In this talk, given at the University of Vermont, Ram Dass begins by asking the question, ‘Who am I?’. Are we the vast array of personality traits that arise in our day-to-day lives? Can we pinpoint exactly who or what we are within our body, mind, or spirit? These questions, as Ram Dass explains, continuously led him back into the void, as every answer he had was ultimately untrue. He eventually learned to identify with the creator, rather than the creation, and his sense of separateness began to dissolve.
Ram Dass, also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, psychologist, and author. His best-known book, Be Here Now, has been described as “seminal,” and helped popularize Eastern spirituality and yoga with the baby boomer generation in the West.
