Ram Dass
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| Original Title: | Be Here Now |
| ISBN: | 0517543052 (ISBN13: 9780517543054) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.ramdassnow.com/books/ |
| Characters: | Richard Alpert, Timothy Leary |
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Describes one man's transformation upon his acceptance of the principles of Yoga & gives a modern restatement of the importance of the spiritual side of human nature. Illustrated. The book is divided into four sections: Journey: The Transformation: Dr Richard Alpert, PhD into Baba Ram Dass From Bindu to Ojas: The Core Book Cookbook for a Sacred Life: A Manual for Conscious Being Painted Cakes (Do Not Satisfy Hunger): BooksSpecify About Books Be Here Now
| Title | : | Be Here Now |
| Author | : | Ram Dass |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 1st |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | October 12th 1971 by Lama Foundation (San Cristobal, NM) (first published 1971) |
| Categories | : | Spirituality. Philosophy. Nonfiction. Religion. Self Help. Psychology. Buddhism |
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Ratings: 4.29 From 24287 Users | 849 ReviewsArticle About Books Be Here Now
Ram Dass takes the wisdom of the East, and wraps it in a package a Westerner can open. This book had a profound effect on me at a time when I was at a spiritual crossroads... well, maybe the beginning of my spiritual road is more accurate. I was an atheist until about 21. Then I had my gnosis, or series of events that brought me into a direct experience with something larger than me. Call it what you want, the divine plan, the ground of being, the true self, insanity, a hallucination... all ofI decided to read this book after seeing that Steve Jobs had cited it as a profound book that transformed him and many of friends. Within a few pages, I realized that it was definitely not for me. The book dives deep into spirituality, but was too extreme for my tastes. It is entertaining and thought provoking in parts, but far too often I would read statements that were off-putting, like "one is capable of living on light alone" and "you should be able to remember your zip code even as you
I can't believe it took me this long to read this book, especially considering its similarity with the majority of books I read. I was completely blown away by how mind-bending and honest the book appears to me. "Be Here Now" includes a brief autobiographical introduction from Ram Dass (formerly known as Richard Alpert), a zen koan-like middle passage full of different ways to see reality, a concluding section detailing various methods that one can undertake in his or her spiritual journey, a
This is THE book that turned on an entire generation to eastern philosophy. Ram Das, originally named Richard Alphert, taught with Timothy Leary at Harvard in the 1950's. Together they experimented with psychedelics such as LSD and conducted clinical studies with students. As the LSD controversy swelled, both Alphert and Leary were fired from their positions. At this point, Alphert left for India in search of someone who could teach him to attain these about these higher states of awareness
Harvard University professor turns yogi after taking multiple doses of LSD and mushrooms. This book, supposedly, determined Steve Jobs go to Asia. The first part of the book tells us about his journey. The second part is full of hand-written aphorisms and sketches. The final part presents a step-by-step guide to enlightenment. The book raises multiple questions: 1) the issue of drugs and psychedelics, 2) professors are not always skeptical and purely rational 3) one can radically change his
This book is the worst of everything wrong with the "new age" movement and its adherents. Coming from an author who claims that LSD crippled him, a physical impossibility, you know that there is going to have to be a total suspension of disbelief to even approach this book. Even with that, this isn't a book. This is a collection of platitudes and mindless drivel that appeals only to the mindless and the stoned. Do not for one second look for an original idea in this piece of trash that is merely
2020 reads, #15. The world recently saw the passing of Ram Dass, born Richard Alpert, who along with Timothy Leary was one of the non-threatening white kids who first brought counterculturalism to the suburban masses in the late 1960s; and so in honor of his passing I thought I'd finally read his classic spiritual guide Be Here Now. Unfortunately, though, instead of the well-reasoned and interesting look at mindfulness that I was expecting to find, this book is an obtuse artsy-fartsy mess, a
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