Quotes from Ram Dass

The soul is not part of the incarnation. It comes into the incarnation. And the soul is not afraid of death because it has done it so many times.

Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings.

I experience each moment like baklava: rich in this layer, and this layer, and this layer.

When our hearts open, when we know that we are in fact the world, when we experience the pain of others in our own blood and muscle, we are feeling compassion.

Faith is what is left after all your beliefs have been blown to hell.

Faith, consciousness, and awareness all exist beyond the thinking mind.

I used to be afraid of things like strokes, but I've now discovered that the fear of the stroke is worse than the stroke itself.

The fun is having friends who help each other get free.