Description: Good. Contents: Journey, The Transformation of Dr. Richard Alpert into Baba Ram Dass; From Bindu to Ojas-The Core Book; Cookbook for a Sacred Life-A Manual for Conscious Being; Painted Cake-Books. Creased cover, edgewear, read more
Description: Brand New. Paperback. Be Here Now compiles in words the journey of Ram Dass through his academic career and his spiritual path to greatness. It 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. A Lama Foundation Book. Illustrated. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Crown Pub
Date Published: 1971-06-01
ISBN-13:9780517543054ISBN:0517543052
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780517543054. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CROWN PUB INC
Date Published: 1971
ISBN-13:9780517543054ISBN:0517543052
Description: New. 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. read more
"My favorite part of this book is the opening autobiographical story. The rest is just sorta...new age-y or something for me. If you've read Pico Iyer, Herman Hesse or any other western/continental authors with similar curiosities about "Eastern Spirituality" you probably won't pick up anything new with Be Here Now. Not that a refresher is a bad thing."
"I love this book. You can dismiss it if you want as ex-hippie/druggie New Age blather, but the fact is, this book has some serious wisdom. So get over the stigma and read this book for what it has to say, not the movement you think it represents.
The central message of this book resonates powerfully with me. How many of us spend inordinate amounts of time in the past or the future? How much of our day is spent wishing we were somewhere else, doing something else? How many of us live with the assumption or hope that one day in the future, everything will be hunky dory, even if we're not satisfied now?
Don't read this book if you can't handle in-your-face challenges to your entire way of life and mode of thinking. I try to read this book at least once a year and every time I do, it forces me to change my brain (this is a very good thing!)
Besides its message, I like how it challenges the notion of what an adult book is. Just open it up and you'll see what I mean.
"MADMEN'S THEATER: PRICE OF ADMISSION: YOUR MIND!""
"Goodbye Dr. Richard Alpert, Harvard Psychology professor. Hello Baba Ram Dass, Hindu spiritual seeker and devotee of the great monkey-God Hanuman!
'Be Here Now' was a phenomenon born out of the sixties counter culture movement and became "the book" that turned the spiritual consciousness of the Christian West eastwards, thus altering the metaphysical landscape forever. Not only were the ideas within this 416 page softcover book made of recycled materials a shock to the religious nervous system of the American mainstream, but the very format was a mystery all its own. Part autobiography, part Occidental psychology, part hippie philosophy, part Indian mysticism, part comic book, one was left to wonder if the text was meant to be read in the conventional manner, or somehow absorbed by simply chanting the contents out loud.
Truly a piece of 20th century American spiritual history that should be experienced by all. PARADIGM SHIFT ANYONE?"
"Yes, it's a sort of a throwback to the anything-goes hippie days but it's also a good introduction to Eastern thought. Even better is how it weaves the philosophies and sayings of other religions into the fabric of Eastern thought.
The little tale Ram Dass tells of giving LSD to his guru and having the guru simply twinkle and smile and to not be swept away is wonderful. The quotes from Native Americans, Jesus, Islam, and more are mind opening.
And no, I'm not some sort of weirdo who lives on a commune. I'm an old guy, with a responsible high tech job, a family, a mortgage, and all that. It's just that I see that an open mind works best and that the world needs more open minds."
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