Ram Das Batchelder > Quotes

“Is there any fire without smoke?” he asked in the afternoon. He sat in the big chair, the light of the sunset from the open door on his face. “No,” I said. “And what is smoke?” “The impurities which are expelled because they cannot be consumed by the fire.” “Correct,” he nodded briefly.”
― Ram Das Batchelder, Rising in Love: My Wild and Crazy Ride to Here and Now, with Amma, the Hugging Saint

“became a vegetarian, and after a month of eating nothing but veggie food I was surprised to notice that I definitely felt more peaceful. I had no idea that a change in diet could have such a powerful effect on your emotional life!”
― Ram Das Batchelder, Rising in Love: My Wild and Crazy Ride to Here and Now, with Amma, the Hugging Saint

“Due to the constant presence, for millennia, of great Mahatmas in this land, spiritual truth is deeply embedded in her soul and in her soil; I can literally feel the holy vibrations in the ground of my beloved Mother India.”
― Ram Das Batchelder, Rising in Love: My Wild and Crazy Ride to Here and Now, with Amma, the Hugging Saint