Description: FROM BINDU TO OJASEXCEEDINGLY RARE!! The HOLY GRAIL of Ram Dass, Lama Foundation works.As few as 2,000 produced in 1970 and given away the year before the publication of "Remember, Be Here Now" in 1971. Condition is very good overall. Box shows some signs of wear and has been repaired/reinforced. Includes Core Book "From Bindu to Ojas" , Vinyl LP, envelope with cut sheets of aphorisms, paperback copy of "Our-Story My-Story Your-Story His-Story", and numerous photos images and posters some of which have been cut into their individual images, some remain in larger sheets, all in original cardboard box which has some wear and has been repaired/reinforced. This set is lacking the cook book "Cook Book For A Sacred Life”, as well as the booklet "painted cakes do not satisfy hunger" which is a bibliography. FROM BINDU TO OJASby Ram DassFirst edition, first printing, San Cristobal, New Mexico: Lama Foundation, 1970. Very good condition paperback. Brown paper sheets bound with twine, full color mandala label mounted on front cover. Very good cover, clean unmarked text, wonderfully illustrated throughout by Steve and Barbara Durkee and other members of the Lama Foundation. Square quarto, 108 double sided sheets in fourteen signatures bound with twine. LP record is also in very good condition, in original paper sleeve. Aphorisms have been cut into individual sheets and stored in an envelope, the posters have has numerous images cut into individual sheets with some remaining together, see photos. Overall a very nice set of this rare and unique masterpiece of the Eastern Spirituality movement in the West. The prototypical form of the classic spirituality book Be Here Now, with illustrations by members of the Lama Foundation commune including Steve Durkee, also of the USCO art collective. Be Here Now has since sold over two million copies. Its unusual marriage of text and image, earthy design, sense of humor, and far-out mantras make it a true high spot of the hippie era.Transcribed by stenographer Lillian North from a series of lectures given by Ram Dass (at the Sculpture Studio series in NYC in 1969) about his time in India. North gave Ram Dass the transcribed manuscript and he began editing them with the help of writer, John Bleibtreu, during his stay at Esalen (a center of spiritual exploration) in Big Sur, California. He then traveled to the Lama Foundation, a commune of artists and hippies, near Taos, New Mexico where Steve Durkee and other members of the commune brainstormed ways to illustrate the edited text into art. A well-preserved prototype for the highly influential work that introduced many in the West to Eastern spirituality, and served as an instruction manual for generations of spiritual seekers.About RAM DASSRam Dass (born Richard Alpert; 1931 – 2019), also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and writer. His best-selling 1971 book Be Here Now, which has been described by multiple reviewers as "seminal", helped popularize Eastern spirituality and yoga in the West. He authored or co-authored twelve more books on spirituality over the next four decades, including Grist for the Mill, How Can I Help?, and Polishing the Mirror.Ram Dass was personally and professionally associated with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s. Then known as Richard Alpert, he conducted research with Leary on the therapeutic effects of psychedelic drugs. In addition, Alpert assisted Harvard Divinity School graduate student Walter Pahnke in his 1962 "Good Friday Experiment" with theology students, the first controlled, double-blind study of drugs and the mystical experience. While not illegal at the time, their research was controversial and led to Leary's and Alpert's dismissal from Harvard in 1963.In 1967, Alpert traveled to India and became a disciple of Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba, who gave him the name Ram Dass, meaning "Servant of Ram," but usually rendered simply as "Servant of God" for Western audiences. In the following years, he co-founded the charitable organizations Seva Foundation and Hanuman Foundation. From the 1970s to the 1990s, he traveled extensively, giving talks and retreats and holding fundraisers for charitable causes. In 1997, he had a stroke, which left him with paralysis and expressive aphasia. He eventually grew to interpret this event as an act of grace, learning to speak again and continuing to teach and write books. After becoming seriously ill during a trip to India in 2004, he gave up traveling and moved to Maui, Hawaii, where he hosted annual retreats with other spiritual teachers until his death in 2019.Loc: A9StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedbackRAM DASS BUDDHISM FROM BINDU TO OJAS LAMA 1970 YOGA GURU Psychedelics Spiritual FROM BINDU TO OJASEXCEEDINGLY RARE!! The HOLY GRAIL of Ram Dass, Lama Foundation works.As few as 2,000 produced in 1970 and given away the year before the publication of "Remember, Be Here Now" in 1971. Condition is very good overall. Box shows some signs of wear and has been repaired/reinforced. Includes Core Book "From Bindu to Ojas" , Vinyl LP, envelope with cut sheets of aphorisms, paperback copy of "Our-Story My-Story Your-Story His-Story", and numerous photos images and posters some of which have been cut into their individual images, some remain in larger