 Following Pete’s recent visit with the spiritual teacher Ram Dass, we explore the foundations of love, how we can bring more of that quality into our own lives, and the impact of the sixties on contemporary culture.
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thank you … you are living on your boat? how wonderful to see ram dass. I live in hilotown Hawaii USA…I am sending you aloha (love) and oneness blessings to you….how exciting of a day and time we live in NOW…yippee,mimi
thank you. this is beautiful. perfect valentine’s find.
very grateful for this experience of viewing.
excellent adventures.
xoxo
Peter,
Have you ever entered into a conversation with Father Thomas Keating of Snow Mass, CO? As I watched these shows of yours with Duane, I had a gut feeling that the two of you should connect. He won’t be around forever, and has been forging loving inclusive cooperative relationships in many directions over the last several years. His book, Open Minds, Open Hearts blew me away, as does Centering Prayer (when I practice it). This message is not about that. Father Keating knows the importance of interconnection, just as you do. This message is about nothing more than one woman’s desire to make sure that two of her heroes connect in a way that will serve the highest good for the world we share.
In Love,
Kathryn
LOVE. The is the oldest teaching since creation. But fear creaped in to man’s heart and the pathway become perverted. We need more articles like this to help man find his way back to his true self. Peace, love, and joy in a pure spirit.
Love and truth, yes, I’ve often thought you can’t have one without the other even though they can seem to be opposites sometimes. But without truth, love degenerates into mere sentimentality, and without love, truth can be hard and cold. I think there’s often a creative tension between them, and when they feel to us to be in opposition we need to struggle to express both of them as well as we can. Do you agree?
Yes, I agree there is a creative, and mutually supportive, tension between truth and love.
I am crying happy tears as I just listened to your conversation regarding Love and Ram Dass! I was so excited when his book came out and eagerly purchased it! My wife and I were sitting on the porch this morning enjoying breakfast together and talking about the need for personal and planetary transformation. I am a member of IONS (Institute of Noetic Sciences) and a facilitator of Awakening the Dreamer (see Pachamama Alliance if you wish to Google this phenomena). Both of these programs bring the invitation of conscious discussion and exploration to the wider public. Both of your books – including concepts such as the living universe and the global brain – bring such hope to us! We affirm that the tipping point is here and now (being Love now!) and that all is in perfect Divine order (despite what it sometimes feels like in the country and the world). Thank you again for bringing such compassion and wisdom to us. Know that you are honored and appreciated.
Wonderful to ‘meet’ you, Duane…have loved (and learned so much from) Peter and Ram Dass over many years and now adding you! Your chat about telling the truth reminded me of Angeles Arrien’s Four Rules of Living, number 3 being “Tell the Truth without blame or judgment”..has been a wonderful guide for me. And Peter’s comment about caring reminded me of a recent interview I heard with Dan Siegel, MD about 6 Things That Make Your Brain Grow when he commented that “We know now that neurons detect the intention of others. As I feel your intention to care for me,nurture my growth, trust builds and a/my sense of safety”. And he added that “Empathy improves immune function”. We already know that trust increases profits dramatically..so what are we waitin’ for?! Pay off our national debt? You bet…as the song says, “all you really need is love!”
Thanks so much…you made my day!
While we’re talking about truth, though, I can’t agree that everyone is doing their best all the time. Sometimes, for whatever reason, some people do their worst, and I think that to be blind to that possibility is to be vulnerable to it.
Hello. Been watching these shows for a time now, like the content and am supportive of what the message is. However, and here it is, what is your answer to the unfolding of the psyche, as defined by Jung. Love, as an adverb, a doing action isn’t highly taught in his teachings, so I’m wondering, if the pysche is so slow to evolve, where does Love fit into this evolving energy?
And where does the Love message fit in with others who hve no respect for my truth of Love, or indeed even my life? There are others out there who do not hold this view. How does one Love another who is opposed to my Being and the way I live my life, vis a vis, many “religious” people who oppose homosexuality.
Any insights, please.
Thank you.
Lavinsh
People who are opposed to another’s truth of love are in ego and often coming from an indoctrinated perspective; a rather sad way to go through life.. The question is not “How does one Love another who is opposed to my Being….” but rather ‘Do we love and respect ourselves enough to remain with our personal truth’ If the answer to that is yes, then unconditional love for others can follow.
Let us Become-
Stewards of the planet in gratitude, embracing diversity and uniqueness as among the greatest blessings.
Live with discernment in non-judgement.
Share lessons from the heart instead of the ego.
Celebrate Every Day as Sacred.
Spread joy and laughter, harmony, peace and love.
Touch someone’s heart with a smile
Uphold an ecologically sound lifestyle in harmony with Nature.
Embrace All Beings, recognising our connectedness.
Honour and respect all Our Relations
InLaK’ech.
Beware a person who professes to be the Knower and Teller of The Truth. The best I as a speaker can say is “the truth for me is such and such and i am aware it is only my observation given my history of understanding and based upon what i myself have actually witnessed.” …..
We always must remember we are the person responsible for assessing truth in our own lives. When we accept this responsibility we must also remember that we have contributed to our own upset when the “truth” is no longer supported.
Dear Pete,
An open heart seems still a mystery to me. I keep thinking it’s supposed to be a feeling I would recognize. So it seems to elude me in that sense.
Really appreciate your reflections on care … it seems like quite an evolved state to really care for how someone is doing. Again, I have an expectation that caring would feel a certain way. I will reflect more on what you said … “A person’s well being is what we want … telling the truth with care, I care for you.”
I enjoy your reflections on how Ram Dass is more in a state of love and not in love. That gives me a focal point to explore. Quality of openness of heart … a quality of being …
Duane, when someone is in their heart, you say you can feel it. Again, like my comments to Pete, I guess I’m expecting that when I have a heart opening I’m going to feel something tangible coming from my actual heart.
There’s a lot in this dialogue … I’d like to listen to it over and over … with the intention to understand better what my feeling of being in the heart is for me. I’d like to be able to recognize when I am clearly in my heart and understand for myself what that means. This seems a real key for evolving human.
Blessings and thanks
Thanks to you Peter and Duane, just love your serie.
After i had a wonderful experience with the loving consciousness (it´s secrets) is it so nice listening to you two.
To simplify feels importent and I think I pick up two really good advice… is it possible to see it from an another view and what should love do from this view.
My own view on the world is easy like this…
“If we want a world in Peace we just need to be Peaceful”
“If we want a world in Love we just need to be Loving”
Peace and Love
T1
Enjoyable read, thanks