening, including our relationships.
As the talk draws to a close, Ram Dass reminds us that the basic social institution is the human heart. He tells us not to underestimate the power of giving ourselves the space to deepen our beings.

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“If you are using a relationship to awaken, everything that your partner does is what they do, and that’s part of the humanness of the situation. And don’t deny the humanness. And don’t get lost in it.” – Ram Dass

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0:41.5	BehereNownetwork.com slash 10 years. The basic social institution is the individual human heart.
1:04.0	That's the only one through which you will hear the clear message. You won't hear it from the government.
1:13.6	You won't hear it from the church. You won't hear it from wise teachers.
1:20.6	You will ultimately only hear it from inside your own heart.
1:28.3	And in fact, you won't hear it, you will merely slowly become it.
1:36.3	Hey everyone, it's Ram Dass here and Now podcast.
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1:58.8	And what a milestone.
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2:15.2	I talked to Ram Dass.
2:17.2	When we were going to do this
2:19.1	and reminded him do the network all those years ago.
2:22.8	And I reminded him, you were going to do a radio show
2:26.8	before you had the stroke.
2:29.5	And of course that couldn't happen,
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