The sequel to the bestseller The Great Work of Your Life shows us
the way through our darkest times to our truest calling.
How do we make sense of our lives when our world seems to be falling
apart?
This beautifully written guide from scholar and teacher Stephen Cope
shows that crises don't have to derail us from our purpose--they can
actually help us to find our purpose and step forward as our best
selves.
In this sequel to his best-loved book, The Great Work of Your Life, Cope
again takes the ancient yogic text the Bhagavad Gita--the epic narrative
of the warrior Arjuna's odyssey of self-discovery--as a roadmap for our
journey to our own true calling. Then he builds on that foundation using
the stories and teachings of famous figures, as well as stories of
ordinary people and his own rich personal experience. Along the way, we
find striking examples for finding meaning and purpose in our lives:
Gandhi shows how to tap our spiritual resources and listen for our inner
voice
Sojourner Truth and Henry David Thoreau inspire us to seek out the
unmistakable signs of dharma in the midst of chaos
Marian Anderson and Ruby Sales shed light on dharma's mystic power and
how we learn to trust in it
And more
In the spirit of Pema Chödrön's When Things Fall Apart, this book is
required reading when you find yourself forging a path through
crisis--or seeking a way through your darkest times to your truest self.
