The Only Dance There Is (1974)

by Ram Dass

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This book is based on talks by Ram Dass at the Menninger Foundation in 1970 and at the Spring Grove Hospital in Maryland in 1972. The text grew out of the interaction between Ram Dass and the spiritual seekers in attendance at these talks. The result of this unique exchange is a useful guide for understanding the nature of consciousness--useful both to other spiritual seekers and to formally trained psychologists. It is also a celebration of the Dance of Life--which, in the words of Ram Dass, is the "only dance there is."… (more)

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"I help people as a way to work on myself, and I work on myself to help people... To me, that's what the emerging game is all about." IRam Dass' philosophy: be here now (also the title of another book by Ram Dass/Richard Alpert) and be compassionate. I also like his take on sexual labels (said elsewhere): [...who we are] "isn't gay, and it's not not-gay, and it's not anything — it's just awareness." (

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dbsovereign | Jan 26, 2016 |

I wrote a review of his film Fierce Grace in which the review mentions these books. You can find the review posted here:
http://hubpages.com/hub/In-Favor-of-His-Savagery (

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MSarki | Mar 29, 2013 |

his book is based on talks by Ram Dass (Richard Aplert) at the Menninger Foundation, Topeka, Kansas, in 1970; and at the Spring Grove Hospital in Maryland, in 1972. The text grew out of interaction between Ram Dass and the spiritual seekers in attendance at these talks. The result of this unique exchange is a useful guide for understanding the nature of consciousness. It is also a celebration of the Dance of Life - which in the words of Ram Dass, is the "only dance there is".

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The Only Dance There Is

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The Only Dance There Is - 1970 Menninger Foundation Talks

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1974

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Last evening, here in Topeka, as one of the journeyers on a path - a very very old path - of consciousness, I, in a sense, met with the Explorers Club to tell about the geography I had been mapping.

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This book is based on talks by Ram Dass at the Menninger Foundation in 1970 and at the Spring Grove Hospital in Maryland in 1972. The text grew out of the interaction between Ram Dass and the spiritual seekers in attendance at these talks. The result of this unique exchange is a useful guide for understanding the nature of consciousness--useful both to other spiritual seekers and to formally trained psychologists. It is also a celebration of the Dance of Life--which, in the words of Ram Dass, is the "only dance there is."

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This book is based on talks by Ram Dass at the Menninger Foundation in 1970 and at the Spring Grove Hospital in Maryland in 1972. The text grew out of the interaction between Ram Dass and the spiritual seekers in attendance at these talks.

The result of this unique exchange is a useful guide for understanding the nature of consciousness--useful both to other spiritual seekers and to formally trained psychologists. It is also a celebration of the Dance of Life--which, in the words of Ram Dass, is the "only dance there is."

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