Patanjali and Egg on My Beard

In this episode, inspired by what would have been Ram Dass’s 95th birthday, I share a very human moment of ending up with a little egg on my beard in a business connection that was not what it seemed. Using Ram Dass’s famous article as a jumping-off point, we explore how to navigate misalignment with honesty and grace. I’m also dipping into the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 2.8 and what it teaches about aversion, and the temptation to shut down or harden after things go sideways. This is a conversation about staying open, taking the lesson, and remembering that not every path is meant to be walked together forever.

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REFERENCES:

Bryant, Edwin F (2009) The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, North Point Press, New York

Finger, Alan and Newton, Wendy (2018) Tantra of the Yoga Sutras, Shambhala, Boulder

Goldberg, Philip (2010) American Veda: How Indian Spirituality Changed the West, Three Rivers Press, New York

‘Egg on My Beard’ https://www.kashiashram.com/egg_on_my_beard.pdf accessed 7 April 2026