I can't believe it took me this long to read this book, especially considering its similarity with the majority of books I read. I was completely blown away by how mind-bending and honest the book appears to me. "Be Here Now" includes a brief autobiographical introduction from Ram Dass (formerly known as Richard Alpert), a zen koan-like middle passage full of different ways to see reality, a concluding section detailing various methods that one can undertake in his or her spiritual journey, a glossary of terms, and an amazing list of books to read at the end.
The autobiographical section did not impress me as much as I had originally hoped, but that was mainly because I was looking forward to reading the middle passage, with its inspiring artwork and psychedelic calligraphy. I zoomed through the introduction, but I consider it to be a very important section of the book because it really sets the tone and helps the reader to understand how Ram Dass became the person who he was when he wrote the book.
The middle section blew my mind. I don't know what else to say about it. It reminds me of Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching" in some way - full of wisdom and a unique way at looking at reality. I couldn't help feeling like the words printed on the page were the truest things I had ever set my eyes upon. Honest in some way that I don't yet understand, but hope to one day.
The third section, with its descriptions of various spiritual practice was at once both a great overview of things I have read about in the past and also an introduction to some new approaches that I may choose to incorporate on my own spiritual journey. This section in particular was really motivating for me and reinvigorates my desire to continue on the path I have already begun.
The glossary of terms does an effective job at explaining the foreign words and concepts that are found throughout the book. It would be extremely beneficial to anyone (including myself) that is not familiar with Sanskrit or traditionally Eastern religious ideas and ways of expressing them.
By far the best part of this book is the section of three lists of other books to read. They are:
1. Books To Hang Out With
2. Books To Visit With Now & Then
3. Books It's Useful To Have Met
I plan on building a larger portion of my To-Read list out of the books that are contained on these lists, and have great faith that they will be eye-opening and helpful on my journey.
"Be Here Now" is without a doubt one of the most impactful and uplifting books I have ever read. Although I found myself confused while reading the majority of the book, I do believe that in time I will come to understand more and more. I would easily recommend this book to everyone I know, and everyone you know too.
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I used to have the paperback copy of this book, but I gave it away 2 years ago to someone who I felt could benefit from it. Throughout those two years, this book has always come up in only the most profound conversations I’ve had with friends and strangers.A couple of weeks ago I had a tattoo appointment, and it was a long one (8 hours). Life has been tough for me for quite a while now and I really didn’t think much words were going to be exchanged during my session. However, while briefly catching up at the beginning of my appointment about how things had been going for me, we ended up having a very long conversation about life, which eventually led us to the topic of healing and spirituality. My tattoo artist shared part of his healing journey with me and his story brought me right back to this book and reminded me of all the healing I had gone through yet forgotten or disregarded.I’m really thankful we had that conversation. I bought a copy for myself and a copy for my tattoo artist as a gift for my last session with him. I think this will be the 4th or 5th time I’ve gifted someone this book!P.S. I am extremely impressed with the spiral-bound version of this book! It is much easier to read those difficult pages that have text printed near the binding. It took a bit longer to receive these compared to the paperback version, but there was no damage to the books/pages — it was definitely worth the wait!
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