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There are three stages in this journey that I have been on. The first. the social science stage; the second, the psychedelic stage; and the third, the yogi stage.

— Ram Dass Be Here Now (1971)

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It takes a while to realize that God can empty garbage.

Be Here Now (1971)

I help people as a way to work on myself, and I work on myself to help people… To me, that’s what the emerging game is all about.

"Hey, Sam, empty the garbage!" it catches you back into the model of "I'm Sam who empties the garbage."

Be Here Now (1971)

A place where "I" existed independent of social and physical identity.

Be Here Now (1971)

It would be best not to impose a model too soon, because the model that exists in the west for these states is pathological, and the model that exists in the primitive cultures is mystical and religious.

Be Here Now (1971)

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