ram dass

“ Death is perfectly safe, I like to say. ”

“ I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are. ”

“ If you think you're free, there's no escape possible. ”

“ The ego is frightened by death, because ego is a part of the incarnation and ends with it. ”

“ We're here to awaken from the illusion of separateness. ”

“ When the faith is strong enough, it is sufficient just to be. Its a journey towards simplicity, towards quietness. ”

“ Compassion is the spontaneous response of love; pity the involuntary reflex of fear. ”

“ When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens...you sort of understand that it didnt get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you dont get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree. ”

“ The world is won by those who let it go. ”

“ Were fascinated by the words but where we meet is in the silence behind them. ”