Lama Foundation

Taos, New Mexico, United States

Lama Foundation is an interfaith spiritual community and educational center in the mountains roughly 20 miles north of Taos. Founded in 1967, it practices daily meditation, service and stewardship of the land, with residents, guests and seasonal programs. Ram Dass stayed here after returning from India in 1970. He wrote part of Be Here Now at Lama, and its residents and artists helped create and hand-publish the work, initially titled From Bindu to Ojas, before its wider 1971 publication. Lama is an independent interfaith community with a deep Ram Dass connection, not an ashram founded by Neem Karoli Baba. Check its own site for current visiting and program details.