The journey of spiritual awakening begins in infancy when a human learns separateness and becomes 'somebody'—identifying exclusively with their physical body, thoughts, desires, and separate self. This 'somebody' training is necessary for functioning but creates suffering when taken as the whole truth.

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Speaker

Ram Dass

Evidence Quote

you and I went into training...somebody training...you were trained by the best kind of people because they all thought they were somebody your mother and father both thought they were real and therefore they thought their child was real [18:29]

Source

The Miracle of Consciousness - Ram Dass Full Lecture 1996Baba Ram Dass
Created: 8/10/2026, 3:32:01 PM

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