In 1961, Professor Richard Alpert had achieved success by society's standards: he had money, a good job, a nice car, and holidayed regularly in the Caribbean. Yet he felt something was missing, and only when he experimented with LSD and embarked on a spiritual journey to India - where his guru renamed him Baba Ram Dass - did he connect with his inner self. Be Here Now is Ram Dass' personal story of metamorphosis, of how he embraced a spiritual rather than material way of life, accepted the ancient principles of yoga, and learned to understand the importance of spiritualism in the modern world. Powerful and profound, Be Here Now is an illustrated guide for anyone wanting to undertake their own spiritual journey.