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Ram Dass’s Guru Didn’t Teach Much: Just This Simple Philosophy

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David Gerken
Jan 09, 2026
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I wrote an article last year about Neem Karoli Baba, Ram Dass’s guru, and his teaching that we are all one (here’s the link). He’d often say to his devotees, usually apropos of nothing, “sub ek,” which in Hindi means “all one.”

But he said something else, too. It was a direct and simple teaching on what his devotees’ main…

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