Alchemy Of The Heart

Ram Dass shares a meditation of the heart. He guides you through the process of bathing yourself in liquid love, dislodging all of the sadness and loneliness from your heart, and ultimately becoming an instrument for the transmission of light, love, and peace.

Transcript

My name is Ram Dass and I would like to share with you a meditation of the heart.

Before we begin to work with the heart,

Let's relax.

Find a comfortable position,

Either lying flat or sitting.

It would be good if your head,

Neck and chest were in a straight line.

Move your body till it's comfortable.

Now starting with the feet.

Bring your awareness to each part of your body and relax that part.

First your feet,

Your toes,

Your ankles,

Calves of your legs,

Your thighs,

Your buttocks,

Pelvis.

Relax.

Relax your stomach,

Small of your back,

The upper part of your back,

Chest,

Hands,

Arms,

The lower part.

Relax the upper part,

Shoulders.

Relax your neck,

Move it around a little bit.

Now the face.

Bring your awareness to your face.

Relax your mouth,

Your nose,

Cheeks,

Eyes,

Forehead,

The rest of your head.

Surveying your body,

If there is any part of your body that is not relaxed,

Bring your awareness to it and proceed to relax it.

Now let's begin.

Bring your awareness to the middle of your chest.

Imagine that there is a hole in the middle of your chest through which you are breathing,

As if there were nostrils or a nostril there.

So you're breathing in and out through the center of your chest.

Close your eyes.

Now imagine that standing before you is a being.

Perhaps it's some being whom you have always identified with perfection,

Perfection of wisdom,

Of compassion,

But of love.

Imagine that between this being's heart and your heart there is a connection,

A pipeline,

And it enters right at the hole in the middle of your chest.

And with each in-breath you draw from that being,

From that reservoir of love into your self.

And as the love pours into your chest,

It is like a liquid.

It fills you.

It pours through your entire body,

Up through to the top of your head.

Inside of you are the residues of so many experiences.

Some of these residues are beautiful,

Loving,

Harmonious.

They are harmonious with the love that is pouring into you,

But others of these residual bits left over from the experiences of your life are harsh,

Are negative.

They are things like frustration,

Anger,

Inadequacy,

Loneliness,

Unworthiness,

Self-pity.

Let this liquid love that is pouring into you with the in-breath wash through you and dislodge all these little tensions that hold on,

All the sadness and the loneliness.

We all have it.

Let it be dislodged,

And as you breathe out,

Let those things pour out of you and offer them.

Give them up,

Let them go,

And this being who stands before you is capable of taking them,

Not being hurt by them,

Taking them and converting,

Transforming them into more love and more light.

Let your breath be slow and deep.

In the in-breath,

Fill with this liquid love.

Let it pour through you,

Cleaning,

Scraping,

Dislodging,

Loosening.

On the out-breath,

Let all of the impurities,

All of the past failures,

The fears,

The anger,

The frustration,

All of it,

Let it pour out,

Just give it up.

Let it go,

And then in the space,

Once again,

Breathe in deeply and fill with pure,

Clear,

Light love.

Go deeper.

Look for all the things that you've been holding onto that keep you from becoming a being of love,

A being of light,

A being of compassion.

Let them go,

Wash them out.

Now that you have let go of those things which keep you from knowing your own true beauty and light and love,

Let us move to the second part of this meditation in which you begin to acknowledge that you are an instrument of love.

For the transmission of love,

Of light,

And of peace to others who suffer.

In the same way,

Draw in,

Fill from the source,

From this being who is before you.

Fill with this moist,

Liquid love.

Let it pour through you.

Now with the out-breath,

Send a similar love out of your chest and direct it with your thought to beings who suffer.

Whether their suffering is physical suffering,

Psychological suffering,

Or spiritual suffering.

With your mind,

Take that liquid flow that is pouring out of your chest on the out-breath and attach to it thoughts of peace and love and surround those beings with those thought forms.

If there are particular beings whom you know,

Who are in pain of one sort or another,

Bring them into your mind and surround them with a golden light,

The out-breath of love.

Bathe them in the love that pours out of your heart.

If there are beings towards whom you feel ill-will,

Bring them to mind.

And see the separateness of their actions from this soul.

Focus on this soul and touch it with your love.

Realize if that other person has done things that have been harmful,

How difficult it is for that soul to live within a personality and a body that creates suffering for others.

