Death is a ceremony
In which one takes off one pair of clothes
And adopts a new one
That’s from the soul perspective
From the ego
Death is a stopping point
It’s the end of the ego
The ego sees death as suffering
And the soul
See death as the awakening
Of a new world
A new perception
So you should identify
With your soul in life
That will be the best thing for you to do
To anticipate death
It’s your Sadhana in life
Your Sadhana prepares you
Prepares you for a upbeat dying
Feeling lost in the electronic sea in the universe?
Electronics capture our consciousness
I remember as a kid thinking about the future
Fast forward living in this age of computers
Everybody in their phones like a solitary cell
We don’t talk with our tongues we just text with our thumbs
Cell towers by the schools giving cancer to the young
And we cancel each other, online you get hung by the jealousy and judgements
Drama to dealt with, and private is public
We’re starving for substance
It’s all one to one
Put down your smoking gun
It’s only what we see
How you choose is what will be
It’s all from the earth
Reflections that we birth
Precious metals salt and sea,
It’s all one it’s you and me
Is a sickness that is coming from
The identification with separateness
With the individual
Modern technology, double edged sword
It’s everywhere at once, impossible to avoid
The whole world connected through the click of a button
We nuke our foods in the microwave ovens
Because it’s quick and convenient
We know the government taking peaks at our email yet we still need it
Fine print we don’t read it, take a bite out of the apple like Eve did in Eden
But where is it leading?
You become identified with your individuality
Then your world is populated by Them
Them is distant from You
At the end of the day, all roads lead home
Dorothy meets the Wiz, it is what it is
Perception is everything, waking up in the dream
We project what we think, but it’s not what it seems
Every cell every atom is connected like team
We are one in this ocean of life with many streams
Be empowered by the tool but don’t let it use you
Can’t Google self-knowledge
Be your own guru
On the other hand
You can identify with all of it
The universe
Or the One
The One is god
The electronics are us
They’re not Them
See yourself as part of a culture
As part of nature
As part of the universe
As part of god
Our consciousness is one
Your consciousness and my consciousness
It’s one
It’s great to be in soul land
To identify with your individual soul
In the plane of consciousness
Which I call soul land
I go in to soul land
And in the soul
Is the witness
You witness the whole whole thing
I look around, what do I see
All my friends reflecting me
We do this dance, round and round
Never know what will be found
I can help you home
Witnessing your thoughts
Witnessing your incarnation
You witness your whole life
Soul land
You meet other souls
You meet your pod, soul pod
That have been with you infinitely
Soul land
And when you’re in your soul
You’ll find a doorway
Which leads into
The Atman
Don’t you want to come with me
You’re already here with me
And the Atman
Contains god
And you’re guru
Don’t you want to come be free
Soul Land
East Forest was invited to Ram Dass’ home in Maui to join in conversation and record brand new teachings from the legendary teacher. After capturing these words of wisdom, East Forest returned to his studio in the high desert of Southern Utah to compose the soundtrack to beautifully support each songs’ subject. In these new recordings, Ram Dass’ words speak masterfully to the modern challenges that so many face with technology, dark thoughts, the nature of soul and so much more. The new East Forest record also features guest appearances from the likes of Trevor Hall, Stic of Dead Prez, The Mynabirds, and Grammy nominated artist, Krishna Das, all framing Ram Dass’ teachings with contemporary voices and cementing the 88 year old spiritual teacher into an echelon of relevancy and immediacy — offering a direct antidote for a highly polarized nation that is deeply in need of a universal voice of wisdom, connection and unconditional love.
EAST FOREST x RAM DASS, releasing in 4 "Chapters" throughout 2019, culminating in a full-length album on August 9, 2019.
East Forest plays electro-acoustic music coined "blissful"
(NPR) and "immersive" (Wired). His work has appeared on Domino, 1631 Recordings, Aquilo Records, as well as Tender Loving Empire & Universal/Decca.
He has three #1 albums that charted on iTunes as well as multiple top ten Billboard releases. He is a Nord Artist & tours internationally....more