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Areas: Spirituality; Hindu and Buddhist Spiritual Practices
t- eller: “Be Here Now” (over 1 million copies sold)
: Author; Spiritual Figure; Psychologist
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1 he studied psychology in school, specializing in human motivation and
ality development. After receiving an M.A. from Wesleyan and a Ph.D.
tanford, Dass served on the psychology faculties at Stanford and the
U rsity of California.
1958 to 1963, Dass taught and did research at Harvard University’s Graduate
S l of Education, as well as in Harvard’s Department of Soci
1 e explored human consciousness and collaborated with professionals like
T o hy Leary to research psilocybin, LSD-25, and other p
B se of the controversial nature of this research, Dass was dismissed from
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Four years later, Dass traveled to India, where he
There he met his Guru, Neem Karoli Baba, and r
which means “servant of God.” Since 1968, he has pursued a variety of spiritual
practices, including guru kripa, devotional yoga focused on the Hindu spiritual
figure Hanuman, karma yoga, and Sufi and Jewish studies. His book, Be Here
Now, is a great spiritual classic of the 20th century.
David Riklan’s favorite Ram Dass Quotes and Thoughts
- You work on yourself, spiritually, as an offering to your fellow beings.
Because, until you have cultivated that quality of peace, love, joy, presence
honesty, and truth, all of your acts are colored by your attachments.