Ram Dass Quote. We're All Just Walking Each Other Home. Postcard. Path in woods, fall foliage. Photo image of Ram Dass included on back side (see image.) The following information is NOT printed on this card. Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert; April 6, 1931) is an American contemporary spiritual teacher and the author of the seminal 1971 book Be Here Now. He is known for his personal and professional associations with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s, for his travels to India and his relationship with the Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba, and for founding the charitable organizations Seva Foundation and Hanuman Foundation. He continues to teach via his website. See related postcard & calendar.