The Teaching on Love Ram Dass Received From His Guru, Maharaji
It’s about the power of serving others.
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In a talk he gave in 1986, Ram Dass spoke of a conversation he had with his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, known as Maharaji to his devotees. It went like this:
Ram Dass: How do I get enlightened?
Maharajii: Feed people.
Ram Dass: How do I know God?
Maharajii: Serve people.
Bingo. End of conversation. That’s all we need to know.
I come back to this basic teaching of Maharajii when I feel like I’m getting stuck in my head around spiritual practices whose purpose is to release me from being stuck in my head! In other words, when I catch myself going down the me, me, me road.