sheets, all in original cardboard box which has some wear and has been repaired/reinforced. This set is lacking the cook book "Cook Book For A Sacred Life”, as well as the booklet "painted cakes do not satisfy hunger" which is a bibliography. FROM BINDU TO OJASby Ram DassFirst edition, first printing, San Cristobal, New Mexico: Lama Foundation, 1970. Very good condition paperback. Brown paper sheets bound with twine, full color mandala label mounted on front cover. Very good cover, clean unmarked text, wonderfully illustrated throughout by Steve and Barbara Durkee and other members of the Lama Foundation. Square quarto, 108 double sided sheets in fourteen signatures bound with twine. LP record is also in very good condition, in original paper sleeve. Aphorisms have been cut into individual sheets and stored in an envelope, the posters have has numerous images cut into individual sheets with some remaining together, see photos. Overall a very nice set of this rare and unique masterpiece of the Eastern Spirituality movement in the West. The prototypical form of the classic spirituality book Be Here Now, with illustrations by members of the Lama Foundation commune including Steve Durkee, also of the USCO art collective. Be Here Now has since sold over two million copies. Its unusual marriage of text and image, earthy design, sense of humor, and far-out mantras make it a true high spot of the hippie era.Transcribed by stenographer Lillian North from a series of lectures given by Ram Dass (at the Sculpture Studio series in NYC in 1969) about his time in India. North gave Ram Dass the transcribed manuscript and he began editing them with the help of writer, John Bleibtreu, during his stay at Esalen (a center of spiritual exploration) in Big Sur, California. He then traveled to the Lama Foundation, a commune of artists and hippies, near Taos, New Mexico where Steve Durkee and other members of the commune brainstormed ways to illustrate the edited text into art. A well-preserved prototype for the highly influential work that introduced many in the West to Eastern spirituality, and served as an instruction manual for generations of spiritual seekers.About RAM DASSRam Dass (born Richard Alpert; 1931 – 2019), also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and writer. His best-selling 1971 book Be Here Now, which has been described by multiple reviewers as "seminal", helped popularize Eastern spirituality and yoga in the West. He authored or co-authored twelve more books on spirituality over the next four decades, including Grist for the Mill, How Can I Help?, and Polishing the Mirror.Ram Dass was personally and professionally associated with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s. Then known as Richard Alpert, he conducted research with Leary on the therapeutic effects of psychedelic drugs. In addition, Alpert assisted Harvard Divinity School graduate student Walter Pahnke in his 1962 "Good Friday Experiment" with theology students, the first controlled, double-blind study of drugs and the mystical experience. While not illegal at the time, their research was controversial and led to Leary's and Alpert's dismissal from Harvard in 1963.In 1967, Alpert traveled to India and became a disciple of Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba, who gave him the name Ram Dass, meaning "Servant of Ram," but usually rendered simply as "Servant of God" for Western audiences. In the following years, he co-founded the charitable organizations Seva Foundation and Hanuman Foundation. From the 1970s to the 1990s, he traveled extensively, giving talks and retreats and holding fundraisers for charitable causes. In 1997, he had a stroke, which left him with paralysis and expressive aphasia. He eventually grew to interpret this event as an act of grace, learning to speak again and continuing to teach and write books. After becoming seriously ill during a trip to India in 2004, he gave up traveling and moved to Maui, Hawaii, where he hosted annual retreats with other spiritual teachers until his death in 2019.Loc: A9
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Author: RAM DASS
Book Title: FROM BINDU TO OJAS
Language: English
Topic: Abstract Art, Afterlife, Alternative Belief Systems, Avant Garde, Beliefs, Buddhism, Cosmology, Esotericism, Hinduism, Inspirational Works, Lifestyle, Love, Metaphysical, New Age, New Wave, Popular Culture, Positive Thinking, Self-Help, Self-Improvement, Self-Management, Supernatural, Visualisation, Wellness, Yoga, Eastern Philosophy, SPIRITUALITY
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Lama Foundation
Genre: Antiquarian & Collectible, Art & Culture, Imagery, Leisure, Hobbies & Lifestyle, Mind, Body & Spirit, Motivation, Mysticism, Philosophy, Religious & Spiritual, Sexuality, Spirituality, World literature & Classics, Nonfiction
Book Series: None
Publication Year: 1970
Original Language: English
Features: Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Type: Twine Bound Paperback
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Edition: First Edition
Signed: No
Intended Audience: Adults, Young Adults
Vintage: Yes
Inscribed: No
Ex Libris: No
Personalized: No
Personalize: No
Signed By: N/A
Era: 1970s
Illustrator: Steve and Barbara Durkee and other members of the Lama Foundation
Literary Movement: Enlightenment, Expressionism, Naturalism
