Cosmic WisdomApril 15, 2007 8 out of 9 found this review helpful
When I first read this book in 1971, it was the bible of the new age movement. It synthesized just about everything .It was psychology, philosophy, poetry, religion, mysticism, and was non-dogmatic. It was inclusive. Spiritual jazz at its finest. When I read it again 30 years later, like a classic, it still held up. "Be here now" is not just a simplistic platitude, it is pure cosmic wisdom. Just about every recent book on happiness emphasizes the importance of embracing the moment. You don't find happiness in the past or the future. This is not some kind of a faddish pop culture, hippie leftover thing. This book has endured as a best seller for a good reason. It's applicable any time and any place. Wherever you go, you're 'here'. Whenever you go, it's 'now'. Read this book.
Saved my lifeMarch 8, 2007 9 out of 12 found this review helpful
If I could only keep 1 book - this would be it.
Thank You Ram DassFebruary 2, 2007 3 out of 5 found this review helpful
All I can say is this book was life changing. First read it as a Hippie Kid in '71 & it started me on a profound yogic path
The Book Of Quotable QuotesJanuary 22, 2007 2 out of 4 found this review helpful
One of the more idiosyncratic publications of Hippiedom,'Be Here Now' has retained its now quaint format, with the lrge text revelations on recycled brown paper bulking its core. It's this part of the book that carries the whiff of nostalgia. The biographical data on Alpert's move from successful psychology therapist and LSD experimenter, to guru status is of interest. It's general frame is nothing out of the ordinary, in fact expresses, the middleclass disenchantment of the 60s. The last third of the book,'Cookbook for a Sacred Life' is a compendium of quotable quotes that will never go astray from anyone's daily diary page. Thirty-five years on, one of the strangest things about the book is how much more mainstream the thinking is. And this volume contributed to that paradigm shift.
Sideways and UprightJanuary 17, 2007 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ram Dass blends art, vision, and word into one mantra. No person could have adverse affect from owning this book. From moral sense to diet and exercise, if you are looking, this is on the path. The middle section of this book will fascinate you as it carries a most unusual, yet pleasing format.
