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Ram Dass guides us through a 20 minute meditation to help us look within ourself to see the compassion and wholeness that lies there. Offered by Be Here Now Network & HeartMind App.

Transcript

So in the next few minutes when I'm reading to you,

Try to find a comfortable place where you can be with your head,

Neck and chest in a straight line.

And you could be lying flat down or you could be sitting up.

Meditation is many things.

And I'm going to talk about it.

It can be meditating on an object of meditation or it can be a process of letting all objects go by.

The process now is to dislodge ourselves from our inordinate attachment to our own thoughts.

Because as long as we're locked into our thoughts,

We're always just one thought away from here.

And that's why meditation is so important.

It's not just about the mind.

It's about the mind.

Since we've been talking about guru-ness,

Let us use this time together and this incredible spiritual energy that the sharing we're doing at this moment is tuning us into.

And that's why meditation is so important.

It's not just about the mind.

It's about the mind.

It's the satguru that is within all beings.

There are so many ways of visualizing the formless in form.

Some meditators prefer to place the desired image of the guru-ness on the top of their heads.

They may imagine Buddha on top of their head.

They may imagine the Buddha on top of their head.

And some bring him to the top of their heads.

They may imagine Buddha sitting on a lotus and thinking about the Buddha.

They may imagine Buddha sitting on the top of their heads.

They may imagine Buddha on top of their heads.

And some bring him into their heart and experience him sitting on a lotus in the hridaya,

The spiritual heart.

Imagine a Buddha-like being now.

Somebody like Padmasambhava,

Also known as Guru Rinpoche,

Being sitting cross-legged on a lotus,

Being made of pure light,

Being of absolute calm,

Compassion,

Peace.

Imagine that being in front of you.

Imagine that being at about eye level.

Imagine that being in the distance.

Now imagine a broad highway of blue light stretches from that being to your heart.

And then experience that being very,

Very gently.

Imagine that being floating in the lotus position on the lotus.

Imagine that being sitting on a lotus,

That being very,

Very gently floating in the lotus position on the lotus,

Floating closer and closer.

So much light,

So much love,

So much compassion.

Let that being come inside until it resides in your very heart.

Not your physical heart,

Your spiritual heart.

Just about in the center of your chest,

A little to the right,

But just about a thumb's length.

And feel that being sitting inside.

Now let that Guru increase in size until it is in its body,

Just conforms with your body.

So where your leg is,

The Guru's leg.

Your shoulder,

The Guru's shoulder.

Your head,

The Guru's head.

Now feel what it feels like to be interpenetrated with a being of total compassion.

Compassion to see the entire universe.

And then you feel fully,

With all of its polarities,

Without attachment,

No attachment,

Allowing it to be,

Not demanding it be anything other than it is.

Seeing it all in its utter perfection.

Now feel what it feels like to be interpenetrated with a being of pure light.

Experience yourself as pure light.

Feel the light emanating from deep within,

Coming out through all of your pores,

Pouring out through your eyes,

And all of your orifices,

And from the ends of your toes and from your fingertips.

Now feel what it feels like to be interpenetrated with a being of pure love.

Be love.

Be love.

Feel that love.

Eminating from every part of your being.

Now feel what it feels like to be interpenetrated with a being of total consciousness.

Pure consciousness.

Let every part of your being be conscious.

Now with your eyes closed,

Start to experience this body of light,

Of compassion.

Passion of love,

Of consciousness.

Growing in size.

Start to experience more and more of the universe as within you.

Everything you can think of.

Say,

Tat Tvam Asi.

I am that too.

And when you've moved out in space,

In all directions,

Till there is no space you can conceive of that you aren't.

Now move in time.

Backwards.

Everything you can think about in history.

Tat Tvam Asi.

I am that too.

Now future.

All possibilities you could imagine.

Bring them all within yourself.

And bathe all of the future and all of the past and all of the present and all of there and all of here.

With self-illuminating radiance.

With compassion.

See within yourself all the polarities.

All the goods and all the evils.

