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Title:
The great work of your life : a guide for the journey to your true calling / Stephen Cope.
ISBN:
9780553807516
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Bantam Books, [2012]

©2012
Physical Description:
xxvi, 272 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:
Krishna's counsel on the field of battle -- The four pillars of Dharma -- The first pillar: "Look to your Dharma" -- Jane Goodall: trust in the gift -- Henry David Thoreau: think of the small as large -- Walt Whitman: listen for the call of the times -- The second pillar: "Do it full out!" -- Robert Frost: find out who you are and do it on purpose -- Susan B. Anthony: unify! -- Camille Corot: practice deliberately -- The third pillar: "Let go of the fruits" -- John Keats: let desire give birth to aspiration -- Marion Woodman: when difficulties arise, see them as Dharma -- Ludwig van Beethoven: turn the wound into light -- The fourth pillar: "Turn it over to God" -- Harriet Tubman: walk by faith -- Mohandas K. Ghandi: take yourself to zero -- Epilogue.
Summary:
An inspiring meditation on living a purposeful life draws on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita to present the spiritually relevant story of a young warrior in crisis and God in disguise.
OCLC Number:
ocn772139055
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