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Ram Dass: Fierce Grace

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Harvard professors Richard Alpert and Timothy Leary made countercultural history in 1963 when they were fired from that institution for conducting controversial psychedelic drug research. In the purple haze aftermath, Alpert journeyed to India and found his guru Maharaj ji, who renamed him Ram Dass ("Servant of God"). Best known for his 1971 bestseller BE HERE NOW, which was a spiritual touchstone of the era, Ram Dass became an inspiration to people across the globe. Filmmaker Mickey Lemle--who has known his subject for more than twenty-five years--intersperses vivid archival footage from hippiedom's glory days with intimate glimpses of Ram Dass today, as he continues to remake his life since being--in his words--"stroked" in 1997. Named by NEWSWEEK as one of the Top Five Non-Fiction Films of 2002, RAM DASS FIERCE GRACE is an engrossing, poignant meditation on spirituality, consciousness, healing and the unexpected grace of aging.

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20 minutes of exclusive additional footage
Chant Master Krishna Das' prayer "Hanuman Puja," accompanied by a photo montage of Maharaj ji
"Hanuman Puja" lyrics in Sanskrit and English
Biographies on Ram Dass and Producer/Director Mickey Lemle
Personal statement from Mickey Lemle

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Actors: William Alpert, Ram Dass, Larry Brilliant
Format: Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English (Unknown)
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number of discs: 1
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Studio: Zeitgeist Films
DVD Release Date: April 15, 2003
Run Time: 93 minutes
Average Customer Review: 73 customer reviews
ASIN: B00008DDV1
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,723 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #1089 in Foreign Films (Movies & TV)
- #1986 in Documentary (Movies & TV)
- #11521 in Drama DVDs

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Isabella Bouchard

An Absolute Must

May 22, 2014

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If you care about aging and disability, or believe that it will never happen to you, this film is a must. Ram Dass is a modern day holy man, teaching us how to deal with our bodies breaking down yet embracing all of the things we fear, even death, with humor, grace, and a rich soul life. The film has footage from the 60s, which is great fun, as well as present day coverage of RD's challenge to live with a debilitating stroke, while continuing to inspire, write, and teach. I've watched it twice within 10 days and I keep it on top of my movie musts pile so I can dip into it for his insights, perspectives, and the love that comes through him to anyone who watches this film. Do buy this. All fear of the unknown and what is inevitable will fade away.

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February 22, 2019

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Touching, inspiring video about the man behind the image of Ram Dass and the radical acceptance of his challenge of being "stroked" by God. His heart, intelligence and love as displayed in this video is stunning. It was a must have for me on my journey through this human experience.

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Ram Dass fans will love this in depth look at what our guru has ...

August 9, 2014

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Ram Dass fans will love this in depth look at what our guru has become with age. It's funny to see that the great american sage of his times is just another old man dealing with the pains of life and maturity. This guy was preaching like Jesus for 45 years of his life. Now he has had a stroke and he see's that he is dying and traveling to the same point the rest of us are. His views seem to have finally come full circle and he has realized, the teacher is still the student. We'll see you on the other side brother! Thanks for all the love and wisdom!!

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Wayne C. Rogers

What it basically comes down to is "service" to humanity!

January 12, 2007

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My first introduction to Ram Dass (aka Dr. Richard Albert) came in December of 1984. I was managing a bookstore in my hometown in North Carolina, and an elderly lady came in one night just before closing. My mother had died of cancer several months before, and I was in a state of severed depression about my life and where I was headed. The lady walked around the store for a number of minutes, and then came up to the counter and laid a cassette tape down it. Now, I didn't know who this lady was. I'd never seen her before, nor did I ever see her again. She said that she wanted me to have the tape and that it would help to ease my emotional pain and suffering. I didn't know how she knew about that and felt somewhat embarrassed by her comment. I didn't want the tape and attempted to give it back to her. That was when she mentioned my mother and said that I was being watched over by her. I didn't know what to say. The lady left the store. Against my better, I listened to the tape that night. It was a lecture by someone that I'd never heard of. The man's name was Ram Dass, and he was speaking to a group of people about living and suffering, and how all of this is nothing more than another method for learning about ourselves as spiritual beings. There was a truth to his words that touched something deep within me. I could hear the honesty in his voice as he talked about his own life and the struggles that he had to work through. I have no doubt that the tape saved my life that winter. Afterwards, I began to search for more tapes by this unusual gentleman and discovered a wealth of information in both tape and book form.

