What a great book! One for savoring the wisdom (and marvelous hand drawn illustrations so typical of the psychedelic era... a classic masterpiece; here's a sample quote: "In polarity, you're creating opposites - you can only protest effectively when you love the person whose ideas you are protesting against as much as you love yourself."

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Product Description

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.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3366 in Books
• Published on: 1978-10-12
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

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It's easy to dismiss Be Here Now as the relic of a whacked-out '60s acid tripper. Paging through the center section of the book, with its inch-high print and psychedelic drawings, you come across lines like:

Magic Theatre
For madmen only
price of admission
your
mind

Then you turn to the first page of the book, and you are suddenly sucked into the story of a Harvard psychiatrist who has reached the pinnacle of success, discovers the mind-expanding powers of acid, and ends up trooping through India with a 23-year-old holy man from Laguna Beach, California. In the story, you see all the trappings of your own life and begin to wonder if India might hold the answers after all. Before booking your ticket, turn to the last section of the Be Here Now, "Cookbook for a Sacred Life." Ram Dass saves you the trouble by proffering a sober introduction to the basics of Hindu religion. Although he still can't resist CAPITAL LETTERS, he has done his homework, presenting a whole range of concepts and practices having to do with yoga postures, meditation, renunciation, dying, and sexual energy. So, for the most part, Be Here Now stands the test of time, and if you can entertain the center section in a retro kind of a spirit, it might be just what you're looking for: "The opposite of craving is saying, baby, this is the way it is, yeah, OK, here and now, this is it. I ACCEPT THE HERE & NOW FULLY." --Brian Bruya

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Customer Reviews

TruBeLiever
Old book, classic message: if you've got one foot in the future and the other in the past, then you'll be peeing on today. Be here now! Accept the fun, be one with yourself.

Ram Dass is the best!
If you've never read Ram Dass, start here--this is his best book. He wrote it in the midst of his spiritual awakening in the early '70s after having spent years in India with his guru, Maharji. It's basically a literal and illustrated explanation of spiritual awakening. RD is a master at translating complex Eastern spiritual teachings into concepts that Westerners can grasp. He has been my greatest spiritual teacher and I am eternally grateful to him. And he kindly endorsed my book, To Bee or Not to Bee (sort of an allegorical version of Be Here Now), with the following: "This tender allegory mirrors our learning to Bee Here Now." It's now in 11 languages. Thank you Ram Dass for the profound impact you have had on my life; I love you.
To Bee or Not to Bee: A Book for Beeings Who Feel There's More to Life Than Just Making Honey

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