Ram Dass interviews Rabbi Zalman and they reminisce and discuss various topics. They recall when they were in New Delhi visiting temples. They discuss the Middle East, and Zalman talks of how Israeli Jews can relate to Palestinians, how two arch enemies must learn to get along with each other; that we must see the other person as a human being and see their pain. He refers to Hindus and Moslems living together in India. They discuss the cosmology of Judaism and most religions being laminated. When caught in an existing paradigm, how can others hear you? We’ve isolated ourselves from the pain of others. Ram Dass says some don’t want to use their pain to awaken. When faith gets stronger dying into the sea of suffering is possible. Zalman talks of the “36 necessary people” and how they are needed today. Ram asks him if his identity has changed since Vienna. He talks of his time then and his identity over the years. He discusses how renewal came about and those with Jewish background seeking a higher consciousness, and how changes came about. Zalman is asked to talk about his mentor and how he reconciles discrepancies between himself and his mentor. He talks of taking the baton, yet being uniquely himself. He feels inside, that he is not responsible for anything else but that. He feels his mentor witnessing his unique expression of dealing with compassion, mercy, tenderness, love, emptiness, and the like.
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Ram Dass interviews Rabbi Zalman and they reminisce and discuss various topics. They recall when they were in New Delhi visiting temples. They discuss the Middle East, and Zalman talks of how Israeli Jews can relate to Palestinians, how two arch enemies must learn to get along with each other; that we must see the other person as a human being and see their pain. He refers to Hindus and Moslems living together in India. They discuss the cosmology of Judaism and most religions being laminated. When caught in an existing paradigm, how can others hear you? We’ve isolated ourselves from the pain of others. Ram Dass says some don’t want to use their pain to awaken. When faith gets stronger dying into the sea of suffering is possible. Zalman talks of the “36 necessary people” and how they are needed today. Ram asks him if his identity has changed since Vienna. He talks of his time then and his identity over the years. He discusses how renewal came about and those with Jewish background seeking a higher consciousness, and how changes came about. Zalman is asked to talk about his mentor and how he reconciles discrepancies between himself and his mentor. He talks of taking the baton, yet being uniquely himself. He feels inside, that he is not responsible for anything else but that. He feels his mentor witnessing his unique expression of dealing with compassion, mercy, tenderness, love, emptiness, and the like.
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