Be Here Now
by Ram Dass
The 1971 counterculture classic: Richard Alpert's journey from Harvard psychologist to Ram Dass, the illustrated core text on presence and consciousness, and a cookbook of practices. It is a period artifact and a genuine spiritual document, and the central instruction, be here now, has never stopped being relevant.
Read it if…
you want the source of much Western spiritual vocabulary, and do not mind the era.
Skip it if…
you want a practical meditation guide; the practice section is loose.
Three things you will actually use
- Presence is the practice.
- Identity is lighter than it feels.
- Service and love are the point of awakening.
Do this first
Read the illustrated middle section slowly, one page at a time.
Our verdict
Period artifact, enduring instruction.
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