As Ram Das tells the story, he simply asked the woman if she would kindly ask the person who was wise and caring enough to dial the phone in the first place to please get on the phone. She was having a “bad trip” as we used to say, and began screaming for help from Ram Das and having an emotional meltdown. Ram Das had gone home to try to get some sleep, when the phone rang, and a woman who had been at the event called. I remember those days with great fondness-–the innocence, the curiosity, the willingness to let go of everything we had been taught for a brave new reality where peace and love reigned. The first story he tells of a huge field of hippies all tripping on LSD back in the days after he and Timothy Leary had been kicked out of Harvard. I really connected to his teachings, and two that I remember come to mind now, even more powerfully than ever, as they illustrate two skills that I have been teaching for over 25 years, and which I view as key-totally essential-if you are to live the life you truly desire. He was my friend on long long long road trips between here and wherever I was headed. I listened to him for hours on those cassette tapes in the olden days. There is a whole generation of us that see this book cover as a symbol of our awakening as much as the peace sign!īe Here Nowwas written by Ram Das, one of my heroes. Later you will see that where you are going is HERE and you will arrive NOW…so you stop asking.” Ram Das, Be Here Now “Early in the journey you wonder how long the journey will take and whether you will make it in this lifetime.

Be here now ramdas