Hello all! My name is Mike and I somehow acquired a copy of Be Here Now when I was a junior in high school, in 1973. It contained all the answers I had been searching for and Iāve been practicing Eastern wisdom traditions in some form ever since. Great to see that the Ram Dass magic continues to attract folks to a more authentic life. I hope to keep on growing and developing through participation in this group.
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Hey, everyone! Iām Jeannette in Raleigh. Feeling blessed!
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Hi, everyone. Iām Megan from Ventura, California. Nice to be here with all of you.
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Hi Iām Lisa in Maine. 43 years ago my boyfriend showed me Be Here Now and I wish Iād paid more attention 
maybe we could have run off to India and I could have sidestepped all this material nonsense! Iām here to learn how to love everyone serve everyone and remember god.
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Hello! Iām a grandmother and educator from Sacramento, CA! Happy to be here 
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Iām Kate, 74 years old and living a nomadic life on the road. When Be Here Now was published, most of the households I visited had a copy somewhere.
I want to develop a spiritual practice that includes regular meditation and yoga.
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So happy to be here! I am from Charleston SC and I am on a path to connect to my inner self to help heal lymphoma! I believe it is my disconnect and stress that contributed to my body creating Dis-ease. I look forward to this course and to connecting the with you all!
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Hiya - Anna from New Zealand. Trying to absorb as many teachings as possible at the moment. I bought Be Here Now many years ago but never read itā¦ tbh the format of the book put me off but maybe I also just wasnāt ready for it. Lovely to connect with like-minded people which has been a challenge for me. Thank you for offering this course (and sending me all the reminders of it, I finally listened and signed up lol).
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Hello, I am Gloria from Wisconsin. I am here to continue my spiritual journey in learning more . I have not read Be Here Now yet. I have listened to a few podcasts and I am excited to connect with likeminded individuals. I am looking forward to the 21 days and beyond.
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Hello dear friends/sangha, happy to join you all online for this course. Iāll be joining you all from a combination of Colombia (where I am traveling at the moment) and Los Angeles. My intention is to deepen my practice and develop greater peace and power with stagnation
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I live in beautiful San Diego, California.
I have not read Be Here Now.
I heard about Ram Dass during my yoga teacher training.
My intention for this 21 day jiurneyis to be open to expansion.
Namasteā
Grateful to join this scared space and I look forward to learning and expanding
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Hello, my name is Jessica. I live in a South suburb of Chicago. I first heard of Ram Dass about 20 years ago through a Be Here Now book a friend had. I only skimmed through it though at the time and am only now finally starting to read it.
Since high-school I have had an interest in meditation but never made it a regular practice. I am in my early 40s now. Only recently have I started a more regular meditation and journaling practice. It happened shortly after a couple things happened in my life that had me questioning myself and my self worth.
I stopped smoking tobacco 3.5 years ago and stopped drinking 4 months ago. I practice sun salutations and mantra almost every morning. I listen to Ram Dass podcasts almost every morning on my way to work. And, I recently attended my first all day meditation retreat.
My intentions are to start practicing sun salutations and mantra everyday. To mindfully come from a place of love for myself and others. To learn to forgive and move on and find a place where I can be of service in my community.
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Namaste, yāall. From Austin/TX and Nashville, TN.
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Hi, Sue here from New Zealandā¦ I have had a copy of Be Here Now since the 70āsā¦
FYI there is a hotel in Queenstown in NZ called The Sherwood that had/has copies of Be Here Now in the rooms.
I am joining the course to take some time to absorb the book thoroughly.
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Thanks you for this opportunity to connect. I am joining in from Idaho. My intent in to more more aware of my unawareness.
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My name is Gina. I am from Lander, Wyoming. I did a Ram Dass meditation course in January and this came up and I wanted to expose myself to more of his material. I have not read Be Here Now but I am purchasing a copy for this course and more exploration. Happy to be here. And my intention is to learn how to embody being in the now without judging, controlling, or trying to change how things are. I think my path has led me here to, dare I say, trying to accept this life for what it is. Accept uncertainty. Accept heartbreak. Accept joy. Accept gratitude. Accept Sorrow. Accept it all.
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Namesteā¦ I am Betsy a long time learner of Ram Das., I look forward to being with all of us on this exploration.
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Hello! My name is Katey, Iām excited for this course, I wish I could make the times for zoom but I hope you all enjoy.
I first started listening to Ram Dass about a year ago and have been listening to him pretty much daily since.
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John from Ireland.
Find the othersā¦
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Hello everyone! Thrilled to be here now 
with you all!! Iāve listened to at least one episode of the Ram Dass Here and Now podcast every single day for the last 140 days and have found his teachings spark so much peace within me. Long story shortā¦ I ended up in Peru at The Temple of the Way of Light (recommended by Gabor Mate!) for a 12-day ayahuasca retreat last summer after spiraling into a deep depression. Itās been quite the process integrating back! I find that Ram Dassās teachings, and the occasional psilocybin therapeutic journey, has been keeping me on āthe path.ā Iām exploring life as an adventure nowā¦ embracing all the peaks and valleysā¦ AND Iām still looking for the way to release some past trauma within my body and whatever is blocking me from showing up in my life and work to my fullest potential (my intention). Looking forward to being connected with you all throughout this course!
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