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Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service Paperback – October 3, 1995

by Ram Dass (Author), Mirabai Bush (Author)
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Featuring an eye-catching new cover, this classic guide is for those ready to commit time and energy to relieving suffering in the world. No two people are better qualified to help us along this path than Ram Dass, who has spent more than 25 years teaching and writing on the subject of living consciously, and Mirabi Bush, who succeeded him as chairperson of the Seva Foundation.
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Featuring an eye-catching new cover, this classic guide is for those ready to commit time and energy to relieving suffering in the world. No two people are better qualified to help us along this path than Ram Dass, who has spent more than 25 years teaching and writing on the subject of living consciously, and Mirabi Bush, who succeeded him as chairperson of the Seva Foundation.

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Featuring an eye-catching new cover, this classic guide is for those ready to commit time and energy to relieving suffering in the world. No two people are better qualified to help us along this path than Ram Dass, who has spent more than 25 years teaching and writing on the subject of living consciously, and Mirabi Bush, who succeeded him as chairperson of the Seva Foundation.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harmony/Rodale; 2nd Revised ed. edition (October 3, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 051788500X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0517885000
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.73 x 8.5 inches
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    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 28 ratings

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Ram Dass, formerly Dr. Richard Alpert, became a multigenerational spiritual teacher and cultural icon spanning from the 1960s through his peaceful passing at his home on December 22, 2019. His zeitgeist shifting book Be Here Now sparked a watershed of Eastern spiritual traditions and practices to become accessible to a Western audience. After a life-altering stroke, Ram Dass spent the remainder of his life on Maui, continuing to write books, share teachings, and hold retreats. His many books include Walking Each Other Home, Polishing the Mirror, Be Love Now, Paths to God, Still Here, and The Only Dance There Is. Ram Dass devoted his life to service, founding the Love Serve Remember Foundation, the Hanuman Foundation, and co-founding the Seva Foundation, Lama Foundation, and the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram in Taos, New Mexico. For talks, podcasts, or more information, visit ramdass.org.

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Benefit Arts
5.0 out of 5 stars Compassion in Action & SEVA!
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2010
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I LOVE THIS BOOK COMPASSION IN ACTION! THANK YOU RAM DASS! Reading Compassion in Action led me to the wonderful organization that he founded called SEVA! They do such incredible work! SEVA has restored eyesight to nearly 3 million blind people around the world!!!!

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I particularly love their GIFTS OF SERVICE!!! I give them to everyone on my list for the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, memorials, and anytime I just want to let someone know I care!

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THANKS RAM DASS for writing Compassion in Action and for founding SEVA so that I can set out on the path of service!!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good
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Brenda G. Velasquez
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Louise cox
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019
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Great read. Timeless. Great read. Timeless. Great great. Great. So wonderful. Keeps going on and on wit good ideas.bgreat read,
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Kim Nixon
1.0 out of 5 stars mildew smell to this book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020
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mildew smell to this book!
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Emily Theisen
2.0 out of 5 stars and I liked the spiritual aspect because I've been getting really into ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2015
This book was definitely different from what I've been reading lately. I picked it out of the library because I wanted to see what I could do to help others, and I liked the spiritual aspect because I've been getting really into my religion. I'm in a place in my life where I want to give back. I knit hats for charity and blankets for the poor, and I always put a dollar or two in the collection plate at church, but I find myself wanting to do more. Unfortunately, I did not find much in what I was looking for here.
I found Ram Dass's section of the book to be ... well, frankly, weird. He wrote about how he was kicked out of Harvard because he started "researching" all these weird plants and getting hallucinogenic effects. I read this and thought this dude was a drug addict!
Okay, moving on from the trippy parts of the book, I didn't quite understand what he does with the Seva foundation, just that he does SOMETHING, and it's important.
Honestly, if Mirabi Bush's section in the second part of the book sucked as much as Ram Dass's part, I would have given up and given this one star. I'm glad this didn't happen. Bush's section was enlightening and actually gave me how-to steps for helping others in soup kitchens. She wrote out what she did and true stories of people she helped.
I kind of wish Bush wrote this whole book herself, but she didn't. Dass's first part was just too ... out there (?) ... for me to rate this higher.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat odd, but valuable
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2023
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This book is written in two parts. Ram Dass offers an autobiographical discussion of how he discovered compassion, and how he applied it, in the first part. This will be of interest to Ram Dass fans. It is quite reflective and philosophical. Mirabai Bush offers, in the second part, a more concrete discussion of how to channel compassion into service. She threads together a number of examples and anecdotes to provide a discussion of what, and how, to serve. This second part will be of interest to those who are seeking how to channel their concern for others into a path of action. After reading this you will feel like getting off the sofa and doing something for the betterment of others.

I rate the book 4.5 stars, which rounds to 5.
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Tristen W.
2.0 out of 5 stars Counterfeit?
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017
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Thanks for the book - looks great inside, but what's up with the cover? It looks like something I'd find sold from some back-alley operation in SE Asia. The title is off center and starts before the crease, and it doesn't look like what was advertised. Sorry; I'm a formatting nut, and grew up around a lot of counterfeit stuff (in the aforementioned location). Didn't know that's what I was buying.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Counterfeit?
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017
Thanks for the book - looks great inside, but what's up with the cover? It looks like something I'd find sold from some back-alley operation in SE Asia. The title is off center and starts before the crease, and it doesn't look like what was advertised. Sorry; I'm a formatting nut, and grew up around a lot of counterfeit stuff (in the aforementioned location). Didn't know that's what I was buying.
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