The Westerners Attend their first Meditation Course
It seems that one of the essential initiations for Westerners in India was taking at least one Vipassana meditation course, taught by S.N. Goenka….
Author: Rachael Fisher
Lama Surya Das & The Big Maharajji
In February ’72, I heard people were going to Allahabad to see Maharajji. All the Westerners who got off at the train station were…
Raghu Finds His Home
I managed to get over to India by November of 1970, just as I turned twenty-five. Ram Dass didn’t know where Maharajji was when…
Krishna Das’ Mother Visits India
I was recovering from hepatitis, living in the temple with Maharajji. One day I didn’t feel good, so I stayed in my room all…
Here & Now – Episode 34 – Promises & Pitfalls (Transcription)
Raghu Markus: Welcome to Ram Dass Here and Now. I’m Raghu Markus. Today we have a talk that I dug up from the vast…
Here & Now – Episode 30 – Risk Being Human (Transcription)
Raghu Markus: Hi and welcome to Ram Dass Here and Now, and I’m Raghu Markus. It’s the start of a new year, 2013. We…
Here & Now – Episode 31 – Aging and Awakening (Transcription)
Raghu: Here we are again, Ram Dass Here and Now podcast. I’m Raghu Markus. Let’s see, today I’ve found an old talk – when…
Here & Now – Episode 15 – Samadhi (Transcription)
TRANSCRIPTION Raghu: Welcome to Ram Dass Here and Now. I’m Raghu Markus and I’m the host of this pretty wonderful podcast that we’re doing…
Here & Now – Episode 12 – Behind it All (Transcription)
TRANSCRIPTION Raghu Markus: Welcome to the Ram Dass Here and Now podcast and I’m your host Raghu Markus. Well, in doing these podcasts over…