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Ram Dass (1931–2019) was an American spiritual teacher and psychologist. A student of the Indian guru Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaj ji), he wrote several books, including Be Here Now and Grist for the Mill, bringing Eastern spiritual teachings to a Western audience. His later books address aging and facing the end of life. He is also known under his previous name, Richard Alpert, for his research on psychedelics with Timothy Leary at Harvard in the 1960s.

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Bless Your Food with Gratitude

Before I eat, I bless my food. For many people, saying grace in childhood was a time of impatience when adults were controlling the situation, but I’ve discovered that it can become a moment to reawaken a living truth.

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RamDass.org
2012
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Spiritual Leader Ram Dass on Zen and the Art of Dying

The Be Here Now author teaches us about gracefully embracing death in his new book collaboration, Walking Each Other Home.

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Yoga Journal
2018
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Ram Dass: Being Here

Ram Dass has led a long and adventurous life, one of loving and being loved. Fellow seeker Mirabai Bush recalls firsthand the patience, humor, and grace of one of our most influential spiritual figures.

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Mirabai Bush
2013
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Can We Find Truth in Grief?

I’ve had a lot of loss in my life. My husband has lung cancer, and I’m facing more loss in my future. I would like to know, “How can I use the grief that I feel to come to a deeper place of truth?”

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Ram Dass Guided Meditations

Step onto the path, embrace your practice with these guided meditations and mantras from Ram Dass.

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Ram Dass Rides the Holy-Man’s Circuit

You'd think that Baba Ram Dass, who had been a Harvard psychology professor and psychedelic drug researcher in his former incarnation as Dr. Richard Alpert, Ph.D., would know all about mind games by now.

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Richard M. Levine
2019
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Ram Dass, Beloved Spiritual Teacher, Has Died

The American spiritual leader, yogi, counterculture icon, and Be Here Now author has died. He was 88.

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Joan Duncan Oliver
2019
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Why Neem Karoli Baba Sent Ram Dass to the West

Neem Karoli Baba, or Maharajji, was an inspiration to many. Here, Cheryl Simone writes about her experience with Neem Karoli Baba’s disciple, and her conversation with Sadhguru later.

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Isha Foundation
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Neem Karoli Baba (Maharaji) Stories: Baba on Health and Healing

Various stories about Neem Karoli Baba from Ravi Prakash Pande “Rajida”, Ram Dass, and Dada Mukerjee.

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Ram Dass, Spiritual Teacher and Psychedelics Pioneer, Dies at 88

An icon of the psychedelic drug movement of the '60s and '70s, as well as a champion of a mindful philosophy.

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Andrew Limbong
2019
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