{"product_id":"9780553807516","title":"The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the director of the Institute for Extraordinary Living at the famed Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health comes an incisive and inspiring meditation on living the life you were born to live.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this fast-paced age, the often overwhelming realities of daily life may leave you feeling uncertain about how to realize your life’s true purpose—what spiritual teachers call dharma. But yoga master Stephen Cope says that in order to have a fulfilling life you must, in fact, discover the deep purpose hidden at the very core of your self. In \u003ci\u003eThe Great Work of Your Life,\u003c\/i\u003e Cope describes the process of unlocking the unique possibility harbored within every human soul. The secret, he asserts, can be found in the pages of a two-thousand-year-old spiritual classic called the \u003ci\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/i\u003e—an ancient allegory about the path to dharma, told through a timeless dialogue between the fabled archer, Arjuna, and his divine mentor, Krishna.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Cope takes readers on a step-by-step tour of this revered tale, and in order to make it relevant to contemporary readers, he highlights well-known Western lives that embody its central principles—including such luminaries as Jane Goodall, whose life trajectory shows us the power of honoring The Gift; Walt Whitman, who listened for the call of the times; Susan B. Anthony, whose example demonstrates the power of focused energy; John Keats, who was able to let his desire give birth to aspiration; and Harriet Tubman, whose life was nothing if not a lesson in learning to walk by faith. This essential guide also includes everyday stories about following the path to dharma, which illustrate the astonishingly contemporary relevance and practicality of this classic yogic story.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e If you’re feeling lost in your own life’s journey, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Work of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e may provide you with answers to the questions you most urgently need addressed—and may help you to find and to embrace your true calling.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Great Work of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “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 \u003ci\u003eThe Great Work of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eDevotion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “I am moved and inspired by \u003ci\u003eThe Great Work of Your Life,\u003c\/i\u003e the clarity and beauty of the lives lived in it, and the timeless dharma it teaches.”—Jack Kornfield, author of \u003ci\u003eA Path with Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724670242877,"sku":"9780553807516","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780553807516_p0.jpg?v=1771568719","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9780553807516","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}