The Great Work of Your Life
From Senior Scholar-in-Residence and Ambassador for the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health comes an inspiring meditation on realizing your life’s purpose. Using the two-thousand-year-old Bhagavad Gita as a guide, Cope takes readers on a step-by-step journey to discover their true callings, or dharma. Cope highlights central principles through the lives of luminaries such as Jane Goodall, Walt Whitman, Harriet Tubman, Beethoven, and Ghandi, as well as stories from ordinary yet inspiring lives.
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Discover the deep purpose hidden at the core of your being
To know your true calling—your dharma, as the yogis say—is perhaps the greatest desire within each of us. And yet, few can say we know our purpose with absolute certainty. Fortunately, there is a time-tested guide—an ancient map—for discovering your unique calling. In The Great Work of Your Life, Stephen Cope walks you through each step of the journey.
Cope teaches that the secrets to unlocking the mystery of your life’s purpose can be found in the spiritual classic, the Bhagavad Gita—a timeless tale about the path to dharma. In The Great Work of Your Life, Cope uses the Gita as a framework for each of us to discover our own dharma, masterfully weaving together stories of both well-known and ordinary lives. Highlights include:
- Jane Goodall›s ability to follow her heart without question
- The little-known tale of Walt Whitman›s dharma discovery in the second half of life
- Ludwig van Beethoven›s triumphs over childhood abuse, depression, and going deaf
- Gandhi›s transformation from tongue-tied youth to leader of the Indian independence movement
- Understanding how divine guidance works and the story of Harriet Tubman
- Additional tales from the lives of both famous luminaries and everyday people
Moving and inspiring, The Great Work of Your Life is a call to action and step-by-step guide for each of us to embrace our dharma.
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| Audio | |
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| Contents | Digital Audio ( 9 hours, 46 minutes) |
| Product Code | AB05322W |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-68364-074-5 |
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About Stephen Cope
Stephen Cope is the director of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living, the largest yoga research institute in the Western world—with a team of scientists affiliated with major medical schools on the East coast, primarily Harvard Medical School. He has been for many years the senior scholar in residence at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts, and is the author of four best-selling books, including Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, The Wisdom of Yoga, and, most recently, The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling.
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