Still Here
Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying

Ram Dass was a great public speaker and so it's unsurprising that the narration of this book was very well done. As Richard Alpert- the name he wore before being given the name of Ram Dass by his guru- he was at the forefront of research into the spiritual applications of psychedelics alongside Timo......more

Ram Dass is such an engaging writer and this book is a must for anyone dealing with debilitating illness and aging or for seniors who are beginning to feel or become curious about the onset of aging. And of course any age person can gain from his profound wisdom. As in "Be Here Now", he directs our......more

I laughed aloud and then lapsed into a contemplative silence when I recently encountered a church sign which read, "Ten out of ten people die. Are you ready?" After reading Ram Dass' Still Here, I'm ready. With gentleness and compassion, spiritual pioneer and stroke survivor Ram Dass guides readers in......more

Ram Dass has been in the consciousness-raising business since the 1960s, and he uses his self-awareness in the wake of a stroke to meditate on the topics (as flagged in the subtitle) of aging, changing and dying. He turns ideas about disability, frailty, decay, pain, dependence, and other "bad" cons......more

Sit down, I have something to tell you: You are going to die. Everyone and everything you know and love is going to die. Death is a given. What's that? You say you already knew that? Then why are we all acting as if death is not a reality? Why are you not living life to the fullest? Why are you not......more