The Book That Launched the Mindfulness Revolution.
Be Here Now by Ram Dass — called a "counterculture bible" by The New York Times — is one of the most beloved and transformative spiritual books ever written. First published in 1971, it filled a deep spiritual emptiness for a generation of seekers and established Ram Dass as perhaps the preeminent spiritual teacher of the twentieth century.
Before he was Ram Dass, he was Professor Richard Alpert — a Harvard faculty member with appointments in four departments, a Mercedes, and a Caribbean vacation lifestyle. By every societal measure, he had succeeded. And yet something was profoundly missing.
What followed was one of the most remarkable spiritual journeys of modern times. Through transformative experiences with psilocybin and LSD, a pilgrimage to India, and the guidance of his guru — who renamed him Baba Ram Dass, "servant of God" — Alpert shed every layer of his constructed identity and discovered his truest self: a luminous being worthy of infinite trust and love.
What Be Here Now Offers:
- Ram Dass's full story of spiritual awakening — from Harvard professor to enlightened seeker
- Practical guidance on mindful breathing, hatha yoga, and Eastern philosophy
- Teachings on presence, ego dissolution, and the path to enlightenment
- Illustrated wisdom on yoga, meditation, and finding your true self
- A timeless guide to self-determination and inner freedom
More than five decades after its first publication, Be Here Now remains as vital, radical, and transformative as ever — a sacred invitation to stop searching and simply arrive.
416 Pages | Illustrated | Paperback | Originally Published 1971
