From Bindu to Ojas by Dass, Ram - 1970

The "Core Darshan" brown page section of the extremely rare From Bindu to Ojas set was lovingly produced by a team of visionary artists at Lama Foundation using the words from a series of Ram Dass lectures in New York City, 1969. With each page done only by a single artist after the layout, the style varies widely and the illustrations are absolutely breathtaking in this large format. Illustrated by Steve and Barbara Durkee and other members of the Lama Foundation. Brown sheets handbound with hemp twine.
"The print and illustrations are sharp, and the hemp twine holding the pages together is original. The front mandala has been taped to the cover. About half of the pages have small corner folds and the front page has a small tear in the corner. Overall the book is in Very Good condition.

Lama Foundation, 1970. First edition. Very good condition; Lacking mandala on front cover; Modest stain to the corner of the first page; Twine has been replaced, not original; Rear cover has a small ripple to it; Both covers in laminate, assumed applied later; LP in very good condition in new paper sleeve; Cookbook and Quotations pages in very good condition.. 11.24" x 11.25", 108 pages in fourteen signatures bound with twine with LP; Plus, Cookbook for a Sacred Life: 7.5" x 7.5" stapled booklet, 121 pages; And Quotations pages: 4 pages 16" x 8", each page has 8 segments with Cut-line boarders with quotes from spiritual masters on both sides.

[San Cristobal, New Mexico]: Lama Foundation, 1970. First Edition. Very Good. First edition. Brown paper sheets bound with twine, mandala label mounted on front cover. Very Good with light edge wear, staining to cover affecting the first several pages. The mandala is slightly lifted along two edges. The prototypical form of the classic spirituality book Be Here Now, with illustrations by members of the Lama Foundation commune including Steve Durkee, also of the USCO art collective. Be Here Now has since sold over two million copies. Its unusual marriage of text and image, earthy design, sense of humor, and far-out mantras make it a true high spot of the hippie era.

[San Cristobal, NM]: Lama Foundation, 1970. First edition. Very Good+. First edition. Brown paper sheets bound with twine, mandala label mounted on front cover; uncommon in original cardboard mailing box. A few supplements present: vinyl LP, stapled record booklet, both picture and unprinted record sleeves, various quotations in blue (cut up, may be incomplete). Lacks Cook Book for a Sacred Life, Painted Cakes, notes from publisher, and probably some of the material printed in brown with various gurus. The core book is Very Good+ with insecting along edges of mandala (which nonetheless is present and attached), ties holding well, contents clean and bright. Closed tear to record booklet along outer edge. LP is Very Good with light wear and scratching. Inner sleeve torn and foxed. Mailing box dampstained, "Library Rate" stamped on it, slightly foxed and concave; Good+The prototypical form of the classic spirituality book Be Here Now, with illustrations by members of the Lama Foundation commune… Read More

(San Cristobal, New Mexico: Lama Foundation, 1970. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Does not include LP record or corrugated box (see below). Square quarto. Illustrated by Steve and Barbara Durkee and other members of the Lama Foundation. Brown sheets handbound with twine. Mandala paper label affixed to front cover. A couple tiny thin stains on wraps with about a four inch thin stain on rear wrap, light soiling on the topedge, rubbing and light spotting on paper label, very good. Transcribed by stenographer Lillian North from a series of lectures given by Ram Dass (at the Sculpture Studio series in NYC in 1969) about his time in India. North gave Ram Dass the transcribed manuscript and he began editing them with the help of writer, John Bleibtreu, during his stay at Esalen (a center of spiritual exploration) in Big Sur, California. He then traveled to the Lama Foundation, a commune of artists and hippies, near Taos, New Mexico where Steve Durkee and other members of the commune brainstormed ways… Read More