Remember, Be Here Now
by Ram Dass
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Book Reviews of Remember, Be Here Now
Book Review: Be Here Now changed my life before, when I read it and NOW..
Summary: 5 Stars
Truly a spiritual cookbook that is never outdated. This remarkable book is not only a wonderful inspirational story of Richard Alpert AKA. Baba Ram Dass, but the sketches, in the book, bring the words to life. After having purchased "Be Here Now" in the 70's, fully making use of its recipes I also used the pages for something a bit more aesthetic-- admittedly using the pages to wallpaper my bathroom!
Needless to say I have purchased more than one copy of this unique and charming book. Anyone who has or is going on a spiritual quest this is a must read. A book you will be happy that you met and to hang out with...
~From the original review written July 25, 1997
If you like or love this book I also would highly recommend that you see the movie "FIERCE GRACE". the biography of Ram Dass. "FIERCE GRACE" was named by NEWSWEEK as one of the Top Five Non-Fiction Films of 2002.
Book Review: The Hippie Bible
Summary: 5 Stars
While the hippie movement was a disparate phenomenon, if there were to be one book that stood out as the hippie bible, it would be this book. I read it as originally printed, when it was in a larger, all brown paper format. I'd love to have one of those. After that, I got the regular edition for myself...still have it over 3 decades later.
I think this is a unique and very beautiful book, as well as reflecting something worthwhile from those times, something that had a lasting value for many of us.
Update (2/9/2006): I found a copy of the 11x11" original edition of Be Here Now, which was entitled "From Bindu to Ojas." This was the core book, in brown craft paper 3-hole punched and bound simply with twine, one of the four parts of what was to become Be Here Now. I want to pass it down to my son and grandchildren. Priceless.
Berry Ives
Book Review: Learning to Live in the Moment
Summary: 5 Stars
During the 1960's, the younger generation of that time used acid as a way to discover and then pursue a deeper relationship with God. While times have changed, the message Baba Ram Dass puts forth in his book is timeless. Be Here Now came into my life about three years ago and reading it simply felt like it was the next step I needed to take in my own journey. After studying yoga for many years, Be Here Now helped strengthen my awareness with the mental and spiritual aspects of yoga. I have never had the chance to meet Ram Dass in person, but I once saw him give a lecture when he was a guest on Lilias Folan's PBS series and found him to be one of the most humble teachers of our time. He has made his experience of India with the teachings of Buddhism and yogic philosophy his own. And with his humility and guidance one can make the experience of Being Here Now their own.Book Review: This is my bible!
Summary: 5 Stars
I consider this book, the "holiest" in the sense that it is the text that most connects me with who I am, what's it all about, and how it all connects into one... That doesn't mean it is like that for others, but apparently others have thought the same... the book was considered the hippie bible by some, and I can see why. It still makes sense right here, right now... I've read it in many different states, and it helps all my psychedelic trips go smoothly. I am a devotee of Neem Karoli Baba, which the book lead me too... the brown paper section, I cut out and put it all over the wall in my room, with various pictures of saints, gurus, and others... all intermixing in this artistic tribute to the mission to Be Here Now. And Remember.
The best service one can do is remember God. Right here and right now, for god does all.
Book Review: Sustainable transformation - then and now
Summary: 5 Stars
Maharaji, Ram Dass's guru, said this book was his "Ashirabad" or blessing. The ripple effect of this singular work has likely created greater modern acceptance of yoga & meditation in the West than any other.
Clearly a product of its era, "Be Here Now" combines Alpert's metamorphosis into Ram Dass, a free-wheeling survey on the possibilities of transformation, and a cookbook outlining sustainable methodologies dating back thousands of years, which are just as effective today when applied correctly.
Despite the cynicism of our consumer culture, there is such a thing as "perfect timing", as well as the reality - more familiar in the East - of the "Guru's Grace". As a seminal work that has inspired millions, "Be Here Now" stands the test of time as a classic example of both.