In the depth of the soul is the atman, the oversoul. And that oversoul is really love and compassion, peace, joy, and… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings. — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion--and where it isn't, that's where my work lies. — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
The intellect is a beautiful servant but a terrible master. Intellect is the power tool of our separateness. The intuitive, compassionate heart… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
In communications empathy knowing respect spirituality tolerance understanding. Only that in you which is me can hear what I'm saying. — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
“This getting straight not only applies to people but to things as well, such as favorite music, disliked foods, special treats, avoided… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
When our hearts open, when we know that we are in fact the world, when we experience the pain of others in… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
By acting compassionately, by helping to restore justice and to encourage peace, we are acknowledging that we are all part of one… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
As we grow in our consciousness, there will be more compassion and more love, and then the barriers between people, between religions,… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
As we grow in our consciousness.. there will be more compassion and more love. And then... the barriers between people.. between religions..… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
The God within is your Spiritual Heart. Your Soul. And in that individual Soul, rests God- rests the One. Go into your… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
Compassion and pity are very different. Whereas compassion reflects the yearning of the heart to merge and take on some of the… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
The sooner one develops compassion in this journey, the better. Compassion lets us appreciate that each individual is doing what he or… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
Compassion is the basis of all truthful relationship: it means being present with love-for ourselves and for all life, including animals, fish,… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
I've got to love the souls of people. Because I can't love every incarnation. I have to identify with my own soul.… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
The root of compassion is not empathy; that is kindness. Kindness is great, but it is not the ultimate compassion. Ultimate compassion… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
The pain of the world will sear and break our hearts because we can no longer keep them closed. We've seen too… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
After one arrives at the summit, after going through the total transformation of being...there is yet one more step to the completion… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
Most of us are convinced that we are our egos, which is who we think we are. The ego is part of our incarnation.… — Ram Dass Copy Share
This is the pathless path - returning to where you were initially before you got lost. The deepest truth in you is where the… — Ram Dass Copy Share
Souls love. That’s what souls do. Egos don’t, but souls do. Become a soul, look around, and you’ll be amazed-all the beings around you… — Ram Dass Copy Share
I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion--and where it isn't, that's where my work lies. — Ram Dass Copy Share
The spiritual journey is individual, highly personal. It can't be organized or regulated. It isn't true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to… — Ram Dass Copy Share
Accidents are just from where you're looking; to the ego, it looks like it's miracles and accidents. — Ram Dass Copy Share
Just because you are seeing divine light, experiencing waves of bliss, or conversing with Gods and Goddesses is no reason to not know your… — Ram Dass Copy Share
Along with faith comes the requirement for dogged persistence. At first meditation may bring you mild highs or some relief from suffering. But there… — Ram Dass Copy Share
I help people as a way to work on myself, and I work on myself to help people ... to me, that's what the… — Ram Dass Copy Share
It's very hard to grow, because it's difficult to let go of the models of ourselves in which we've invested so heavily. — Ram Dass Copy Share
All that you seek is already within you. In Hinduism it is called the Atman, in Buddhism the pure Buddha-Mind. Christ said, 'the kingdom… — Ram Dass Copy Share
