Ep. 300 – Subtle is the Path of Love
3/25/202652 min
Take flight with Ram Dass as he shares stories about love, power, and the very subtle teachings of his guru, Maharaj-ji.
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This episode of Here and Now is from the summer of 1979.
Ram Dass begins with a series of brief stories about his guru, Maharaj-ji, and the very subtle ways he transmitted his teachings. Listen for the little levels at play within each story.Ram Das...
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[gentle music] And yet for all the power things that Maharaji did, the basic teaching was not power. The basic teaching was love. There was a quality in which you were bathed in presence, in which all you could feel was love. That's all I want.