Counterculture icon and psychedelic pioneer Ram Dass, RIP

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An interesting pair of perspectives on stroke are the Ram Dass documentary Fierce Grace, and neuro-anatomist Jill Bolte Taylor’s book and TED talk, My Stroke of Insight.


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Richard Alpert?

Ram Dass provided vocals

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I got to work with RD on several audiobook covers over the past few years, and while he’s not exactly a conversational guy after his stroke, he was a very warm and charming person to work with, from my brief exposure to him.

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No coincidence, I’m sure. If there’s one thing that the LOST writers loved to do, it was to name characters after various literary and philosophical figures (both real and fictional).

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I always kind of wondered.

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Anyone in the caring/healing professions might want to get a copy of his book “How Can I Help”. - one of the best things I’ve read about burnout among helpers.

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