- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Hodder Mobius; First. edition (5 Oct 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340793228
- ISBN-13: 978-0340793220
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 491,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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After being introduced for a lecture, Ram Dass eschewed the stairs and, from his front row seat, leapt up on to the stage--or tried to, anyway, but age and gravity brought him crashing back to earth. Like other baby boomers, Ram Dass has learned the hard way that ageing is unkind to the body. But he has also learned that it can be an opportunity for growth. While others begin to devalue you, you can reconnect with the spiritual, grow into wisdom and create value for yourself. In Still Here, Ram Dass offers a philosophy for ageing that teaches us how to diminish our suffering despite the aches, pains, and limitations of age. This becomes possible when we step away from the ego-self and into the soul-self, where we can witness our thoughts and emotions and evaluate their effects on us. If ageing has brought challenges to Ram Dass, it has also brought him wisdom, which, through his personal anecdotes and stories of others in the struggle against ageing, he shares with great generosity. --Brian Bruya
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After being introduced for a lecture, Ram Dass eschewed the stairs and, from his front row seat, leapt up on to the stage--or tried to, anyway, until age and gravity brought him crashing down to earth. Like other Baby Boomers, Ram Dass has learned the hard way that ageing is unkind. But he has also learned that it can be an opportunity for growth. While others begin to devalue older people, they will find that they can reconnect with the spiritual, grow into wisdom, and create value for themselves. In Still Here, Ram Dass offers a philosophy for ageing that teaches how to diminish suffering despite the aches and pains and limitations of age. This is possible by stepping away from the ego-self into the soul-self, where thoughts and emotions can be witnessed and their effects evaluated. If ageing has brought challenges to Ram Dass, it has also brought him wisdom which, through his personal anecdotes and stories of others in the struggle against ageing, he shares with great generosity. --Brian Bruya
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ram Dass has aged, and while thinking about aging, had a massive stroke from which he has recovered his speech. The words are more thoughtful now, clearer. There is an economy which has lead to clarity. Reading this work helps one to see what to hold onto and what to release. There can be joy in where you are, though it is clearly not where you were, once, nor where you thought you would be. This is a gift. In each chapter he reminds us, in a gentle, loving way, to love ourselves. Knowing that he has come back from the stroke, that his body is not going to stop relying on the wheelchair, that there was fear and pain in his experience, all this makes his words ring true. Give yourself this gift. And give it to others.
27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have been fortunate enough to meet Ram Dass on two occasions including a five day meditation retreat. This book distills the experiences of a lifetime of searching for spiritual meaning. It is probably not the best introduction to him, but it will help anyone facing their "midlife crisis" or having to deal with experiences that confront you with your mortality. Will you "flunk the test" when it is time to leave your body behind?
It's worth keeping an eye out for the DVD "Fierce Grace" (from USA)which is a fine 90 minute documentary with interviews with Ram Dass before and as he manages his life after his stroke - as well as some excellent historical footage from his life in the sixties.
Namaste.
It's worth keeping an eye out for the DVD "Fierce Grace" (from USA)which is a fine 90 minute documentary with interviews with Ram Dass before and as he manages his life after his stroke - as well as some excellent historical footage from his life in the sixties.
Namaste.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A well written and entertaining book. Very useful for people like me who are dealing with a life threatening illness and wanting to contemplate the impact of that on their lives, the possibility of death and the purpose of their lives. There are interesting illustrations and some exercises to help people get more insight. He is very open about himself and his experiences of life, serious illness and aging. I have found it generally optimistic and it has inspired me to get to grips with some of my worst demons in order to live as fully as I can and to consider how I can best develop the more spiritual aspects of myself.
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A helpful book for the 'before' and 'during'
I had already read this book about 10 years' ago in another language and wanted to re-read it in its 'original' version. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jo Italy
Good old Ram Dass
A lovely book that you will return to as the years go by. I've always loved Ram Das and this book will not disappoint if already aquainted with the man. Read more
Published 21 months ago by ANITA
Different view
A very different view and quite a paradigm shift for me. Certainly worth a read whether it is you or a loved one facing aging changing or dying
Published 23 months ago by Mrs. N. H. Radford
Grow old with wisdom and humour
Brilliant book from a very human and spiritual man.
There is so much negativity about the natural course of aging. Read more
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