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Be Here Now
Ram Dass
4.34 (42452 Reviews)
Mindfulness
Self-growth
Philosophy
Panoramica
Punti Chiave
Autore
Domande Frequenti

Overview of Be Here Now

"Be Here Now" - the counterculture bible that transformed Harvard professor Richard Alpert into spiritual guru Ram Dass. This mind-expanding 1971 masterpiece launched the Western mindfulness revolution, with Ram Dass donating all profits. Even Wayne Dyer credits it for his spiritual awakening. Ready to be present?

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When Everything You Achieved Meant Nothing

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Richard Alpert had it all. Four appointments at Harvard. A Mercedes in the driveway. A private plane for weekend escapes. Among Stanford's elite, he was the "hip" therapist who understood the counterculture while maintaining establishment credentials. Yet despite spending over $200,000 in today's money on psychoanalysis, a gnawing emptiness persisted. His therapist's final words haunted him: "You are too sick to leave analysis." The psychological theories he taught felt hollow. His colleagues-these "9 to 5 psychologists"-were brilliant during office hours but struggled with failed marriages and addiction in private. At family gatherings, relatives celebrated him as their crown jewel, the Harvard professor. Inside, he knew these accolades masked a fundamental ignorance about life's deeper questions. This is where transformation begins-not in achievement, but in the recognition that external success cannot fill an internal void.

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The Door That Opened During a Snowstorm

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