Be Here Now
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- what all this boils down to is that I was really a very good game player. (Location 64)
- My lecture notes were the ideas of other men, subtly presented, (Location 65)
- and then at 5 we went home and were just as neurotic as we were before we went to work. (Location 75)
- All the stuff I was teaching was just like little molecular bits of stuff but they didn’t add up to a feeling anything like wisdom. I was just getting more and more knowledgeable. (Location 84)
- there was still that horrible awareness that I didn’t know something or other which made it all fall together. (Location 104)
- And there was a slight panic in me that I was going to spend the next forty years not knowing, (Location 105)
- whole thing was too empty. (Location 106)
- “Did I ever tell you about the time that Tim and I …” And he’d say, “Don’t think about the past. Just be here now.” Silence. And I’d say, “How long do you think we’re going to be on this trip?” And he’d say, “Don’t think about the future. Just be here now.” I’d say, “You know, I really feel crumby, my hips are hurting …” “Emotions are like waves. Watch them disappear in the distance on the vast calm ocean.” (Location 397)
- He was the first person I couldn’t seduce into being interested in all this. He just didn’t care. (Location 409)
- everywhere we went, he was at home. (Location 411)
title: “Be Here Now”
author: “Ram Dass”
url: ""
date: 2023-12-19
source: kindle
tags: media/books
Be Here Now
Metadata
Highlights
- what all this boils down to is that I was really a very good game player. (Location 64)
- My lecture notes were the ideas of other men, subtly presented, (Location 65)
- and then at 5 we went home and were just as neurotic as we were before we went to work. (Location 75)
- All the stuff I was teaching was just like little molecular bits of stuff but they didn’t add up to a feeling anything like wisdom. I was just getting more and more knowledgeable. (Location 84)
- there was still that horrible awareness that I didn’t know something or other which made it all fall together. (Location 104)
- And there was a slight panic in me that I was going to spend the next forty years not knowing, (Location 105)
- whole thing was too empty. (Location 106)
- “Did I ever tell you about the time that Tim and I …” And he’d say, “Don’t think about the past. Just be here now.” Silence. And I’d say, “How long do you think we’re going to be on this trip?” And he’d say, “Don’t think about the future. Just be here now.” I’d say, “You know, I really feel crumby, my hips are hurting …” “Emotions are like waves. Watch them disappear in the distance on the vast calm ocean.” (Location 397)
- He was the first person I couldn’t seduce into being interested in all this. He just didn’t care. (Location 409)
- everywhere we went, he was at home. (Location 411)