Be Love Now - by Ram Dass & Rameshwar Das (Paperback)

About the Book

Ram Dass's long-awaited Be Love Now is the transformational teaching of a forty year journey to the heart. The author of the two-million-copy classic Remember, Be Here Now and its influential sequel Still Here, Dass is joined once more by Rameshwar Das--a collaborator from the Love Serve Remember audio recordings--to offer this intimate and inspiring exploration of the human soul. Like Deepak Chopra's Book of Secrets, the Dalai Lama's Art of Happiness, and Jon Kabat-Zinn's Coming to Our Senses, Ram Dass's Be Love Now will serve as a lodestar for anyone seeking to enhance their spiritual awareness and improve their capacity to serve--and love--the world around them.

Book Synopsis

"His deeply personal and profound process of inner transformation―through his guru's "fierce grace" and a life of love and service―is told with characteristic candor and humor. Rich with teaching stories, Be Love Now is an invitation to open our hearts." -- Yoga International

Ram Dass's long-awaited Be Love Now is the transformational teaching of a forty year journey to the heart. The author of the two-million-copy classic Remember, Be Here Now and its influential sequel Still Here, Dass is joined once more by Rameshwar Das--a collaborator from the Love Serve Remember audio recordings--to offer this intimate and inspiring exploration of the human soul.

Like Deepak Chopra's Book of Secrets, the Dalai Lama's Art of Happiness, and Jon Kabat-Zinn's Coming to Our Senses, Ram Dass's Be Love Now will serve as a lodestar for anyone seeking to enhance their spiritual awareness and improve their capacity to serve--and love--the world around them.

From the Back Cover

Love is a state of being

One of America's most beloved teachers, Ram Dass guides us through the pitfalls and perils of our own spiritual journey.

Review Quotes

"A gift of love from the man who introduced me to the idea of higher consciousness and became one of my greatest teachers." - Dr. Wayne Dyer

"...A very timely and valuable treatise. It is a book about love -- love from the intuitive heart, from the place where we connect to the universe, from the place where the judging mind is absorbed into the heart-mind. The teachings are encapsulated in Ram Dass' recounting of his spiritual journey. As a former Harvard psychologist, he is uniquely positioned to explain the differences between Eastern and Western concepts of spirituality and enlightenment. It is a compelling text, chock full of history, teaching, and truth." - New Age Retailer

"It is a compelling text, chock full of history, teaching, and truth." - New Age Retailer

"So many people are desperately searching for love, whether consciously or unconsciously. May Ram Dass' intimate and heartfelt account inspire others to find their own path of true love, compassion, and joyful service." - Thich Nhat Hanh, author of Savor

"The awakening power of love shines on every page of this wonderfully inspiring book. With insight and engaging humor, Ram Dass shares with us a lifetime of spiritual practice. This book is a rare treat. " - Joseph Goldstein, author of A Heart Full of Peace

"If the West even approaches enlightenment in the 21st Century, there's no way to overestimate the role of Ram Dass in making it happen. He planted seeds that turned into a million trees; if and when they blossom, they will exude the fragrance of his teaching forever." - Marianne Williamson, author of The Age of Miracles

"Like Ram Dass' earlier works, Be Love Now is amusing, eloquent, and wise; it's a sublime addition to an already invaluable spiritual oeuvre." - Yoga Journal

"Offering a deeply personal yet universal exploration of what he has learned on his four-decade pilgrimage across cultures and religious traditions, Ram Dass shares powerful lessons on love..." - Spiritual Media Blog

"Ram Dass has written a book with deep understanding and love. His wisdom is our good fortune." - Sharon Salzberg

"The celebrated teacher guides us through pitfalls and perils of our own spiritual journey." - The Edge

"'Be Love Now, ' like 'Be Here Now, ' is equal parts memoir and manual of meditation. It's hard to believe the two books are separated by more than 30 years. The writing in 'Be Love Now' is as fresh and charged with insight as the earlier one." - Los Angeles Times

"It is not exaggerating to say that Ram Dass (formerly known as Harvard psychologist Dr. Richard Alpert) inspired multiple generations of spiritual seekers. Be Love Now proves he continues to do so through writing, teaching and most importantly, by example." - LA Yoga

"You might say it took four decades to get from 'Here' to 'Love.' For Ram Dass, the journey can be measured more accurately in inches--from his head, to his heart." - The Maui News

"Read this delicious, ecstatic journey and be awakened, be pulled body and soul into the heart of love." - Jack Kornfeld, author of A Path with Heart

"There is no one better than Ram Dass to transmit the essence of "Eastern" religion and philosophy to Westerners. He has made the journey and from the depth of his Joy and Wisdom he shares with us the journey of so many great Beings. Rameshwar Das has been a fellow traveller for most of that journey." - Krishna Das, Kirtan Wala

"There is no one better than Ram Dass to transmit the essence of "Eastern" religion and philosophy to Westerners. He has made the journey and from the depth of his Joy and Wisdom he shares with us the journey of so many great Beings." - Krishna Das, Kirtan Wala

"His deeply personal and profound process of inner transformation--through his guru's "fierce grace" and a life of love and service--is told with characteristic candor and humor. Rich with teaching stories, Be Love Now is an invitation to open our hearts." - Yoga International

"In this vivid, often mind-blowing blend of spiritual memoir and teaching stories, written with his fellow devotee, Rameshwar Das, Ram Dass remembers his guru's baffling powers; candidly describes the tensions within the satsang, or "community of seekers," surrounding Maharaj-ji; and explains his arduous "inner work" as he practiced yoga, chanted mantras that work on both vibrational and conceptual planes, and opened his mind to the presence of "realized beings," including the Indian saints whose life stories he tells." - Booklist

"In "Be Love Now: The Path of the Heart", Ram Dass guides us through the pitfalls and perils of our own spiritual journey. Offering a deeply personal yet universal exploration of what he has learned on his four-decade pilgrimage across cultures and religious traditions, Ram Dass shares powerful lessons on love..." - Spiritual Media Blog