Maharajji told me, 'Give up anger and I'll help you.' I found _x000D_ that love freed me back into the ocean of love and my righteous anger didn't do that. And I would rather be free than right.
Ram DassRead
When we see the Beloved in each person, it's like walking through a garden, watching flowers bloom all around us.
Interpretation
Seeing the divine in everyone allows us to appreciate the beauty in humanity.
This quote by Ram Dass suggests that recognizing the beloved, or the divine essence, in each individual transforms our perception of others. Just as a garden filled with blooming flowers brings joy and beauty, seeing the divine in people enriches our experiences and fosters love and connection among us.
In practice
In a speech about kindness, this quote can emphasize the importance of seeing the good in others.
Maharajji told me, 'Give up anger and I'll help you.' I found _x000D_ that love freed me back into the ocean of love and my righteous anger didn't do that. And I would rather be free than right.
The gift you offer another person is just your being.
Let the natural flow of the universe, course through your being, and harmonize your soul.
You can be still and still moving. Content even in your discontent.
The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back. _x000D_ _x000D_ In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight. _x000D_ _x000D_ When we see the Beloved in each person, it's like walking through a garden, watching flowers bloom all around us.
When I look at relationships, my own and others, I see a wide range of reasons for people to be together and ways in which they are together. I see ways in which a relationship - which means something that exists between two or more people - for the most part reinforces people's separateness as individual entities.
People live for love. They kill for love. They die for love. They have songs, poems, novels, sculptures, paintings, myths, legends. It's one of the most powerful brain systems on Earth for both great joy and great sorrow.
My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.
Humanity is outraged in me and with me. We must not dissimulate nor try to forget this indignation, which is one of the most passionate forms of love.
Ah... romance to me is spontaneity. It's not diamond earrings; it's a bunch of daffodils that's freshly picked from the field.
Unselfish love does not exploit its object and it does not ask for anything in return.
Love and work... work and love, that's all there is.
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