Polishing the Mirror | Free Book
Sometimes illumination occurs spontaneously or, as Ram Dass
experienced, in a heart-wrenching moment of opening. More commonly,
it happens when we polish the mirror of the heart with daily
practice—and see beyond the illusion of our transient thoughts and
emotions to the vast and luminous landscape of our true nature.
For
five decades, Ram Dass has explored the depths of consciousness and
love and brought them to life as service to others. With
Polishing the Mirror, he gathers together his essential
teachings for living in the eternal present, here and now.
Readers
will find within these pages a rich combination of perennial wisdom,
humor, teaching stories, and detailed guidance on Ram Dass' own
spiritual practices, including:
Bhakti Yoga—opening our hearts
to unconditional lovePractices for living, aging, dying, and
embracing the natural flow of lifeKarma Yoga—how selfless service
can profoundly transform usWorking with fear and suffering as a path
to grace and freedomStep-by-step guidance in devotional chant,
meditation and mantra practice, and much more
For those new to
Ram Dass' teachings, and for those to whom they are old friends,
here is this vanguard spiritual explorer's complete guide to
discovering who we are and why we are here, and how to become
beacons of unconditional love.
About the Author
Ram Dass
Ram Dass (1931–2019)first went to India in
1967. He was still Dr. Richard Alpert, an already eminent Harvard
psychologist and psychedelic pioneer with Dr. Timothy Leary. He
continued his psychedelic research until his journey to the East in
1967, driving overland to India, where he met his guru, Neem Karoli
Baba, affectionately known as Maharaj-ji. Maharaj-ji gave him the
name, Ram Dass, which means "servant of God." Everything changed
then—his intense dharmic life started, and he became a pivotal
influence on a culture that has reverberated with the words “be here
now” ever since.
Be Here Now, Ram Dass's monumentally
influential and seminal book, still stands as the highly readable
centerpiece of the Western articulation of Eastern philosophy and
practicing to live joyously in the present moment, be it luminous or
mundane. From a backpackers’ bible in the 1970s,
Be Here Now continues to be the instruction manual of
choice for generations of spiritual seekers. Fifty years later, it's
still part of the timeless present. Being here now is still being here
now. Ram Dass's work continues to be a path of teaching and
inspiration to so many. His loving spirit has been a guiding light for
three generations, carrying millions along on the journey, helping
free them from their bonds as he has worked through his own. For more
about Ram Dass’s teachings, visit ramdass.org.
Rameshwar Das
Rameshwar Das is a writer and photographer who met Ram
Dass in 1968. Ramesh has collaborated with Ram Dass on many projects,
most recently as coauthor of Be Love Now and
Polishing the Mirror.
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