Customer Reviews
The only way to be.... - By: Adrian Sales, 05 Oct 2008 
When I first came across this bookin the 1970's it became one of my favourite books of the period.The flip page middle section just seemed to cut to the chase & sum "everything" up.Sure it is of its time,but recently taking the book off the shelf to have a browse once again, I was struck by just how truthful & eternal it's message is.Infact over the years I have periodically dipped into it for a re-tune!The title says it all really.A classic!
Time and place for everything - By: , 10 Jan 2005 A fantastic book.
A few words of warning though:
Even though the messege is still true, I found the book a bit old fashioned. FAR OUT!
Not to mention the layout, though unique, is very annoying & makes the reading uncomfortable.
It's good - but it was the other times also...! - By: , 03 May 2000 
As an admirer of Ram Dass I was disappointed to open my mail order copy of "Be Here Now" to discover I had heard most of it before - on his "Experiments In Truth" tape collection - & I had read much of his Indian exploitsin "The Only Dance There Is". This is not the fault of Amazon, who only retail the book, & it is probably not the fault of Ram Dass, who only speaks the words & leaves it to his acolytes to transcribe, edit & market. But the latter have a responsibility to uphold his good name & I feel short-changed by paying three times for the same knowledge. Yes, the final section of "Be Here Now" is worth having, but the large dollop of hippie-type drawings & slogansin between are a bit of an embarrassment to all concerned. If you don't have any Ram Dass tapes or books, this is a good introduction to his fine work, but such publications should carry a warning that they have already been pubishedin other formats. After all, very few of us are psychics...! Melanie
About the beautiful cosmic reality behind the everyday. - By: curry_john@hotmail.com, 07 Mar 2000 At first glance this book appears to be off the wall, maybe psychotic maybe a hippy trip...designed to lead people out of the workplace & into the poppyfields. I read it while sufferring clinical depression. I thought first part, Ram Dass' biography was unbelievable & the middle part describing the inner journey to God/enlightenment was over the top nonsense. But I liked the cookbook...the very clear "how to" suggestions for spiritual life. Since then I've got out of the asylum (!) & back to work, always gaining strength from mantra meditation...even some joy from it. The crazier sections of this book...I now see them as descriptions of very real spiritual processes which are I hope nascentin my own spirit. What I got from it is that spiritual growth is not a flight of imagination..its a process of grounding oneselfin the real...becoming more aware of the here & now until you are ready & open enough to feel the eternity & joy of the spiritin the present moment. The book is very compassionate & I think truthful. I reckon it would be helpful for anyone with an open mind.
my bible - By: , 10 Aug 1999 I'm not religious, but Dass spouts a lot of good common-sense knowledge. Don't let the ethereal, self-helpish, flaky aspect turn you off. Just read what he writes, let it all in, & you'll realize how wise & right he is. I also highly recommend Dass's The Only Dance There Is as a companion volume. I love the groovy drawings & psychedelic poetry, too, baby!!
