English Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Dutch French German Italian Japanese Russian Spanish

Quotes by Ram Dass

the root of suffering

The resistance to the unpleasant situation is the root of suffering.

relieve suffering

Do what you can on this plane to relieve suffering by constantly working on yourself to be an instrument for the cessation of suffering. To me, that's what the emerging game is all about.

work on myself

I would say that the thrust of my life has been initially about getting free, and then realizing that my freedom is not independent of everybody else. Then I am arriving at that circle where one works on oneself as a gift to other people so that one doesn't create more suffering. I help people as a work on myself and I work on myself to help people.

no escape possible

If you think you're free, there's no escape possible.

important to expect nothing

It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.