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In his posthumous memoir, Being Ram Dass, the beloved cultural and spiritual icon and bestselling author of Be Here Now, shares his experience of his journey from the mind to the heart, from the ego to the soul.

An album called Ram Dass celebrates Ram Dass, but with some unexpected twists.

With the passing of beloved spiritual figure and counterculture icon Ram Dass, we look back on some of the times we spoke with him.

There’s no philosophy about this, it’s a simple quieting of the mind.

When you describe your first encounter with your guru, Neem Karoli Baba, the writing is so vivid, you seem to be reliving the experience. Does the encounter come to life anew each …

“This one line has done more to shape my teaching than any other.”

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Ram Dass, which means “servant of God,” was born Richard Alpert into a Jewish family in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1931. He earned a PhD in psychology at Stanford and began his spir…

Within the quietness of mind you hear a kind of deeper process, a deeper wisdom.

You may have met your guru without knowing—teachings from the late Baba Ram Dass show us how.

At certain stages of the journey your faith is strong, but then sometimes it quivers a little bit, so you have to find ways to explore your doubts.

It is a much better strategy to focus on the mechanics of thought, rather than the content of thought.

To really let something go, you have to acknowledge it.

Here's a great opportunity in terms of practice to explore the different levels of perceiving and working with the universe.

Try this exercise to develop mindfulness by meditating on one’s thoughts.

Dive into a celebratory 50th anniversary album that unites the teachings of Ram Dass with innovative new music.

Polishing the Mirror: How to Live from Your Spiritual HeartBy Ram Dass with Rameshwar Das; Sounds True PublishingConsidering his long-standing advice to “be here now,” the spiritua…

How do you react to change?

How to trust your own intuitive heart as to what you listen to and where you go.

Your ability to see the soul and subtlety inside of another person is in part dependent on your ability to acknowledge it in yourself.

How do you cultivate the quietness of your being?

Every time your mind wanders, use your breath to bring your focus back.

Listening in on a great conversation between Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush

Mirabai Bush shares revelations about dying and living from her close relationship with Ram Dass and shares a special practice preparing for death.

Many forms of prayer take the same amount of time to complete. This time—especially with 5.5-second breathing—has powerful physiological benefits.

Love Everyoneby Parvati MarkusHarper OneMillions of readers around the world got their first glimpse of Eastern knowledge in Be Here Now. First published in 1971, the book chronicl…

This film adds another chapter to the Ram Dass story through archival footage and an extensive interview with the filmmaker.

Contributors to our September/October 2018 issue: Amber Bodily, Mirabai Bush, Ram Dass, Katherine Dunn, Stephanie Ludwig PhD, Zainab Salbi

Rameshwar Das is a writer and photographer who met Ram Dass in 1968. Ramesh has collaborated with Ram Dass on many projects, most recently as coauthor of Be Love Now and Polishing …

Read how a rescued rooster is tackling climate change and spreading kindness, plus a practice for exploring purpose in your life.

“If I’m working on a song, I get to a point, and I get so emotionally pulled in, and it affects me so deeply I cry—it’s like a sign.” —Lucinda Williams, whose latest album, Good Souls Better Angels, was released in April

Allow yourself to become spiritually shameless. Submerge yourself in “an ocean of ever-expanding spiritual pleasure” as you explore Vedic sexuality.

Renowned Buddhist meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg’s first book on meditation was Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness, which she penned in 1995. Since then, she ha…

Create a link between writing and healing. Journaling allows you to ask questions for self-inquiry and growth. “Writing creates a physical release. It benefits wellbeing, lowers blood pressure, improves sleep, decreases doctor’s visits, boosts memory, and increases self-awareness.”

Getting out of our comfort zone is not always easy, but we may find that releasing our grip allows it to feel a little more like grace.

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“In the new year, many of us will be contemplating changing a behavior or an aspect of our lives. Some will dream of it, while the brave ones will get ready to take action. There is a reason you feel that spark. Life is finite. Don’t squander it. Here are four tips to help you be brave, conquer your fears, and pursue the spark.”

“Books are my best friends ...” says Rabbi Rami, discussing the connection between spirituality and books—and why he chooses company carefully.

“Someday,” I promised Iris, unable to completely quell my bourgeois roots, “I will take us there in grand style.” It didn’t happen like that.

“Becoming Shameless: A Conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber,” and three more stories that meant a lot this year to S&H Wellbeing Editor Kathryn Drury Wagner.