Twenty-two years later, Ram Dass is once again in my life in the form of a documentary by Mickey Lemle called Ram Dass: Fierce Grace. The documentary was done in 2001 and deals with the major stroke that Ram Dass had in 1997, as well as flashbacks to his early years as a child, a Harvard professor, a spiritual seeker in India, a guru to the baby boomers of the sixties, and as the best selling author of Be Here Now. Ram Dass has always said that his message was simply his own personal journey through life. That was what he had to share with others who sought a clearer understanding about life and why we're here. During the documentary, we get to see Ram Dass and how the stroke has changed his own life with numerous sessions of therapy, learning to talk again and to be able to find the right words to express his thoughts, and still being here to help other people on their own special journey of inner discovery. We also get to see the early years of Ram Dass, especially with his spiritual guru, Neem Karoli Baba, and with his father after he returns home from India. It was enlightening to see his father, who was very upper class, deal with his son returning from a third-world country, dressed in a white robe and having a long beard, with hundreds of people flocking to their home in New Hampshire to listen to this "servant of God" speak about his own journey toward understanding. Some how, on a deeper level, his father knew that he was doing something that would help others. As the DVD ends, Ram Dass talks about his new journey, which deals with aging and strokes and still being here and a new way to find true grace in his actions.

Though I'd seen pictures of Ram Dass over the years and had listened to countless cassette tapes, I'd never seen him in person. This DVD is probably as close as I'll ever get to him. It was certainly an eye-opening experience, and it made me realize that there was vital information here that I needed to know because I'm now 56 and dealing with the aging process and my own unique journey. It was also fun to finally see Wavy Gravy. I've heard so much about him over the years and his acute sense of humor. And yes, he did make me laugh. I do wish, however, that the documentary had been longer. There's an extra twenty minutes of scenes in the Special Features, but it was still too short. I could've easily sat through another ninety minutes, listening to Ram Dass talk about perception and reality and how each person has chosen a particular path to follow with its own challenges and mellow drama and methods for achieving self-realization. There were a number of scenes in the documentary that will have you crying. The biggest one deals with the parents of Rachel, a young teen who was raped and murdered. Ram Dass wrote them a letter with regards to their tragedy, and it helped them to over-come their rage and helplessness at what had happened to their daughter. When the mother of Rachel reads the letter, it definitely brings you to tears. Another scene has Ram Dass listening to a young woman as she talks about the murder of her boyfriend and how she's trying to understand why this has happened. What she has to say brings Ram Dass to sudden tears as her words touch his heart. Needless to say, Ram Dass: Fierce Grace has an important message to deliver to those who are ready to hear it. As Ram Dass says, when you're ready, all it takes is a simple word or action to open the door to your awareness. Then, you're able to walk through it with better clarity as to why we're here and the many different roles that we play throughout our life. This is powerful stuff, but if you're not ready, it'll be meaningless to you. Namaste, Ram Dass!

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September 9, 2005

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Recently, as I was recovering from pneumonia and feeling pretty depressed, a friend recommended I get a copy of Fierce Grace. As I watched clips of Ram Dass both before and after his stroke, I realized what suffering really was and that the human spirit always---even in the depths of pain, disease, or sorrow---has choices. When Spirit smacks us in the head with some kind of difficulty in our lives, we can either wallow in our suffering and fade away or we can accept the "fierce grace" Spirit has extended to us and grow. The message that healing is not a return to the way things were before we get sick or go through some kind of trauma, but rather the growth of spirit and consciousness that we can undergo as we come through difficulty stuck with me. My physical illness is gone, but I am not the same. For anyone facing a difficult time in his or her life, I highly recommend viewing this DVD.

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Ed Z

Ram Dass: Guru to the baby boomers

November 5, 2006

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I went to see Ram Dass in Santa Fe, New Mexico just before his stroke in 1997. I had recently gotten interested in his books and they were giving me a much needed perspective on how to live my life during a very challenging time. Many hearts were broken when the news of his stroke were released.Now he comes back to show us how to grow old. He is such a wonderful example. I don't think that he would consider himself an enlightened being. Perhaps highly awakened. But that's the key to being on The Path, accepting exactly where you are now with all of your hangups and negativity. His outstanding book "Be Here Now" has been the catalyst for many spiritual aspirants. Anyway "Fierce Grace" is absolutly wonderful. Very well produced and edited. It takes through Ram Dass's childhood and then through his years experimenting with hallucinogens to his search for a more "natural" high which eventually brought him to his guru, Neem Karoli Baba. The DVD brings me to tears a few times. Some from sadness, some from the fact that it touches that spot in me that holds it all, sadness, fear, ecstasy, love, all of it. Ram Dass has helped many to find that place and this film is such a well deserved tribute to him.

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