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Title: Be Here Now by Ram Dass ISBN: 0-517-54305-2 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 12 October, 1971 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (60 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The 'truth' in three words?
Comment: I know it's a cliché, but this book changed my life. I read it in 1973 when I was an angst-ridden twenty-something searching for a spiritual direction. I bought the book because I recognised Dr Richard Alpert from his association with Dr Timothy Leary and was curious to hear his post acid-haze spin on spirituality. What I found in the pages of this book planted the seed of a philosophy which has grown in my own consciousness, becoming the foundation for a spiritual life. The first part of the book deals with Dr Alperts spiritual awakening through the grace of his guru and his subsequent metamorphosis into the disciple called Baba Ram Dass. It is an inspiring tale for those not afflicted by cynical preconceptions and it inspired in me the desire to seek out my own guru. The central portion of the book was perfect for the times, when people who had opened the gates of their perception with the aid of psychotropic substances, were looking for more natural means to help keep them open. Using the words and teachings of many different spiritual masters, from Jesus to Ramakrishna, the book uses psychedelic, cartoon-like images to get the message across. And the message is Be Here Now. When I first meditated on the meaning of this exhortation, ten thousand bells began to ring in my mind. Of course! The past is gone, an illusion which exerts all kinds of negative influences on the human psyche. The future is even more illusory, in that it is so transient. It could be years long, or it could be seconds - who knows? Life can only be truly experienced in the present - in the here and now - and if we are to find peace and spiritual freedom, we must first do away with our attachment to the past and the future. This is the central premise of the books teaching and it is a profoundly important teaching. We live so much of our lives in the past or the future, we forget to experience the joy of the moment and in the third part of the book entitled 'Cook-book for a Sacred Life', Ram Dass offers the reader some practical techniques. Meditation, yoga, posture, mantra, recipes - there is everything here for the novice spiritual aspirant wishing to bring a sense of sacred-ness into all aspects of his or her daily life. As a young man seeking spiritual knowledge and a pathway towards salvation, the rituals, techniques and teachings expounded in this book brought a magic to each day and a kind of unseen connection with Ram Dass and his other readers. Be Here Now was a vital component of my spiritual awakening and I would like to address my words to any open-minded person looking to tread the rock-strewn road towards self-knowledge, compassion and spiritual illumination. Read this book now!
Rating: 4
Summary: Introduction to Places Your Mind Needs to Go
Comment: I picked up this book about 8 years ago for the first time and as I was reading it I felt as if my mind was being [pulled] in the pages. I have bought it 3 separate times but always feel compelled to give it away to someone who I feel could benefit from the wisdom inside.
This book comes in 3 parts...the first part is an account of the author's pre "Ram Dass" life as a PhD and scholar....then to make a long story short, he did some psychedelic drugs, and discovered that he actually liked what was inside his mind and wanted to try to find a way to live in "the now" without the drug experience attached. His journey took him to finding a guru..interesting stuff but then to my favorite part of the book:
the middle....this is a brown paper rambling section full of rich artwork, roughly drawn cartoons, biblical and buddhist references, and what I found to be great truths....all about what it means to "be here now."
While some of it is overly simplistic, and some of it is gratuitous reference to organized religion, most of it is just an alternative way of thinking about yourself, your problems, lifestyle, and family issues. What I took away from this book was a renewed sense of self awareness and it even made me realize that different is not bad, its just different. I guess I was at the point in time in my life where I needed that insight into my own behaviors and thought processing capabilities. In any event, it OPENED MY EYES!!! It made me look at everything differently, and almost instantaneously changed my perception of the world and others in it.
The third part, which is called something like "cookbook for a sacred life" really gets into the practice of buddhism and meditation, which was not the route I chose to go with my life...but in any case, a great and interesting read for anyone interestied in gaining valuable insight into the mystery of their life and life in general.
Rating: 5
Summary: The truth will set you free, or are you?
Comment: It was midnight and I was on top a butte in the Glass Mountains of Oklahoma after tripping on mescaline all afternoon and into night. I was with another kind soul and poured my anguished heart out. He said I should read "Be Here Now". I did and have never seen another book so magnificent. It spoke beatify of Karma and Grace, of an amazing voyage of self discover and despair. It points the kindest finger you're likely to come across to the notion you aren't alone or in bondage. I've since been a Yogi, a body worker, an Astrologer and Therapist and haven't out grown "Be Here Now". Read it and set your own course. Just remember, what ever is happening you're there. Who are you?
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Title: Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying by Ram Dass, Ram Dass, Mark Matousek, Marlene Roeder ISBN: 1573228710 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.14 |
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Title: Journey of Awakening : A Meditator's Guidebook by Ram Dass ISBN: 0553285726 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 July, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Only Dance There Is by Ram Dass ISBN: 0385084137 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 05 March, 1974 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: One-Liners : A Mini-Manual for a Spiritual Life by Ram Dass ISBN: 1400046238 Publisher: Harmony/Bell Tower Pub. Date: 03 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title:Ram Dass: Fierce Grace ASIN: B00008DDV1 Publisher: Zeitgeist Video Pub. Date: 08 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $26.09 |
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