Is intuition a useful tool or will it lead you astray? Julie Peters weighs the answers.

5 Great Places to Play With Your Inner Artist

When I think about service, I think about my first teacher, Arvis Joen Justi. In my 20s, I became interested in Zen Buddhism through a book I read by Alan Watts. I cannot remember which one it was, but at the time, in the early 1980s, Watts was a popular writer and one of the first people to bring Eastern spiritual teachings to the West.

“This spiritual renaissance is real and has not stopped. It’s just that it’s growth—and, like all growth, it’s messy.” - Marianne Williamson

We asked our readers to scout the spiritual landscape for emerging leaders who will help set our course for the decades to come. Your response was wildly enthusiastic, passionate, heartfelt, and all over the map (and the globe). Wow! What constitutes a spiritual path is becoming ever more diverse—and ever more likely to be led by women. In future issues, you’ll hear from more of your choices. We chose 10 (nine plus a wonderful collaboration of old and new) who represent your votes as well as our hopes for the spiritual future.

Take a look inside our latest issue.

An Interview with Mirabai Bush

The Toe of Awakening In the rush of this issue I took a break and waded into the Rogue River and soon got caught up rolling boulders out of the launching area in preparation for o…

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Our relationship with clothing is complex and can spill over into the closet. Time for a reckoning.

“We all must find our own way home.” This phrase rests on the booklet cover inside Nahko’s first solo album, My Name Is Bear, and it’s the ideal aphorism for these songs and voice …

Feeling averse to meditation? One of these seven reasons may be the explanation.

Learn what death doulas do and how they can support people during the last days of their lives.

Dive into devotion and join us this year for 3 days of kirtan, yoga, and community-building when Bhakti Fest returns to Joshua Tree September 15-17.

Emilia Elisabet Lahti, PhD, explores a strength greater than willpower waiting to be accessed.

Ever felt let down by the divine? Spiritual betrayal doesn’t mean we’re not spiritual anymore; it simply means it’s time to reframe our perspective of actions and karma.

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Our 2023 Retreat Guide features 23 unique retreat centers design to help you heal, restore, and connect with your highest self. Where will you retreat to this year?

Explore the most accessible ways to achieve natural vagus nerve stimulation.

Dive into the Buddha’s advice for being a better friend.

THERE’S A CURIOUS resonance between the names of America’s Johns Hopkins and Britain’s Jon Hopkins. The former is a university that has long been a nexus for research on psychedeli…

Having trouble being here now? Maybe you’re trying to tell the wrong kind of time.

What does it mean to suffer effectively?

Those who venture beyond their original spiritual tradition say they aren’t “hybrids.” Instead, they’re seeking wholeness.

“Holding death close serves as a continuous, gentle reminder that every moment I am alive is a special but limited opportunity.”

Protestant minister—and Buddhist meditation teacher—Victor M. Parachin identifies the habits that can lead to wisdom.

Cleaning the physical dirt around us is great cross-training for the work of cleaning the internal metaphorical messes we all face in life.

Here we are, it’s finally happened! The end (and restarting) of the Mayan calendar, 11:11 a.m. December 21, 2012. Ironically, there was a while there when I thought frantically abo…

S&H is almost 20 years old and has blossomed into a vibrant community that we attempt to serve in relevant, meaningful, fun, and practical ways. But we need to know how we can …

Natural quiet comes in many forms: the quiet of the solitary mountain walk, the meditation cushion, the yoga platform, the beach, the candlelit dinner, the massage table, or perhap…

Baby Boomers, never ones for rocking chairs, are increasingly looking at life’s third act as one filled with many possibilities, instead of none.

In large corporate environments and intimate retreat settings, meditation mentor Mirabai Bush shares the usefulness of quieting the mind and the benefits it brings to daily life.

Dr. Wayne Dyer is a famously self-made man who was born in Detroit in 1940 and spent his early years in orphanages. He became a high school guidance counselor and then a professor …

Humans have always been fascinated by the possibility of a "larger reality." Especially in times of transition -- a sudden illness, a failed relationship, the death of a loved one,…

Rabbi Rami talks to Parvati Markus about life with the Maharashi and her new book Love Everyone. A review of her book an be found in November/December 2015 issue of Spirituality & …

Directed by Jeremy Frindel Krishna Das—an American chanter of an ancient Indian devotional music known as kirtan—was born Jeffrey Kagel on Long Island in 1947. He grew…

Don Lattin is a veteran journalist and the author of five books on religion and spirituality in America. His national bestseller, The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Lea…