{"product_id":"polishing-the-mirror-how-to-live-from-your-spiritual-heart-paperback","title":"Polishing the Mirror: How to Live from Your Spiritual Heart - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRam Dass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRameshwar Das\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eRameshwar Das\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSometimes illumination occurs spontaneously or, as Ram Dass experienced, in a heart-wrenching moment of opening. More commonly, it happens when we polish the mirror of the heart with daily practice--and see beyond the illusion of our transient thoughts and emotions to the vast and luminous landscape of our true nature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor five decades, Ram Dass has explored the depths of consciousness and love and brought them to life as service to others. With \u003ci\u003ePolishing the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e, he gathers together his essential teachings for living in the eternal present, here and now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders will find within these pages a rich combination of perennial wisdom, humor, teaching stories, and detailed guidance on Ram Dass' own spiritual practices, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBhakti Yoga--opening our hearts to unconditional love\u003cbr\u003e- Practices for living, aging, dying, and embracing the natural flow of life\u003cbr\u003e- Karma Yoga--how selfless service can profoundly transform us\u003cbr\u003e- Working with fear and suffering as a path to grace and freedom\u003cbr\u003e- Step-by-step guidance in devotional chant, meditation and mantra practice, and much more \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor those new to Ram Dass' teachings, and for those to whom they are old friends, here is this vanguard spiritual explorer's complete guide to discovering who we are and why we are here, and how to become beacons of unconditional love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRam Dass\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRam Dass\u003c\/b\u003e (1931-2019)first went to India in 1967. He was still Dr. Richard Alpert, an already eminent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer with Dr. Timothy Leary. He continued his psychedelic research until his journey to the East in 1967, driving overland to India, where he met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba, affectionately known as Maharaj-ji. Maharaj-ji gave him the name, Ram Dass, which means \"servant of God.\" Everything changed then--his intense dharmic life started, and he became a pivotal influence on a culture that has reverberated with the words \"be here now\" ever since.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBe Here Now, \u003c\/i\u003e Ram Dass's monumentally influential and seminal book, still stands as the highly readable centerpiece of the Western articulation of Eastern philosophy and practicing to live joyously in the present moment, be it luminous or mundane. From a backpackers' bible in the 1970s, \u003ci\u003eBe Here Now\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be the instruction manual of choice for generations of spiritual seekers. Fifty years later, it's still part of the timeless present. Being here now is still being here now. Ram Dass's work continues to be a path of teaching and inspiration to so many. His loving spirit has been a guiding light for three generations, carrying millions along on the journey, helping free them from their bonds as he has worked through his own. For more about Ram Dass's teachings, visit ramdass.org.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRameshwar Das\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRameshwar Das \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and photographer who met Ram Dass in 1968. Ramesh has collaborated with Ram Dass on many projects, most recently as coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBe Love Now\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePolishing the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44137699082326,"sku":"9781622033805","price":37.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/5138\/4918\/files\/F2SF1cwoGl9781622033805.webp?v=1783303786","url":"https:\/\/www.sourceandsage.com\/products\/polishing-the-mirror-how-to-live-from-your-spiritual-heart-paperback","provider":"Source \u0026 Sage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}