Aging into Awakening with Ram Dass
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Open to a journey of growing older that’s spiritually vitalizing, joy-filled, and infused with love — no matter your age.
Discover how to laugh more, fear less, and accept everything as a blessing through the profound teachings of one of America’s most revered spiritual teachers.
If you’re ready to view aging as one of the most significant opportunities for the liberation of your soul, there is no better teacher to learn from than Ram Dass, one of the world’s most beloved spiritual leaders.
Ram Dass, one of THE iconic pioneers of the sixties, is a founding figure of the hippie movement and the author of the landmark book, Be Here Now, which continues to nourish seekers worldwide to this day.
Over the years, his dedication to spiritual growth evolved into a focus on sacred service, and he became the revered elder for an entire generation.
Then, on a February day in 1997, at the age of 65, Ram Dass was blindsided by a debilitating stroke. From that day forward, he struggled with partial paralysis, aphasia, and a host of physical challenges, including chronic pain and all manner of inconveniences.
He could have viewed this as a terrible — and terribly unfair — tragedy. He could have focused on what he had lost.
Change is all around us; we are fascinated by it. But when it comes to aging — when change starts to happen to who we think we are — the fascination turns to fear. What’s more, our zeal for independence and individuality has separated us from the structures of family, community and nature that give meaning to aging. We are so heavily identified with our physical form that our resistance to aging becomes a burden on our soul. Is there a place to stand in relation to the changes of aging that is not rooted in fear?
In this module, you’ll explore:
- How we’re living in a system that’s out of balance and treats aging as a problem
- How the Eastern concept of aging embraces the changes that come with aging, and how they clearly define the roles of elders
- The physical changes associated with aging, and how it’s possible to break out of identification with our physical form
- The psychological changes associated with aging, and the way we struggle to maintain emotional security by clinging to the past, rather than embracing the present; in other words, we can learn to Be Here Now
- A meditation for using purposeful breathing to let go of things that prevent you from knowing your soul — so you can access your true nature
- How it’s possible to witness and even enjoy the changes that come with aging while cultivating equanimity, spaciousness and clarity through deep spiritual work
Deeper Insights With Raghu Markus
Raghu Markus currently is the Director of Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation and the Host of the Mindrolling Podcast on the Be Here Now Network. Raghu spent two years in India with Maharaj-ji and Ram Dass. He’s been involved in music and transformational media since the early 1970s when he was program director of CKGM-FM in Montreal. In 1974, he collaborated with Ram Dass on the box set, Love Serve Remember. In 1990, he launched Triloka Records and Karuna Music in Los Angeles, California. Triloka established itself as a critical leader in the development of world music, and for 17 years was home to artists such as Krishna Das, Hugh Masekela, Walela, Jai Uttal and transformational media projects featuring Ram Dass, Deepak Chopra and Les Nubians. He owns Yatra Media and lives with his wife in Asheville, North Carolina.
Module 2: Awareness & the Shift From Ego to Soul
Pain and suffering are everywhere we look these days; it’s easy to start drowning in it. Is it possible to stay present in the midst of suffering and keep your heart open? How can we deal with the suffering caused by aging in a society that ignores the collective knowledge of our elders? The currency of the wisdom of age has been devalued by a youth-dominated culture.
In this module, you’ll contemplate how:
- There is a high cost to armoring our heart against suffering… and an ecstasy in embracing everything
- Bearing the unbearable is the root of the deepest compassion in the world
- For an awakened person, suffering is grace and can help foster spiritual growth
- Our society, unlike more traditional cultures, does not articulate or encourage socially relevant roles and curriculum for somebody that’s aging, because we do not treat aging as a separate stage of life
- We can access our intuitive wisdom to empty and quiet the mind, and become reflective rather than reactive
- Through the building of a community of people who are committed to exploring aging, we can redefine the curriculum of aging
- To perform a mindfulness meditation to experience the rising, existing, and passing away of each moment
Deeper Insights With Rameshwar Das Lytton
Rameshwar Das (James) Lytton met Ram Dass in 1967, soon after his return from India, and spent time with Maharaj-ji in India from 1970 to 1972. His principal vocation has been photography, working primarily on a freelance basis, including for the New York Times. He’s taught photography and photojournalism, and has also worked as an environmentalist and writer. Over the years, Ramesh has collaborated on several projects with Ram Dass, including the original collection of manuscripts that became Be Here Now and the Love Serve Remember box set of recordings. He is the co-author of Ram Dass’ newer books, Be Love Now and Polishing the Mirror. He lives with his wife and children on Long Island in New York.
Module 4: Facing Death
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