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Be Here Now Softcover - 1971
by Ram Dass
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Details
- Title Be Here Now
- Author Ram Dass
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later printing
- Condition New
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HARMONY BOOKS, New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Publication date 1971-10-12
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # BWE-PBR51045
- ISBN 9780517543054 / 0517543052
- Weight 1.36 lbs (0.62 kg)
- Dimensions 8.05 x 8 x 1.07 in (20.45 x 20.32 x 2.72 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Hindu
- Religious Orientation: New Age
- Topical: New Age
- Category Religion - World Religions
- Library of Congress subjects Spiritual life, New Age movement
- Dewey Decimal Code 299.93
- Quantity available 2
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Summary
In March 1961, Professor Richard Alpert – later renamed Ram Dass – held appointments in four departments at Harvard University. He published books, drove a Mercedes and regularly vacationed in the Caribbean. By most societal standards, he had achieved great success… And yet he couldn’t escape the feeling that something was missing. Psilocybin and LSD changed that. During a period of experimentation, Alpert peeled away each layer of his identity, disassociating from himself as a professor, a social cosmopolite, and lastly, as a physical being. Fear turned into exaltation upon the realization that at his truest, he was just his inner-self: a luminous being that he could trust indefinitely and love infinitely. And thus, a spiritual journey commenced. Alpert headed to India where his guru renamed him Baba Ram Dass – “servant of God.” He was introduced to mindful breathing exercises, hatha yoga, and Eastern philosophy. If he found himself reminiscing or planning, he was reminded to “Be Here Now.” He started upon the path of enlightenment, and has been journeying along it ever since. Be Here Now is a vehicle for sharing the true message, and a guide to self-determination. With over 150 pages of metaphysical illustrations, practical advice on how to implement a yogic regiment, and a chapter dedicated to quotes and book recommendations, Be Here Now is sure to enrich your emotional, physical, and spiritual life (from publishers website).
Reader reviews for Be Here Now
Review summary
Readers depict this as a counterculture-era classic that blends memoir, hand-lettered aphorisms, and a practical “cookbook” of sadhana. Many found it transformative at personal crossroads, crediting its call to presence and its East-meets-West translation of spirituality, enhanced by a visually immersive, unconventional format. Detractors dismissed it as dogmatic or impractical, citing hippie jargon, guru devotion, and prescriptive lifestyle advice, with specific objections to its takes on sex, family, and psychedelics. Overall, an experiential, polarizing work: inspiring and mind-opening for seekers, frustrating for skeptics seeking polished argument or everyday how?to.
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A Lama Foundation Book. Describes one man's transformation upon his acceptance of the principles of Yoga and gives a modern restatement of the importance of the spiritual side of man's nature. Illustrated.
