Rama Live! Talks and Workshops presents talks that Rama gave from 1982 through 1985 that were open to members of the public. Many were held at the Los Angeles Convention Center and were publicly advertised.

Advertising for the Psychic Development Workshop in 1985 included a cassette tape, An Introduction to Rama Seminars Psychic Development, in which Rama described his goals and what attendees might come away with.

A Workshop with Rama consisted of 3 talks in January 1985. Psychic Development Workshop was 6 talks in November and December 1985. Rama Live in LA was presented on 6 evenings in June and July 1983.

Audio recordings of these talks may be heard on www.RamaTalks.com, under Free Dharma Talks, and www.RamaMeditationSociety.org/set/Workshop-Rama

Please listen to some of these talks if you can in order to get a feel for what the actual experience was like for the audience!

The following typographic conventions are used in an effort to transcribe these great truths and Rama’s highly spirited presentation from audio into printed form.

An ellipsis (…) is used to show that Rama makes a pause while talking, sometimes starting a new sentence.

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While presenting the greatest truths of conscious awareness and spiritual discovery, Rama does a terrific amount of ad-libbing, inventing voices and characters, telling little side-stories, and keeping the audience in a nearly constant state of laughter.

A lot of the time, Rama’s monologue and the audience laughter occur simultaneously.

The laughter on the original audio is sometimes continuous for long periods of time, interspersed with Rama’s monologue. This has been edited extensively. Please consider that the printed book barely reflects the truly elevated spirit of the audience, as Rama continually blasted everyone with kundalini energy as he was talking and meditating.

For example,

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Sometimes the laughter doesn’t begin until a split-second after Rama finishes a thought, then the audience goes into convulsions.

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Square brackets are used to describe something that’s not spoken but is necessary to understand the context as Rama speaks.

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Something that Rama said to himself is shown in parentheses, which appear as a lower level “aside” on the audio recording.

Indented lists and additional line breaks are used to break up a sentence into the important focal points.

So instead of this,

Perhaps this presents a more meditative flow, and the concepts are easier to absorb.

Square brackets indicate whether Rama or an audience member is speaking. The audience member’s question is indented, but Rama’s response is not indented. If the audience member’s question could not be heard from the audio recording, it is omitted.

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1. In 1982, Rama still used the name Atmananda. “The Last Incarnation,” in The Last Incarnation, 1983, describes his later name change. “Eternity has named me Rama,” Atmananda said. “Rama most clearly reflects that strand of luminosity of which I am a part.”