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  The way you come to fully appreciate the infusion of the Spirit is to more and more come fully into the moment, where this moment is enough.

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  Appreciation, Appreciate, Way

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

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  Heart, Compassion, Suffering

  Ram Dass (2011). “Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service”, p.11, Three Rivers Press

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• Just because you are seeing divine light, experiencing waves of bliss, or conversing with Gods and Goddesses is no reason to not know your zip code.

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  Light, Gods And Goddesses, Zips

  Ram Dass (1971). “Remember, Now be Here, Now Here be”

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• To him who has had the experience no explanation is necessary, to him who has not, none is possible.

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  Be Here Now, Explanation

  Ram Dass (2010). “Be Here Now”, p.17, Harper Collins

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• We're receiving information from all the planes of our consciousness all the time, but we don't acknowledge their existence; we treat the information as static, as noise.

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  Intuition, Receiving, Noise

  Ram Dass (2007). “One-Liners: A Mini-Manual for a Spiritual Life”, p.142, Harmony

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• The root of compassion is not empathy; that is kindness. Kindness is great, but it is not the ultimate compassion. Ultimate compassion relieves the suffering that comes from separateness. The suffering that comes from separateness is relieved only when you are fully present with another person, not when you are separately present.

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  Kindness, Compassion, Roots

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• In communications empathy knowing respect spirituality tolerance understanding. Only that in you which is me can hear what I'm saying.

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  Communication, Knowing, Empathy

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• You experience that you are cut off by being in your mind, and there is a quality that is starving in an individual that is locked in their mind. So when you move to another plane of consciousness which is no longer controlled by your intellect, which is really the sub-system and you move into the meta-system, what you feel at that moment is... you are the universe, you feel merged with it, you feel thick with the moment, and that richness is so fulfilling.

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  Moving, Cutting, Mind

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• External silence can be the doorway to inner silence.

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  Silence, Doorways

  Ram Dass (2007). “One-Liners: A Mini-Manual for a Spiritual Life”, p.189, Harmony

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• Working on our own consciousness is the most important thing that we are doing at any moment, and being love is a supreme creative act.

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  Love Is, Creative, Important

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• There is a larger frame to the painting than the one that bounds our life's events.

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  Spiritual, Events, Painting

  Ram Dass (2007). “One-Liners: A Mini-Manual for a Spiritual Life”, p.9, Harmony

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• If we can give up attachment to our roles as helpers, then maybe our clients can give up attachment to their roles as patients and we can meet as fellow souls on this incredible journey. We can fulfill the duties of our roles without being trapped by over-identifica tion with them.

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  Giving Up, Journey, Attachment

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• We gain internal freedom through external actions.

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  Life, Motivational, Gains

  Ram Dass (2011). “Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service”, p.134, Three Rivers Press

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• Be open to all teachers And all teachings, And listen with your heart.

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  Education, Teacher, Teaching

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• We kill each other over which name to call the Nameless.

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  Peace, Names, Nameless

  Ram Dass (2007). “One-Liners: A Mini-Manual for a Spiritual Life”, p.32, Harmony

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• 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.

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  Used, Strokes, Used To Be

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• It's all real and it's all illusory: that's Awareness!

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  Life, Real, Awareness

  Ram Dass (2007). “One-Liners: A Mini-Manual for a Spiritual Life”, p.131, Harmony

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• In meditation we can watch the itch instead of scratching it.

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  Meditation, Watches

  Ram Dass (2007). “One-Liners: A Mini-Manual for a Spiritual Life”, p.61, Harmony

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• Counseling has to do with intuition, with work on oneself, with the quietness of one's mind and the openness of one's heart.

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  Heart, Intuition, Mind

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• Can you use the rational mind to transcend itself?

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  Mind, Use, Rational

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• If you want to be surrounded by Souls, become identified with your Soul. It takes one to know one!

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  Soul, Want, Knows

  Ram Dass (2007). “One-Liners: A Mini-Manual for a Spiritual Life”, p.76, Harmony

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• Our plans never turn out as tasty as reality.

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  Reflection, Reality, Turns

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• The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it--just don't get lost in it.

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  Spiritual, Wisdom, Ego

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• When humans come together with a true spirit of dealing with the mystery collaboratively, it's incredibly beautiful.

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  Beautiful, Together, Spirit

  Interview with Douglas Gillies, www.douglasgillies.com.

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

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  Friendship, Fun, Helping

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