Ram Dass, an American yogi and spiritual teacher, wrote Be Here Now, a book on spirituality, yoga, and meditation.
The book details Ram Dass’s psychedelic experiences, his travel across India, and his relationship with his master.
Here are some of the most powerful quotes from Be Here Now book.
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Be Here Now Quotes by Ram Dass
“As soon as you give it all up you can have it all.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“I can do nothing for you but work on myself…you can do nothing for me but work on yourself!” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“Cosmic humor, especially about your own predicament, is an important part of your journey.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“Emotions are like waves. Watch them disappear in the distance on the vast calm ocean.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“Trust the messages coming from your heart and intuition.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“Early in the journey you wonder how long the journey will take and whether you will make it in this lifetime. Later you will see that where you are going is HERE and you will arrive NOW…so you stop asking.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“To him who has had the experience no explanation is necessary, to him who has not, none is possible.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“When your center is firm, when your faith is strong and unwavering, then it will not matter what company you keep.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
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Quotes from Be Here Now
“A relationship starting out as one that awakens love can only remain a living vehicle for love to the extent that it is continually made new or reconsecrated.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“The human mind is like that monkey, incessantly active by its own nature, then it becomes drunk with the wine of desire, thus increasing its turbulence. After desire takes possession comes the sting of the scorpion of jealousy at the success of others, and last of all the demon of pride enters the mind, making it think itself of all importance.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“I think the message is that you don’t need to go to anywhere else to find what you are seeking.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“This love is actually part of you; it is always flowing through you. It’s like the subatomic texture of the universe, the dark matter that connects everything. When you tune in to that flow, you will feel it in your own heart – not your physical heart or your emotional heart, but your spiritual heart, the place you point to in your chest when you say, “I am.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“If you listen to your own inner voice, it will tell you where you are now, and which method will work best for you in your evolution towards the light.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“If you think you’re free, there’s no escape possible.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“In the course of your journey it is most likely that your day-to-day companions or friends may change. Some may fall away as your interest in the Spirit pulls you from the worldly interest which brought or kept you together, but new friends who share your current interests will appear.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“Just because you are seeing divine light, experiencing waves of bliss, or conversing with Gods and Goddesses is no reason to not know your zip code.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
Best Be Here Now Quotes
“Grace is at the nexus of love and awareness. There it’s all open and it’s all love.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“Love is essentially self-communicative. Those who do not have it catch it from those who have it.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“This getting straight not only applies to people but to things as well, such as favorite music, disliked foods, special treats, avoided places, all your toys, etc. Everything must be rerun through your compassion machine.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“You may protest if you can love the person you are protesting against as much as you love yourself.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“Be here now.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“It’s only when caterpillarness is done that one becomes a butterfly. That again is part of this paradox. You cannot rip away caterpillarness. The whole trip occurs in an unfolding process of which we have no control.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“If a pickpocket meets a saint, he sees only his pockets.” Then he’d get up and leave. Or he’d write, “If you wear shoeleather, the whole earth is covered with leather.” These were his ways of teaching me about how motivation affects perception.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“The quieter you become the more you can hear.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“Don’t think about the past. Just be here now.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“Just relax and trust the process.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
“You do what you do because that’s what the harmony of the universe requires. If I am a potter I make pots.” ~ Ram Dass (quote from Be Here Now).
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