# Ep. 259 - Ram Dass Fellowship: Navigating the Human Predicament with Duncan Trussell & Jackie Dobrinska

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Published: 2026-06-12T16:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

With humor and wisdom, Duncan Trussell shares how the ego can turn spirituality into another achievement, and why freedom comes from realizing there's nothing to prove. Help us celebrate 10 years of Be Here Now Network and support the next chapter of Ram Dass Here and Now. Gifts are matched dollar for dollar through June 30. Learn more and give here: BHNN 10th Birthday Fundraiser Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Duncan chats about: Lessons on spiritual materialism from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Staying connected to everyday life while being spiritual  Transcendental common sense vs. getting puffed up in the ego Staying connected to everyday life while being spiritual  The trouble with actively ignoring parts of ourselves  Reconciling higher consciousness with everyday affairs  Surrendering to all of it and becoming ‘normal’ again Hyperfixating on suffering rather than the end of suffering About Duncan Trussell: Duncan Trussell is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, and actor. His popular podcast, The Duncan Trussell Family Hour , has been downloaded over 25 million times and is known for its blend of humor, fringe ideas, eclectic guests, and great interviews. The DTFH is the foundation for Duncan’s Netflix animated series, The Midnight Gospel , which he co-created with Pendleton Ward in 2020. To learn more about Duncan’s work, visit his website at duncantrussell.com . “It’s a very frustrating thing to our ego to imagine that you don’t have to do anything. You don’t have to learn Sanskrit, know about your chakras, have those scars on your arm from frog venom, do 90 ayahuasca retreats, go to the Ram Dass re…

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