“I can do nothing for you but work on myself…you can do nothing for me but work on yourself!”
Ram Dass book Be Here Now
Source: Be Here Now (Buď tady a teď)
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Be Here Now, or Remember, Be Here Now, is a 1971 book on spirituality, yoga and meditation by the American yogi and spiritual teacher Ram Dass . The core book was first printed in 1970 as From Bindu to Ojas, while the title of the 1971 publication comes from a statement his guide, Bhagavan Das, made during Ram Dass's journeys in India. The cover features a mandala incorporating the title, a chair, radial lines, and the word "Remember" repeated four times.
“It was all my identities, all rolling in over me.”
Ram Dass book Be Here Now
Be Here Now (1971)
Context: I recall starting to "come down" and this huge red wave rolled in across the room. … It was all my identities, all rolling in over me. I remember holding up my hand and saying, "NO, NO, I don't want to go back." It was like this heavy burden I was going to take on myself. And I realized I didn't have the key — I didn't know the magic words, like "Abracadabra" or "Hocus Pocus" or whatever it was going to be that would stop that wave.
Ram Dass book Be Here Now
Be Here Now (1971)
Context: I'd get to a point with my colleagues when I couldn't explain any further, because it came down to "To him who has had the experience no explanation is necessary, to him who has not, none is possible.".
Ram Dass book Be Here Now
Contrasting the attitude of those who believe that they are especially "divine" and thus believe other people "owe" them deference — and those who assert all are divine, and thus are respectful of others proper rights and dignity as both human and divine beings.
Be Here Now (1971)
“Only when I know who I am will I know what is possible.”
Ram Dass book Be Here Now
Be Here Now (1971)
Ram Dass book Be Here Now
(quoting Timothy Leary's description of the Psilocybin experience).
Be Here Now (1971)
Ram Dass book Be Here Now
(quoting Timothy Leary's description of the Psilocybin experience).
Be Here Now (1971)
