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to the
STL Local Ram Dass Satsang
Dive Deeper into Ram Dass Teachings and Explore What it Means to Love, Serve, and Remember.
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Saint Louis Local Ram Dass Satsang
First Thursdays
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Creve Coeur
Address TBA (RSVP to get the address)
(optional) 6:30 pm Experience Extended Silent Group Meditation
(Just quietly come in and sit down.)
Third Wednesdays
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The Focal Point in Maplewood
(optional) 6:30 pm Experience Extended Silent Group Meditation
(Just quietly come in and sit down.)
Bring yourself.
Bring a friend.
Bring a donation for a food bank.
Bring your fears and sadness.
Bring your joys and gladness.
Bring a snack.
Bring nothing.
Bring everything.
Bring an open heart.
Bring your loving awareness.
Come share this time and space with us.
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About the STL Local Satsangs
During the Saint Louis local Ram Dass satsangs we will dive deeper in relationship with Ram Dass and our local community.
We’ll explore Ram Dass teachings as we learn to navigate our spiritual and human journeys with humor, honesty, and harmony.
We’ll focus on topics relevant to our ordinary lives, including:
Love & Compassion
Meditation & Mindfulness
Expanding Consciousness
Service & Social Action
Relationships
Death and Dying
And much much more
We’ll explore what it means to Love, Serve, and Remember.
Why Satsang is Important...
Thich Nath Hahn says that the next guru will be the Sangha, or in our words, the next teacher will be the Satsang.
Everyone is hungry for something, and everyone has something to give.
Community is where that deep hunger and our great gladness can meet.
Satsang is key for this magic to happen.
The main focus is to create community around the teachings of Ram Dass and Neem Karoli Baba and to "love people, serve people, & feed people."
Creating connections is what matters.
“If I go into the place in myself that is love,
and you go into the place in yourself that is love,
we are together in love.
Then you and I are truly in love,
the state of being love.
That’s the entrance to Oneness.
That’s the space I entered when I met my guru.”
- Ram Dass
What Does Satsang Look Like?
A satsang can be:
Monthly Gatherings
This might be a small circle with close friends at your house, or large gatherings held in public spaces.
Regular Coffees
This could be a group of people meeting for coffee or tea to discuss Ram Dass teachings, books, podcasts, etc.
Nature Walks
with Meditation
Group nature walks and picnics complete with meditation and discussion of Ram Dass teachings
And More
There are 1001 different ways to host a fellowship gathering.
The Saint Louis Local Ram Dass Satsang uses the Monthly Gatherings format.
The current satsang agenda is:
Introductions
Meditation
Ram Dass Talk
Group Discussion/Sharing
Meditation
Why Learn From Me?
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Ram Dass Links
Where to find more Ram Dass Material
All things Ram Dass
Facebook Page
Ram Dass Podcasts
"Working with the dying is like
being a midwife for this
great rite of passage of death.
Just as a midwife helps a being
take their first breath,
you help a being
take their last breath.”
- Ram Dass
Some Great Books by Ram Dass
Be Here Now
Becoming Nobody
Polishing the Mirror:
How to Live from Your Spiritual Heart
Grist for the Mill:
Awakening to Oneness
How Can I Help?:
Stories and Reflections on Service
Still Here:
Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying
Miracle of Love
The Only Dance There Is:
Talks at the Menninger Foundation
“In mystical traditions,
it is one's own readiness that makes
experiences exoteric or esoteric.
The secret isn't that you're not being told.
The secret is that you're not able to hear..”
- Ram Dass
The Foundations for
Holding Spiritual Hospitality
with Each Other
Below are a few guidelines for participating in a satsang.
The goal is to create a safe space for group discussions.
While only you can determine if this space is safe for you, we work together to create a sense of belonging.
Therefore, to enable one another the deepest experience possible, we ask:
Each person to take full responsibility for themself and allow for the same of other participants. Part of this means making “I-statements,” speaking about my own experiences rather than commenting on or referring to another member.
Avoid giving unsolicited advice to other participants. If someone asks for feedback, try to maintain a stance of loving witness rather than expert.
Stay on topic given for the meeting and keep close to the teachings of Ram Dass and Maharaji.
Work together to create a space for growth, which will include making mistakes and holding each other accountable.
Allow each person equal time to share, recognizing we all have wisdom to impart and things to learn from each other. This means allowing for different viewpoints to exist simultaneously and being willing to take what I like and leave the rest.
Some people here are new to the teachings and some have been involved for a long time. Everyone is invited to share their experience and recognize that none of us are masters; we are all on the path of learning together.
Also know that some people are introverts, and some extroverts. So allow yourself to go against your grain a little with this. If someone unintentionally monopolizes the conversation, our host will give a gentle reminder by inviting someone else to share.
Refrain from any sort of self-promotion or advertising.
This is not a self-help or therapy group.
We want to do our best to make this a supportive and inclusive community. Sometimes that means asking for help.
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“Spiritual practices help us move
from identifying with the ego
to identifying with the soul.
Old age does that for you too.
It spiritualizes people naturally.”
- Ram Dass
What Does It Cost to Attend
the Local Ram Dass Satsang?
(optional) Suggested Donation: $5 at the Door
If you choose: Bring a Canned Food Item
(we will donate it to a local charity)
“In our Western culture,
although death has come out of the closet,
it is still not openly experienced or discussed.
Allowing dying to be so intensely present
enriches both the preciousness of each moment
and our detachment from it.”
- Ram Dass
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