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.
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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beautiful this book is epic! i have practiced yoga for about 7 months, and maybe 3 months ago I found BE HERE NOW. this book has changed my life, and it is nothing but love. read this book and take from it what you can. i am sure that everyone that reads it will be touched by at least some part of it. not to mention all the wonderful books he recommends to "hang out with" or ones that are "helpful having met." this book has so much to offer!
namaste =)
My mind is blown The first time I read this book back in the 70's I wrote to a friend of mine saying, "My mind...my mind is blown." Thirty years later my mind is still blown by Ram Dass. He was at the forefront of a cultural revolution which allowed milllions to find a more spiritually rewarding way to live. What was once a New Age way of looking at the world is now firmly imbeded in our culture. In my memoir, Hitchhiking from Vietnam: Seeking the OxHitchhiking From Vietnam I use what I learned from Ram Dass to help me... more info
nice presentation a nice little book, just read the main text, some good pointers to reality/unreality, however you want to view it. a days read. be- focus on being, feel that you are, feel what its like to be. (subject) here- focus on where you are, all around you, what you see and experience (object) now- focus on this moment, right now. how does it feel, this now? (time) this- focus on this, how does it feel, how does it affect you? (consciousness) is- what is is what is, be aware of what... more info
Still current Remember, Be Here Now is a wonderful book, still current today--to be read slowly. We used it in a study group as well.
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