Ep. 292 – Coming Home to Being Human
12/2/202559 min
Speaking to a room full of Buddhists and psychotherapists, Ram Dass explores the impact that Eastern traditions have had on his life and his extraordinary adventure of coming home to being human.
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[gentle music] And I see that as an extraordinary adventure of coming home to being human. It's interesting that more of the letters I've gotten in the past year have said to me, "Thank you for being human." Isn't that bizarre? I mean, I've spent 25 years trying to be divine- [laughing] ... and people write