Ram Das

[Guest guest]

Dear Group,

 

Last Friday I had the pleasure of listening to Ram Das speak. After

his stroke, he is wheel chair bound and while he was speaking there

were several times where he had to pause, looking for the words.

 

His talk was still filled with laughter, and his joy at his own

spiritual journey. He said that one of the hardest things about the

stroke was that he had always felt protected by the grace of his

Guru, and the stroke made him question that grace. He spoke of coming

to see even the stroke as grace, and then all was OK again (thought

very different from the independent life he had enjoyed before).

 

One thing that he talked about that I found particularly of interest

was his work with hospice workers in San Francisco. He talks to them

and asks them to see that who they are caring for is not these

physical bodies, but rather, the soul (that is shared by all, is how

he put it).

 

When the talk was over, there were a number of people who lined up to

have him sign books. I did not have a book for him to sign, but I did

have my copy of "Song of Ribhu." I waited in line, and when it was my

turn, talked briefly of Ramana Maharshi and Ribhu and gave him my

copy of Ribhu. His face lit up, he said, "Ramana Maharshi. Yum!" and

made sure that his attendant put the book somewhere where it would

not be lost.

 

I don't spend much time telling stories now. I thought this might be

of interest tot his group, so offer it.

 

We are Not two,

Richard