The Grace of Rest & Ram Dass
Today was the first time I decided to turn on the tv since I got home from the hospital three weeks ago tomorrow. I have only turned our tv on a handful of times in the last few years as I really don’t watch it, but it’s raining, and I didn’t feel like reading, and I was hoping I could find a good documentary to curl up with my pups and watch. As I scrolled through Netflix, Ram Dass’s documentary, Going Home , caught my eye. The description sounded perfect— “the film is an intimate summary of his life, learning, and awareness, and is ultimately a poetic meditation on life, death, and the soul’s journey home”. Why not, I thought and pressed play with my dog curled up next to me. I’m sure Ram Dass has something more to teach me! The words “short film about being” flashed on the screen, and I knew why I turned on the tv today. As much as this past three weeks has been healing for me, I have an underlying feeling of guilt that I am just “wasting” this time. That I s...
