who is ram das who is ram das according to his brochures he is a k a richard alpert phd and is somehow associated with the seva foundation n san pedro road san rafael ca and the hanuman foundation san anselmo ave san anselmo ca he speaks publically on such topics as consciousness current events and has written some books and recorded some tapes on similar subjects why do i care my wife wants to go to one of his lectures when i asked why she said ram das was the greatest spiritual leader of our time several years ago my wife got involved with a religious cult and we went through months of hell that almost ended our marriage before she quit let s just say i m concerned about this ram das and her interest especially so with the recent religious cult events from texas i need information solid and real so i know what i m dealing with if you have any information about ram das or the organizations shown above i would be very interested in your correspondence please reply via e mail to me at scott hpsdde sdd hp com thank you scott roleson the dictionary of cults that i use classifies this as new age with a basically hindu orientation the headquarters is or was when this was written at that lama foundation which they identify as a new age commune in san cristobel new mexico for information you might read alpert s books which they list as be here now an autobiography the only dance there is and grist for the mill it is dealt with briefly in a citation given as larson new book pp i assume this is bob larson larson s new book of cults i d warn you however that the whole approach to the new age is controversial sources such as the reference book i used as well as bob larson believe in a satanic new age conspiracy which some regard as hysterical however at the very least it seems clear that this is not a christian group clh
