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Ram Dass discusses the significance of understanding birth and death to appreciate life.

Ram Dass explores how understanding the wheels of birth and death helps us appreciate the preciousness of our incarnation.    The Ram Dass community gathers regularly to engage in meaningful discussions about the podcast. We invite you to join us and share your curiosities, insights, and wisdom. Sign up for the General Fellowship to receive event invitations directly in your inbox. Ram Dass Here & Now is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ramdass and get on your way to being your best self. This episode of Here and Now is from a retreat in Chappell Hill, Texas, in September of 1980.  As an introduction to this talk on death, Ram Dass reads from William Buck’s version of the Ramayana . He begins to share what he has learned about death through a combination of his life experiences, study, and his guru.  Ram Dass talks about the process of dying and advises us that the best preparation for death is to live in the moment. He says that if we know someone who has died, we can still talk with them and help guide them through any confusion they might have. Understanding the wheels of birth and death allows us to…

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Host: Ram Dass

Topics covered

• birth and death
• spirituality
• living in the moment
• dying process
• Ram Dass teachings
• incarnation
• meaningful discussions

Keywords

• birth
• death
• spirituality
• Ram Dass
• incarnation
• dying
• moment
• Ramayana
• BetterHelp
• retreat

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Books & works: Ramayana

Places: Chappell Hill, Texas

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