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A Spiritual Journey: Two Classic Programs from One of America's Prominent Spiritual Teachers Audiobook
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Two classic audio programs from one of the world's most influential contemporary spiritual teachers, now available in one volume on cd In Part One: Finding and Exploring your Spiritual Path, Ram Dass speaks from the heart with wisdom gained from a lifetime spent on the path to enlightenment about the often rocky yet profoundly transforming road to living the spiritual life. With personal anecdotes and commentary, he illuminates a wide variety of ancient and contemporary philosophies, drawing from such sources as the Buddha, Russian philosopher Gurdjieff, Mahatma Ghandi, and many others. Here is down-to-earth advice for those on the path to spiritual fulfillment, the pleasures and pitfalls you will encounter en route, the value and potential dangers of teachers and gurus, and the importance of following your intuitive heart.In Part Two: Journey of Awakening, Ram Dass focuses on the moments crucial to the serious seeker of the spiritual path. Meditation is an essential part of that practice. Why meditate? To live in the moment. To dwell in the harmony of things. To awaken. Those moments in your life when there is an openness, a spacious quality to your existence —those are the moments that truly make life remarkable.
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"I am not sure Buddhism is my way, but Ram Dass was very skeptical when he first went to India. Written with a Buddhist bias, it certainly does explain how to live in the moment. Though all the time? You don't have to. Just pick your path as Ram Dass did for himself and you will be alright. "
— Garrett (4 out of 5 stars)
A Spiritual Journey Listener Reviews
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" Working on myself more and more these days. Ram Dass(Richard Alpert) is easy to understand and listen to. He worked with Timothy Leary back in the day so safe to assume how he experienced his spiritual awakening :). "
— Carol, 5/29/2012 -
" This is the seminal work that made Buddhist meditation accessible to Americans. "
— Ka, 2/27/2011 -
" Great book to help you better understand meditation, various ways to meditate, etc. And with humor. Helped me get over the block I had about meditating. "
— Tammi, 1/23/2011 -
" Full of meditation ideas and techniques. It's a really good beginner's book. "
— Tracey, 7/17/2009 -
" this book really helped me to meditate. "
— Bryan, 12/19/2008 -
" Young (hippied out) Ram Dass, but worth it for the hundreds of quotes from the mystical classics. "
— Charlie, 11/12/2008 -
" A great beginners book on mindfulness. It started me thinking about meditation and living more in the now. "
— James, 1/25/2008 -
" i got this book for only fifty cents at a used book sale. it contains a lot of good information about different meditation techniques. it has really re-ignited my love for meditation. it is filled with wisdom from the different world traditions regarding a variety of subjects. "
— Christopher, 11/25/2007 -
" Title in German: <br/>Reise des Erwachens. Handbuch zur Meditation "
— Inara, 8/18/2007
About Ram Dass
Ram Dass is the author of the landmark classic Be Here Now and the acclaimed Still Here. After meeting his guru in India in 1967, Ram Dass became a pivotal spiritual influence on American culture. He currently resides in Maui.