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Mar 2016
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Ep. 93 - The Thinking Mind

RAM DASS / LOVE SERVE REMEMBER
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Ram Dass illuminates the trap that many of us fall into as we grow up - which is the idea that we are our thoughts. The more accurate view would be, "I am and I think.” Thinking is a power that we have - “Intellect is a great servant but a lousy master.” Most of us live almost entirely within the projections of our thinking mind. Intellect is only one way of ... Show More
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