Be Here Now by Ram Dass

Be Here Now by Ram Dass is about a social scientist who recreates a search for broadened consciousness to become a better human being. The book is divided into four sections and it is narrated from the transformation of Dr Richard Alpert, an American spiritual teacher, former academic and clinical psychologist. He further discusses elaborately about the basic themes and philosophies of spirituality, meditation, and yoga.

Brief Details:

• A detailed guide for all interested in spiritualism and yoga. He describes one man's transformation upon his acceptance of the principles of yoga and gives a modern restatement of the importance of the spiritual side of human nature

• After years of teaching in Harvard, Dr Richard Alpert realized that there is more to psychology than mere theories and justifications. Hence for learning that underlying truth, he travelled to India where he met his Guru Neem Karoli Baba and learnt practical experiments and realizations of spiritualism

• The first section of the book tells the story of Dr Richard Alpert about his research with Timothy Leary at Harvard, and his career as a psychologist

• The second and third section of the book is exclusively about spiritualism and various forms of yoga and meditation. It consists of a collection of religious, spiritual, and metaphysical sayings. In the explanation about yoga, pranayama and various quotations of eminent spiritual leaders have been included with illustrations

• The final section offers a list of books that are related with spirituality