The fundamental purpose of spiritual practice, for Ram Dass, is to stabilize awakened consciousness in ordinary life—to maintain non-exclusive identification with one's soul awareness while functioning as an ego in the world, making this the most compassionate contribution to the world.

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Speaker

Ram Dass

Evidence Quote

what I have done since that time which is the last 23 years is to do the practices and live my life in such a way as to optimize my stabilizing myself in an awakened State because as far as I can understand that is the most compassionate thing that I can do [22:49]

Source

The Miracle of Consciousness - Ram Dass Full Lecture 1996Baba Ram Dass
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