Service as a Path
Service is not self-denial. Service is a way to return to yourself. When you serve others, you serve the divinity within them.
Ram Dass
American spiritual teacher, author of the classic 'Be Here Now', pioneer in integrating Western psychology and Eastern philosophy.
All moments: Ram Dass
- The Trinity of the Spiritual Path — Ram Dass
Love, serve, remember. These are the three legs of the stool of spiritual life. Without them you fall. With them you stand on the ground of being.
- Death and Transformation — Ram Dass
Death is not an enemy. Death is a teacher reminding us to live fully, now. In the presence of death, life becomes whole.
- The World We Choose — Ram Dass
We are not victims of circumstances. We live in the world we choose. By changing consciousness, we change the world around us.
- Karma Yoga - Yoga of Action — Ram Dass
Karma yoga is doing everything with love and releasing the results. When you act without attachment to outcomes, you are free.
- Heart as Home — Ram Dass
The heart is home. When you live from the heart, you are home everywhere. The mind may be in exile, but the heart always knows the way home.
- Love and Remembrance — Ram Dass
Love is the thread that connects everything. When we remember love, we remember God. To be here, now, in love - that is the goal.
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