Ram Dass

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ram Dass
Occupation	Young Adult Author
Date Of Birth	Apr 6, 1931(1931-04-06)
Age	93
Date Of Death	December 22, 2019, Maui, HI
Birthplace	Boston
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Aries

Ram Dass Biography

Ram Dass is one of the most popular and richest Young Adult Author who was born on April 6, 1931 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He is an author, yogi and spiritual teacher, and his famous book, Be Here Now was published in 1971. He was also a philanthropist and established the Hanuman and Seva Foundations.

While both Leary and Dass were at Harvard University, he was a friend and colleague of Leary. Harvard fired Leary and Dass in 1963 because of their unconventional teaching methods.

He was the son a prominent Jewish lawyer. Dass was bisexual, and he learned in the late 1970s that his father, a Stanford University student named Karen Saum, had conceived a child almost three decades before him.

Ram Dass Net Worth

Ram Dass is one of the richest Young Adult Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ram Dass 's net worth $100 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He attended Tufts University and Wesleyan University.

In the late 1960s, he traveled to India and met Neem Karolibaba, who would be his guru. Baba suggested that he change Richard Alpert’s name to Ram Dass. This means “servant God.”

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Who is Ram Dass Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Ram Ranked on the list of most popular Young Adult Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ram Dass celebrates birthday on April 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Ram Dass

1. Ram Dass was born Richard Alpert in 1931.
2. He co-authored “The Psychedelic Experience” with Timothy Leary.
3. In 1967, he traveled to India and met his guru Neem Karoli Baba.
4. His book “Be Here Now” became a spiritual classic.
5. Ram Dass suffered a stroke in 1997 that left him partially paralyzed.
6. He founded the Hanuman Foundation and the Love Serve Remember Foundation.
7. Ram Dass passed away on December 22, 2019 at age 88.
8. He was an advocate for psychedelic therapy and end-of-life care.
9. His teachings emphasized love, compassion, and mindfulness.
10. Ram Dass inspired many people to pursue spiritual growth and self-discovery.

What religion is Ram Das?

Ram Dass was born into a wealthy Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was president of a railroad company. Ram Dass wrote that he came from “a Jewish anxiety-ridden high-achieving tradition”. In 1952, he earned a degree in psychology at Tuft’s College and his doctorate at Stanford University in 1957.

Is Ram Das a Buddhist?

“I didn’t like Hinduism,” Ram Dass will tell me of the days before he found his guru. “All the gods and goddesses and bells and whistles—agh. I was a clean Buddhist.” Clearly, after devoting himself to Maharajji in the late 1960s, his tastes changed.

Did Ram Dass have a wife?

At 78, Ram Dass learned that he had fathered a son as a 24-year-old at Stanford during a brief relationship with history major Karen Saum , and that he was now a grandfather.

What did Ram Das died from?

December 22, 2019

Who said Be Here Now?

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 Here Now, died at home on Sunday.