Ram Dass's From Bindu to Ojas, With Materials from the Boxed Kit

Ram Dass. FROM BINDU TO OJAS. Brown paper wraps with pictorial label featuring a mandala and kitchen chair pasted to the cover, with twine side ties. [New Mexico]: Lama Foundation, 1970. Square 4to; 108 leaves. Illustrated. This core book was originally boxed with assorted materials to create a spiritual kit; (3) of them are included in this lot: Our-Story His-Story My-Story Your-Story (stapled booklet), Cook Book for a Sacred Life (stapled booklet serving as a manual with information on suggestions for eating, sleeping, yoga poses, and more), and Painted Cakes Do Not Satisfy Hunger (stapled booklet with lists of book suggestions.)

11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.

Written by Ram Dass after his first trip to India, the core book From Bindu to Ojas was eventually part of a boxed kit that included other assorted booklets and materials, and was mailed for free upon request. It was extremely popular, with great demand for a kit that was meant to help people along their spiritual journey. As a result, it was re-issued the following year as the classic and incredibly influential Be Here Now, a paperback from Crown Publishing which was composed of the core book and the three additional booklets included in this lot.

Slight wear to wrappers including light creasing, a couple chips to the edges, a small corner loss to the back cover, and glue residue from the pasted label as is common; label with some foxing, and a few small chips and tears; all three pieces of twine have snapped (therefore no longer bound), but with portions of all present; interior with pin holes at the outer margins, and a few small stains, areas of grime, and creases, but overall the pages are clean and unmarked. Booklets with occasional light handling wear, soiling, and foxing, and with some rusting at the staples; the Cook Book with some mild damp staining; overall clean and very good copies.