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This is a collection of transcriptions of talks by Ram Dass from back in the day. He has a unique voice for explaining Eastern thought to the Western Scientific mind. Some of the language is dated, but the insights are just as pertinent as ever.
RamDass at his best..If you have already read Be Here Now and others, this one is more evolved along his journey
We all have questions about the reasons we are here and how we are to come to terms with our lives. Ram Dass offers spiritual guidance to those who are seeking answers to these questions. He began his life as a Harvard professor of psychology, but in the course of his journey, he began mind-expanding experiments with LSD and was fired from his position at Harvard. For some, this might have been the end. But, for him, it was only the beginning. His departure from high society led him on a spiritu...
I read this when I was 19. I think it sort of changed my life. Great "figuring out who you are" book.
You have to love an upper-middleclass Jewish intellectual who attended Harvard, became a psychoanalyst, started hanging around with Timothy Leary, took LSD, forsook his previous life, packed up and went to India where he met 'his' guru, etc. I love this guy's self-awareness (he was a psychoanalyst after all) and his honesty and sense of humor. Short book, somewhat dated, but in the end about a 'seeker' who might be familiar to some of you who look in the mirror on occasion.
3 1/2 stars
It's been awhile since I've read this, and I don't know about how I would feel about the book in light of my current theology, but I remember being thrilled by the ideas included in it. I especially liked the concept he puts forth: "If it's the only dance there is you can dance it from Ugh or you can dance it from Ah!" The book reminded me of the temporary nature and ephemeral quality of earthly life. Why waste it on being angry, gloomy, resentful, unforgiving? That really makes no sense. I unde...
Wonderful.
See the review of his 'Be Here Now'.
Blown AwayRam Dass is definitely someone who has “been there” and it is through sharing his experience that many others have qualified their own experiences as all part of the singular presence of us all in this Universe.
This is a tremendous book that takes matters of spirituality out of the musty, dead religious institutions and into the light of truth, beauty, and reason.
An attempt to introduce and explain Indian/ Eastern mysticism and how spirituality is radically different than the West, but fairly basic information for those who’ve grown up as Hindus in India. This book comprises lectures, which often meander to include examples that have messages not fully explored. Divided in 4 chapters, each with multiple sections, it's still too ambitious of the author to cover so much ground in such a small volume
What can I say? I love Ram Dass! I can't say I've loved every one of his books I've read but this one in my opinion is right up there with Be Here Now. Took me awhile to read because I read and savored it in small pieces. It is a transcript of 2 lectures he gave to mental health professionals in the early 70's. This makes perfect sense since he is an old psychologist and former Harvard Professor of Psychology. I like this book of lectures and his pod casts because of his easy, humorous and conve...
Beautiful. This book spoke to my longing to connect to other people. It gave me hope.
I love Ram Dass--or as he might say, he kindles that place in me that is pure love. These are transcribed lectures, so they are very informal and conversational, rambling at times, but covering all the basics of the yogic philosophy and lifestyle. He really communicates this stuff so eloquently and with good, self-deprecating humor. Be aware that his language is quite '60s-damaged so if you have a problem with excessive use of the terms "groovy" and "far-out," you will not have an easy time. If
Ram Dass seems to me to be the closest thing to a Western guru that I have found. His words albeit not totally based in human and earthly logic have a profound effect. This book shows his growth and evolution from his other books “Be Here Now” and “Grist for the Mill”. He touches on so many points of yogi life with great fluidity while simultaneously talking only on tangents. The book is 2 different transcripts of lectures given to psychologists. Like he says, he speaks to them differently than
The Only Dance There Is is a compiled transcription of two lectures Ram Dass gave to a room of psychotherapists in the early 1970s. The first lecture was at the Menninger Foundation in 1970, and the second at the Spring Grove Hospital in 1972. Seeing as Ram Dass was a trained Harvard professor and psychiatrist before he transformed into a yogi, he was in the fortunate position of having two perceptual vantage points to overlook the whole thing. His clear insight into the Western approach to solv...
I may say a lot about this book, but I don’t feel strong enough to rephrase Ram Dass, because whatever I may say is rephrasing. You may try to lose the boundaries between normal and magic, shift your point of dimension to the point where ego is not longer dominant. It teaches you without teaching, and leaves you with a profound feeling that all the experiences you live through are so relevant. So far, the best book of Ram Dass I have read.
Out of high school, ready to join the rat race. Then this book. No mas rat race.
A life changing experience. Echoes through my day-to-day life constantly. I re-read it every Winter and read an entirely different book. Couldn't recommend more to anyone.
