Remember, Be Here Now
by Ram Dass
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Author: Ram DassEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1978-10-12
ISBN: 0517543052
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Hanuman Foundation
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- ISBN13: 9780517543054
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Book Review: nice presentation
Summary: 2 Stars
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 'is'.(being)
love- reach out with feelings of love, and focus upon yourself feelings of love.(the only true answer)
not it.
i have here some exact equals:-
love = kindness (if you practice kindness you are practicing love, love is kindness, kindness is love. a circular form feedback loop).
true love = loving kindness. (this is not only for its own, unlike mundane love which can be synonymous with hatred of the alteric other). loving kindness is in truth the only answer to every question.
goodness = love (goodness is love, love is good, love is not goodness).
true goodness = 'this' (consciousness). hence the term "this is it". it may be it, but is not the answer. some have errantly confused the 'i am' with consciousness, 'this' is the the seat on which the i sits.
truth = understanding.
true truth = infinite goodness.
life = truth
beauty = love. (beauty is love, love is beautiful, love is not beauty).
peace = calm.
self,I/i = certainty. (the mundane I= is, the snowflake = is itself).
soul = essence (the soul and the self both reside in 'this'/consciousness, 'this' is the throne of the 'self'/the i, whether mundane or 'snow-flake').
intellect = certainty.
logic/reason = understanding.
pride = force.
greed = grabbing.
bad = hatred.
evil = uncertainty/doubt (as regards truth, also uncertainty destroys trust and confidence, it paralyses and prevents love).
hope this is helpful, i know it is not a complete list, but i hope some useful pointers towards our interaction with the world we live in. to any of the above it can be answered that nearly everyone of these 'is'. so what is love? love 'is' will do just fine, but it is not very helpful, and so i choose to shine the light of truth seeking into dark places and to i hope reveal exactly what some these qualities are. it must not be thought that 'is' is not a very important insight, very pure and is in its own way no less important than specific designations of what these qualities are.
there are those who say: 1. that words are less than truth, that truth cannot be aprehended by any words. 2. there are those who say that certain words may embody the truth. 3. And then there are those that say that words can transcend truth. in other words that certain words being true can lead to and are direct expressions of perfection/true love. all three of these views have a role and a place, but the most positive of these three is the view that truth can reach above itself, and yet still being itself true, embody love. in other words, concentrated light can produce/become fire.
with love, from snow-flake. xxx
ps... have a nice day :)
Summary of Remember, Be Here Now
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 TheatreThen 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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