Fierce Grace (Ram Dass)

It's an art to live consciously, which becomes a bigger task when it involves learning how to apply love to transform one's life. If you can overlook the ceremonies and the religious notion of the documentation, this film shows a fiercefully honest portrait of life's struggles, and in Ram Dass' case it is done with grace.




YouTube byline to the film:
Ram Dass Fierce Grace is a 2002 American biographical film, directed by Mickey Lemle. It tells the story of Dr. Richard Albert's transformation from Harvard psychology professor to spiritual student/devotee and back again to teacher from the perspective of his massive stroke. Named by Newsweek as one of the "Top Five Non-Fiction Films" of 2002, Ram Dass Fierce Grace offers an engrossing, poignant meditation on consciousness, healing and the unexpected grace of aging.

The film begins in the present, as Ram Dass deals with the effects of a massive stroke that left him physically incapacitated, with impaired memory and speech. Interweaving interviews with fellow devotees of Indian guru and saint Neem Karoli Baba archival footage, Lemle looks back at his privileged childhood, the controversy surrounding his research in psychedelics at Harvard, his pilgrimage to India and devotion to Neem Karoli Baba, his work with the Seva Foundation in social action projects dedicated to relieving suffering in the world, and his impact as an author and guru to millions of followers.



Or here are the direct YouTube links, each is around 10 minutes long: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9

If you live in the US you may check your PBS station to see when the movie will be shown.