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Be Here Now

Be Here Now

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  • Author：Ram Dass
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Summary

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）: Books

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Reviews

John Patch ，

An interesting look into Hinduism in the west。

Anjalica ，

Good information

julia ，

one of the greatest books i’ve read in my lifetime so far :-） i plan on reading this book multiple times throughout my life

Aadesh ，

An earlier generation of self-help book。 But this book was novel in the sense that it combined the teachings of bible， bhagwat geeta and buddism。 I showed a path to spiritual enlightenment。 I really like the idea of vibration and how we communication that vibrations with others。 To my surprise， science do acknowledges the theory and had some neat results。 Overall a nice read！

Darren Frey ，

My favorite spiritual book。

Molly ，

Truth in every line。 What else in the world could there possibly be than the magic of this beautiful moment？ To have met Baba Ram Dass would have been amazing， but this book is the blessing he left us。

Deepak Yadav ，

Difficult but a very interesting book to read。。。。

Meche Lozano ，

not as helpful as i was expecting， didn't like the writing style。 not as helpful as i was expecting， didn't like the writing style。 。。。more

Susanne Bandi ，

Quite entertaining for a non-hardcore spiritual being; and some digestable nuggets of wisdom

Nikole ，

This book will challenge you and also set you free。 Baba Ram Dass is everyone’s guru。 This book also speaks to everyone， no matter your religion。

Jane ，

I honestly do not know what to say 。。。。

Dharini Mistry ，

A book full of spiritual experiences for spiritual people

Bella Adkins ，

Very useful information。。 I don't agree with every thing that is in the book but it makes me see the bigger picture of life。 I didn't read the cook book to a sacred life part but I do know that I will go back to it and reaf it when I need information on meditation or chakras。 Very useful information。。 I don't agree with every thing that is in the book but it makes me see the bigger picture of life。 I didn't read the cook book to a sacred life part but I do know that I will go back to it and reaf it when I need information on meditation or chakras。 。。。more

Katharine Eger ，

potentially mandatory reading for existing

Reemi ，

I tried to like this book I really did， But I could not。 For me， it was simply words that try to mean something without successfully doing that。

Nicole Nasvytis ，

I checked this out from the library - and it is not a "Go ahead and read through me" book。 It's filled with quotes and trippy imagery， and is more meant to be flipped through at random。If I had a copy of this book in a few years {when there's no four year old messes}， I'd leave it out on a coffee table to enjoy at random interludes。 I do enjoy listening to Ram Dass。 One must remember that he continually did drugs though。 I don't think there's anything wrong with peaking behind the veil， but it a I checked this out from the library - and it is not a "Go ahead and read through me" book。 It's filled with quotes and trippy imagery， and is more meant to be flipped through at random。If I had a copy of this book in a few years {when there's no four year old messes}， I'd leave it out on a coffee table to enjoy at random interludes。 I do enjoy listening to Ram Dass。 One must remember that he continually did drugs though。 I don't think there's anything wrong with peaking behind the veil， but it adds a certain twist to all his lectures if you keep in mind he struggled with addiction。 At least， I have yet to hear a lecture where he straight up says， "I like peaking behind the veil， and think this is okay。" instead I catch phrases like， "I promised him {baba yaga？} I would only do LSD 3 more times。 and then this day before we did this important thing， I purposefully did it a 4th time。" 。。。more

Carlie ，

Ram Dass is perhaps the most enlightened author I’ve read from。 Truly a book I would recommend to all of my spiritual friends。

Iman ，

This booked was the first door i walked through to discover my spiritual journey has yet to unfold。

Naoki Onodera ，

A story of a very successful man’s psychedelic encounter and his experience of knowing himself better through his travel in India and meeting a guru who passed spirituality to him。 Some urging poems and instructions for the spiritual practice。

Rees Ringrose ，

Read it ASAPGreat book I would highly recommend it if you are looking for a great book and a great read and great insight

Ida ，

i love this book！ the messages are so good and the imagery is gorgeous。 i loved being able to follow his spiritual journey， and especially the “cookbook” for a better life that came in the end

Vivek Jani ，

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Maya Angelica Hernandez ，

Unique book structure， lots of food for thought

Berenice Guillen ，

Wonderful， insightful and a better way to have explained what I've too have explained Wonderful， insightful and a better way to have explained what I've too have explained 。。。more

