Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert; April 6, 1931 – December 22, 2019), [1] also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, [2] psychologist, and writer.

Mar 2, 2026 · Ram Dass wrote that dying is the most important thing you do in your life. He also wrote about learning to plan for your own death as a ‘spiritual ceremony’.

Feb 26, 2026 · His guru gave him a new name: Baba Ram Dass—meaning “servant (das) of God (Ram).” (Ram Dass often drops “Baba,” an honorific meaning “father” or “wise one.”) During the …

Ram Dass went to India in 1967. He was still Dr. Richard Alpert, an eminent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer with Dr.Timothy Leary. In India, he met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba,...

Feb 19, 2022 · Better known as Baba Ram Dass, author and spiritual guru Richard Alpert researched psychedelic drugs, pioneered the New Age movement, and popularized yoga in the West.

Baba Ram Dass, formerly known as Richard Alpert, PhD ’57, died December 22 at his home on Maui, Hawaii. He was 88. In 1997, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage that left him in a wheelchair and …

He produced transformational media projects that featured Ram Dass, Deepak Chopra and Les Nubians. He is the executive Director of the Love Serve Remember Foundation. In 2016, he co …

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1967 Traveled to India where he met Neem Karoli Baba, his guru at Kainchi ashram. Neem Karoli Baba gave him the name Baba Ram Dass, which means “Servant of God.”

When Richard Alpert died in 2019, he was better known as Baba Ram Dass and had become a spiritual teacher, psychedelic research pioneer, best-selling author and New Age guru.