The Great Work of Your Life
A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling
by Stephen Cope
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Pub Date Sep 25 2012 | Archive Date Oct 30 2012
Description
Stephen Cope says that in order to have a fulfilling life you must discover the deep purpose hidden at the very core of your self. The secret to unlocking this mystery, he asserts, can be found in the pages of a two-thousand-year-old spiritual classic called the Bhagavad Gita—an ancient allegory about the path to dharma, told through a timeless dialogue between the fabled archer, Arjuna, and his divine mentor, Krishna. Cope takes readers on a step-by-step tour of this revered tale and highlights well-known Western lives that embody its central principles—including such luminaries as Jane Goodall, Walt Whitman, Susan B. Anthony, John Keats, and Harriet Tubman, along with stories of ordinary people as well. If you’re feeling lost in your own life’s journey, The Great Work of Your Life may help you to find and to embrace your true calling.
Praise for The Great Work of Your Life
“Keep a pen and paper handy as you read this remarkable book: It’s like an owner’s manual for the soul.”—Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion
“A masterwork . . . You’ll find inspiration in these pages. You’ll gain a better appreciation of divine guidance and perhaps even understand how you might better hear it in your own life.”—Yoga Journal
“I am moved and inspired by this book, the clarity and beauty of the lives lived in it, and the timeless dharma it teaches.”—Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
“A rich source of contemplation and inspiration [that] encourages readers . . . to discover and fully pursue their inner self’s calling.”—Publishers Weekly
“Fabulous . . . If you have ever wondered what your purpose is, this book is a great guide to help you on your path.”—YogaHara
Advance Praise
Praise
for The Great Work of Your Life
"You'll find inspiration in these pages. You'll gain a better appreciation of
divine guidance and perhaps even understand how you might better hear it in
your own life. With this masterwork of a book, Stephen Cope shows us once again
that great yoga writing need not be esoteric, complicated, or full of Sanskrit
to point the way to liberation."-Yoga Journal
"Stephen Cope is a national treasure. He is an incredibly rare combination of
brilliant spiritual thinker, elegant prose stylist, and empathic, grounded
teacher. The dharma stories threaded throughout The Great Work of Your Life
are moving and instructive. Keep a pen and paper handy as you read this
remarkable book: It's like an owner's manual for the soul."-Dani Shapiro,
author of Devotion
"I am moved and inspired by The Great Work of Your Life, the clarity and
beauty of the lives lived in it, and the timeless dharma it teaches."-Jack
Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart
"I was spellbound and inspired by this book from beginning to end. I thought,
How is he going to bring together the message of the Gita, the enduringly
compelling lives of so many amazing people, the quest for passionate expression
in the lives of his friends-how will he keep so many balls juggling at the same
time without dropping any-and end by making it all relevant to me right now in
my life? And he has! One rarely thinks of a dharma book as a page-turner, but
this one is indeed that. This is a great read and a great revitalizing breath
of fresh air."-Sylvia Boorstein, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job
"Stephen Cope has taken great Western figures-poets, painters, freedom
fighters, a composer-and shows how the dharma of fierce determination played
through their lives and how it can inspire all of us today. Tears came to my
eyes as I read how Walt Whitman found himself. This is an important book-West
and East informing each other. It was a joy to read."-Natalie Goldberg, author
of Old Friend from Far Away
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780553807516 |
| PRICE | $26.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 304 |