Bob Mustin ，

There are times in history when humanity's struggles have been rewarded by what we might now call quantum leaps in understanding。 Philosophers and historians define something they call the Axial Age， which occurred slowly over some 600 years， roughly between 800 and 200 BCE。 The religious， philosophical， political， and sociological underpinnings of earth's various societies were largely established during that era – at the hands of beings like Confucius， Lao Tsu， Buddha， Mahavira， Thales， Parmen There are times in history when humanity's struggles have been rewarded by what we might now call quantum leaps in understanding。 Philosophers and historians define something they call the Axial Age， which occurred slowly over some 600 years， roughly between 800 and 200 BCE。 The religious， philosophical， political， and sociological underpinnings of earth's various societies were largely established during that era – at the hands of beings like Confucius， Lao Tsu， Buddha， Mahavira， Thales， Parmenides， and others， who kept the ball rolling for Jesus， Muhammad， and other， lesser known influencers。 These agents of change were seen as controversial， radical， in promoting equally eye-popping cultural changes on earth。 The ideas they promoted were a combination of completely new ways and a return to an older ethos that has been bastardized。This happened at an even earlier time， when the New Kingdom of Egypt's Amenhotep IV renamed himself Akenhaten after Aten， an aspect of Ra， the sun god， banned most gods of that time and established the first monotheistic religion。 Upon Akenhaten's death， his name， and that of Aten， were removed from all scrolls， chipped from the obelisks， and formally banned from being spoken。 It was back to business as usual。Then in the 1960s， a similar urge began that in the 2020s is still gaining steam。 The most influential secular figures of the '60s in that regard were two academics， Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert， who drummed into us the absolute necessity of elevation of human consciousness。 Leary took the drug route and Alpert took the more meditative one。 At its core this movement sought， through something akin to guerrilla warfare， to knock down the edifices of Power Over， whether that power was political or religious， and seek to promote Universal Love。Alpert， who has recently passed on， wrote this book as a way of hopefully nudging us away from our power games and instilling in us a sense of love and equality。 I read this book in the 70s， and it helped to transform within me the rather horrid Old Testament values and the emotional edifices of fear/power into both an internal and external desire for respect， peace， equality， and love for all people。 Somehow the book got away from me， and recently a dear friend gifted me with a new copy。 Re-reading it was like supercharging my inner self。 I suspect it will last for a millennium， if not longer。My rating:  20 of 20 stars。 。。。more

Berkan Sesen ，

- This was the first Ram Dass I have ever read， while there is no denying his intellect and charisma， I have also sensed a fair amount of ego in the narrative， which has slightly alienated me。 - The middle section of the book is a collection of unorganised clippings and abstract notes， which I found hard to follow。- While I value many of the concepts introduced in the book; its traditional approach to spirituality through dependency， subordination and reverence to spiritual leaders （who are por - This was the first Ram Dass I have ever read， while there is no denying his intellect and charisma， I have also sensed a fair amount of ego in the narrative， which has slightly alienated me。 - The middle section of the book is a collection of unorganised clippings and abstract notes， which I found hard to follow。- While I value many of the concepts introduced in the book; its traditional approach to spirituality through dependency， subordination and reverence to spiritual leaders （who are portrayed to have supernatural powers） did not resonate with me。 I find this "pyramid scheme" narrative unrelatable。 This may be due the book's age （1971）。 More recent literature on these subjects is more secular and objective in my humble opinion。- Having said that， I have come across many of the topics in this book in recent ones， so this may still warrant reading as it is likely it has influenced subsequent literature。 Or one may argue all of these books are influenced by thousands of years of spiritual practice in different religions。 I am not knowledgeable enough to comment on this front。 。。。more

Maggie Cox ，

This book is very special。 I think I will probably live with it and bring it with me everywhere for a long time。 It is a real trip。 There's also a lot of really cool art that would probably make a neat tattoo someday。 This book is very special。 I think I will probably live with it and bring it with me everywhere for a long time。 It is a real trip。 There's also a lot of really cool art that would probably make a neat tattoo someday。 。。。more

Maya Westbrook ，

This book is one of the most profound I've read so far， it really hit me and caused me to make real changes in my life in order to grow spiritually。 Beware of some woo woo content but overall I think this is a must-read for anyone looking to get into spirituality。 This book is one of the most profound I've read so far， it really hit me and caused me to make real changes in my life in order to grow spiritually。 Beware of some woo woo content but overall I think this is a must-read for anyone looking to get into spirituality。 。。。more

Raysha Letchman ，

I bought this book because I have been on such a journey listening to the be here now podcasts over the last year。 Also I was curious to see the illustrations。 The book exceeded my expectations and added such vivid color to my path。 I especially found the cookbook for a sacred life helpful as I transition and grow in my journey。 A must read for seekers。

Todd Crawley ，

Whimsically truthful and soul fulfilling！This is a classic， and there is great reasoning behind it。Baba Ram Dass describes his spiritual experiences in a very unique and trademarked style of writings， combined with his artwork， to give the reader more of an in-depth understand to the meaning of conveyance behind his spiritual expression and thoughts。Uplifting， raw， truthful， accurate， and real！Loved It！

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