All the beauties and all the uglinesses.

All the yin and all the yang.

And now of course you include me and I include you.

So in this place there is only one of us.

And this voice,

This air is part of what we are.

And within us all of the laws of the universe are reflected in all of the forms.

And if I am it all,

Then the word I has no more meaning.

Because there is no not I.

And so there is no I.

Here and now there is only is-ness.

Just being.

The planets move.

The heart beats.

All of the laws are manifested in all of the forms of the universe.

Now we can look within ourself and we can see the separate entities.

Who we thought we were before we started this meditation.

Find that entity who you thought you were.

Examine it.

With some curiosity.

As you would any other phenomenon in nature.

Examine its dance in life.

Look at all the problems it thinks it has.

And the plans it has.

Look at its desires.

Desires it has because it doesn't realize tat tvam asi.

That it is already everything.

Look at all its fears.

Look at all of this with the absolute compassion that you are now.

The compassion to see it all.

Allow it to be.

Now look into that being who you thought you were.

Look inside that being.

Way,

Way inside of it.

And see who you now know yourself to be.

The entire universe.

Now ever so gently.

Start to re-experience your body.

Your physical body.

The body in which you are dwelling at this moment.

You are now re-entering this incarnation.

Starting from your toes.

Let your consciousness move up your body until it reaches the crown of your head.

Now ever so gently come back into the personality you have incarnated into in this birth.

But at the same moment you are re-entering into your separateness.

Keep in mind.

Keep in pure mind.

Keep in the identity with the guru.

Back into your senses.

Thoughts.

All part of the incarnation.

And now as we proceed on through the pages of the book of our lives.

Let's remember that in our hridaya,

In our heart,

Sits our guru.

Guru,

God and self are one.

Wherever you think you go.

Whoever you think you are.

Whatever you think you think.

He is.

Guru is.

Whoever you meet.

In her,

In him.

Resides guru.

Wherever you look,

Whatever you see.

All guru.

Now and always.

Om.

Reviews

So much healing. Thank you for making this available 🙏🏻

This meditation is LIFE CHANGING! Thank you guru-ji! 🌌

In the morning when it me alone and I listen to this, it is hard to put into words what this does for my soul, my being. I’ve lived 47 years on this earth and I feel so utterly lost and confused at times because I am limited by my own finite and erroneous thoughts… when I listen and participate in a meditation like this it nudges me closer to what I feel is TRUE. Namaste Ram Dass aka Richard Alpert

Ram Dass always helps me find the way back home, Thank you 💛🙏🦋

Self examination from expanded consciousness revealed a depth of reality I had not really perceived till now. A well of insecurity dwelling in a loving embrace.

The best light filled meditation. So very grateful ❤️

Helpful in getting me to see the compassionate guru within myself

Magiskt, börjar förstå känna. Så lycklig jag hittat rätt.🙏

One of the joys of modern technology is that Ram Dass is so easily accessible even though he's left the earthly plane. A true joy.

Deep and enlightning, I am that I am. Profound presence here I rest. Thank you!

Thank you Ram in the spirit realm. Your wisdom and compassion lives on. I love this meditation. Blessings to all.

Wow! This is my first experience with Ram Dass and I definitely need to explore his wisdom further.

Very deep, but quite dualistic. I imagined a guru as me from the start. Good for beginners.

I love the cadence and gentleness of the teaching , allowing me to ‘experience’ and put aside thoughts. 🙏

Wherever you are now you are the love and the light. Thank you for this beautiful lesson. Peace and Love

Wow. That was cool. Very moving.. touches the heart and soul. Tears of fullness. Om.

Wonderful meditation, left me feeling calm, connected & grateful. Namaste.

Simple and expansive. I love Ram Dass voice and he brungs me safety and peace whenever I need it.

I’m so moved. Twice tears came to my eyes. Not in sadness but in beauty, grateful for the expansion and transformational experience.

Been meditating for 40 years and this is among the best guided meditations I have come across. Visualization,. . . sort of like a Vajrayana practice. Wonderful.