"We're talking about metamorphosis
We're talking about going from a caterpillar to a butterfly
We're talking about how to become a butterfly."

In March 1961, Professor Richard Alpert - later renamed Ram Dass - held appointments in four departments at Harvard University. He published books, drove a Mercedes and regularly vacationed in the Caribbean. By most societal standards, he had achieved great success... And yet he couldn't escape the feeling that something was missing.

Psilocybin and LSD changed that. During a period of experimentation,...

Ram Dass is an American psychologist and spiritual teacher who has studied and practiced meditation for many years.Here he shares his understanding and explores the many paths of meditation--from mantra, prayer, singing, visualizations, and "just sitting" to movement meditations such as tai chi--and suggests how you can find methods suitable for you.He illuminates the stages and benefits of meditative practice, and provides wise and often humorous advice on overcoming difficulties along the way."

World-renowned philosopher and spiritual teacher Ram Dass author of the groundbreaking classic Be Here Now presents the contemporary Western audience with a lively, accessible guide to the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, the classic Hindu text that has been called the ultimate instruction manual for living a spiritual life."

'Be Love Now' is the third book in a spiritual trilogy that started with 'Be Here Now' followed by 'Still Here' - a four-decade pilgrimage across cultures and spiritual traditions. In 'Be Love Now', Ram Dass shows the way to unconditional spiritual love through personal anecdotes, deep insights and stories.