A Cookbook for a Sacred Life
From Bindu to Ojas is the original 1970/1971 privately printed, hand-stitched manuscript by Ram Dass (formerly Richard Alpert), created to guide readers from sexual energy (bindu) to spiritual energy (ojas).
The book emphasizes mindfulness, living in the present moment (“the now”), and dismantling the ego. It chronicles Richard Alpert’s transformation from a Harvard psychologist to a spiritual seeker in India, detailing his experiences with psychedelics, his meeting with Neem Karoli Baba, and his shift toward conscious, present-moment living.
Heavily illustrated, it is divided into sections that explore his transformation, a “cookbook” for conscious living, and a spiritual, philosophical, and inspirational manual for consciousness.
12” x 12” , 108 pages
1st Edition, Hand Bound. ~10,000 copies printed
Lama Foundation, 1970
A Cookbook for a Sacred Life
From Bindu to Ojas is the original 1970/1971 privately printed, hand-stitched manuscript by Ram Dass (formerly Richard Alpert), created to guide readers from sexual energy (bindu) to spiritual energy (ojas).
The book emphasizes mindfulness, living in the present moment (“the now”), and dismantling the ego. It chronicles Richard Alpert’s transformation from a Harvard psychologist to a spiritual seeker in India, detailing his experiences with psychedelics, his meeting with Neem Karoli Baba, and his shift toward conscious, present-moment living.
Heavily illustrated, it is divided into sections that explore his transformation, a “cookbook” for conscious living, and a spiritual, philosophical, and inspirational manual for consciousness.
12” x 12” , 108 pages
1st Edition, Hand Bound. ~10,000 copies printed
Lama Foundation, 1970
Lacking mandala on front cover. Pristine vintage condition.