And bless that soul that it may find its way to light.

So now with every breath,

You fill with love from the source and you pour it out to all beings who suffer.

Gentle,

Relaxed,

Moist,

Flowing.

Your every breath has become a remembrance of your part in the divine song of life.

When you feel that you are clear and that the flow is unimpeded as it pours into you,

Out of you,

You can begin to experiment with yet another stage of this process.

As you meet people who are suffering,

But who are eager to give up their suffering,

You will be able to draw that suffering into yourself with an in-breath.

And as it comes into you,

It will be transformed into love,

Light,

Pure liquid energy.

And you will send it out to that person or to the world as pure love.

You will not take from people suffering that they are not ready to give up,

Just that which they are eager to offer in truth.

There is yet one more way in which we can work with this exercise of meditating upon the breath and the heart.

Once you are strong in this process,

The flow that goes in and out of your heart can begin to absorb everything in the universe into yourself.

Before you is all of it,

The beauty and the suffering,

All the forms of the universe,

All the patternings of energy.

With the in-breath,

It's as if they were all rushing back into you.

And as they enter into your chest,

They turn back into the pure liquid energy out of which they were created.

And in the out-breath,

You breathe out that living liquid love back into all forms in the universe.

So your very existence becomes a vehicle for metamorphosis,

For changing that which is dark into that which is light,

From changing that which is lost in suffering into that which is filled with the spirit.

With the in-breath,

You drink the world.

With the out-breath,

You bring the living spirit to earth.

Then you have taken your true place in the universe as an agent of transformation,

A representative of God.

And then you have become the breath of God,

Transforming matter into spirit.

Then everywhere you look,

No matter how filled with sadness,

Suffering,

Pain of life,

You will see the beauty of the living spirit,

For it will pour forth from you and you will create the universe anew each time.

This meditation is the true alchemy of the heart.

When you're ready,

Open your eyes and proceed with your daily life activities.

But at any time,

Whether working or playing or resting,

Sitting on a subway or bus,

Whenever,

For one moment,

Focus in the middle of your chest and let the heart alchemy work once again through you.

Reviews

Ram was such a beautiful soul, thank you to the managers of this account for continuing to share Ram’s magic with the world. This was perfectly timed, divinely even…..thank you - peace and love ✨ Namaste ✨

This is probably the best and most useful guided meditation I’ve encountered. 🙏🏽

Thank you so much for your wisdom. My '70s my eyes are finally opening, I can now practice opening my heart. 🙏❤️
I believe the hole in my soul is becoming smaller.

Need to come back to this one. It is something very special about it.

Thank you! I felt several angels and guides come forward for this meditation. 💖😃🙏

So powerful and deep. Very grateful for Ram Dass’s, wisdom. Thank you 🙏🏼 💜🧘🏽‍♀️

Thank you for this beautiful practice! I felt a deep connection with love ❤️

Beautiful and peaceful imagery and a very soothing voice. Thank you!

2– 15– 2025, just some very difficult times And this is exactly what I needed! It’s so important to remember that we are the extension of all of God’s love and power, and we are the tangible parts of God. Thank you so much for reminding me and bringing me back to my center.

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Amazing. Every time I listen to it ❤️
I do it 3 times when I fall deep in love with
empathy and forgiveness.
Recharging openly the essence of the heart.

Thank you.

Wonderful. I'm a fan of Ram Dass but have never heard this meditation. Thank you

Very powerfull. But if i’m honest I have to do this meditation more times because I have experienced difficulty’s. Your voice guided very well. Thank you!

Thank you for keeping Ram Dass’s spirit alive with this meditation. Lovely.

Amazing and beautiful heart opening practice. Thank you. 🙏🩵

Ram Dass is my teacher to come back home to my heart and universal love

What a wonderful meditation to connect with the universe, to connect with yourself, to connect with you, to connect with Baba Ram Dass.

Thank you Baba Ram Dass✨

Profoundly beautiful and powerful!!
Thank you! 🙏🏼💓💫

Thank you for this powerful message through a loving meditation 🙏.

Thank you Baba Ram Dass. You will forever live through those who listen to your words and truly embody them. May peace, love, metta, and equanimity find their ways into the hearts, minds, and spirit of everyone who is lucky enough to hear your thoughts and experiences. We miss you dearly on Earth, but know you are always with us and helping us preservere