Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert; April 6, 1931 – December 22, 2019), [1] also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, [2] psychologist, and writer.

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Guru Ram Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː ɾaːmᵊ d̯aːsᵊ]; 24 September 1534 – 1 September 1581), sometimes spelled as Guru Ramdas, was the fourth of the ten Sikh gurus.

Apr 2, 2025 · Ram Dass (born April 6, 1931, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died December 22, 2019, Maui, Hawaii) was an American spiritual leader, psychologist, and writer who was influential in the New Age movement. Born Richard Alpert, he spent much of his early career developing a reputation as an academic psychologist.

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Since 1968, Ram Dass has pursued a panoramic array of spiritual methods and practices from potent ancient wisdom traditions, including bhakti or devotional yoga focused on the Hindu deity Hanuman; Buddhist meditation in the Theravadin, Mahayana Tibetan, and Zen Buddhist schools, and Sufi and Jewish mystical studies.

Dec 23, 2019 · Ram Dass, 88, who died Sunday at his home in Maui, according to a post on his Instagram account, described his metamorphoses in “Be Here Now” (1971), a counterculture classic still in print...

Dec 23, 2019 · Ram Dass, who in the 1960s joined Timothy Leary in promoting psychedelic drugs as the path to inner enlightenment before undergoing a spiritual rebirth he spelled out in the influential book "Be...

Dec 23, 2019 · He was an icon of the psychedelic drug movement of the '60s and '70s, as well as a champion of a mindful philosophy. According to his official Instagram account, he died...

Dec 23, 2019 · Ram Dass died peacefully at home, his foundation said, but he had suffered bouts of illness in recent years. In 1997, he suffered a stroke that left him paralysed on the right side …