]> http://www.wisdomhunter.com/taxonomy/term/79/0 Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert in 1931) is one of the true spiritual heroes of our time. Having served on the faculties at Stanford and Harvard University, he was dismissed from Harvard in 1963 due to the controversial nature of his intensive research with psychedelics in collaboration with Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Aldous Huxley, Allen Ginsberg, and others. en http://www.wisdomhunter.com/ram-dass-biography <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><div class="flexinode-textfield-35"><div class="form-item"> <label>First Name:</label><br /> Ram </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-36"><div class="form-item"> <label>Last Name:</label><br /> Dass </div> </div><div class="flexinode-image-37"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author Image:</label><br /> <img src="http://www.wisdomhunter.com/files/ram_dass.jpg" alt="Ram Dass Biography" /> </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-38"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author Review:</label><br /> <p>Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert in 1931) is one of the true spiritual heroes of our time. Having served on the faculties at Stanford and Harvard University, he was dismissed from Harvard in 1963 due to the controversial nature of his intensive research with psychedelics in collaboration with Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Aldous Huxley, Allen Ginsberg, and others. In 1967 he traveled to India, where he met his spiritual teacher, Neem Karoli Baba. There Ram Dass studied yoga and meditation, and received the name Ram Dass, which means "servant of God." His books include <em >Be Here Now, The Only Dance There Is, Grist for the Mill,</em> and <em >Journey of Awakening</em>. In 1997, he experienced a stroke which left him with expressive aphasia and partial paralysis, but he has been able to resume his teaching commitments and is using the experience to explore the spiritual dimensions of suffering and the nature of the aging process. Ram Dass is also a co-founder of the Seva Foundation, an international service organization.</p> </div> </div></div> Authors Ram Dass Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:11:51 -0500 http://www.wisdomhunter.com/still-here <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-3"><div class="flexinode-textfield-17"><div class="form-item"> <label>Book Title:</label><br /> Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-18"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author Last Name:</label><br /> Dass </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-19"><div class="form-item"> <label>Author First Name:</label><br /> Ram </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-20"><div class="form-item"> <label>Publisher:</label><br /> Riverhead Books </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-24"><div class="form-item"> <label>Year Published:</label><br /> 2000 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textfield-14"><div class="form-item"> <label>ISBN:</label><br /> 1573220493 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-textarea-13"><div class="form-item"> <label>Book Review:</label><br /> <p>More than thirty years ago, an entire generation sought a new way of life, looking for fulfillment and meaning in a way no one had before. Leaving his teaching job at Harvard, Ram Dass embodied the role of spiritual seeker, showing others how to find peace within themselves in one of the greatest spiritual classics of the twentieth century, <em >Be Here Now</em>. Now, we find we need Ram Dass again. As we enter the later stages of life, the big questions of peace and of purpose have reappeared, this time demanding answers. Our old friend Ram Dass has returned, inviting us to join him on the next stage of the journey. With him we explore the joy, pain, and opportunities of the ripening seasons of our lives. Writing with his trademark humor and wisdom, sharing stories from his own life and meditation exercises to integrate the teachings, Ram Dass once again provides a profound new perspective on the territory that lies ahead.</p> </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-27"><div class="form-item"> <label>Depth:</label><br /> 2 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-33"><div class="form-item"> <label>Tone:</label><br /> 1 </div> </div><div class="flexinode-number-34"><div class="form-item"> <label>Openness:</label><br /> 1 </div> </div></div> Books Core Bookshelf Ram Dass Healthy Relationships Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:04:03 -0500