The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (841 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0553803980 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rod Stryker is the founder of ParaYoga®. Widely considered one of the preeminent yoga and meditation teachers in the United States, he has taught for more than thirty years. . A longtime resident and teacher in Los Angeles, he now lives in Colorado with his wife, Gina, and their four children, Jaden, Theo, Asha, and Atreya
This book is an incredible gift to have as both teacher and student, and I am excited to use it as a resource for my own continued growth and self-discovery.” —Seane Corn, yoga instructor, co-founder of Off the Mat, Into the World. The Four Desires is an outstanding book, advancing the integrity and luster of modern yoga.” —John Friend, founder of Anusara yoga “The Four Desires is a rare accomplishment: a book of valuable, profound wisdom that is easy to learn from, live by, and love. This insight leads us to live more meaningfully and richly. The end game here is to know your highest, most authentic self, and create a road map to living out your dreams. I will be carrying a dog-eared copy of it for years.” —Mark Bryan, author of The Artist’s Way
It is filled with revealing true stories, provocative exercises, and practices for unlocking your inner guidance. And even if you’ve never done a yoga pose, you can follow this step-by-step process to: • discover your soul’s unique purpose—the one you came into this world to fulfill.• recognize the goal(s) you need to focus on at any given time and enliven your capacity to reach them. “Desire is here to stay. But how can you discern what will truly satisfy your desires? How can you increase your capacity to achieve them? What if your desires seem to conflict with one another? Is it really possible to live a spiritual life while also wanting material pleasures and success?For more than three decades, master teacher Rod Stryker has taught yoga in the context of its deepest philosophy. His course, called The Yoga of Fulfillment™, has helped thousands recognize their soul’s call to greatness and to achieve their dreams. • overcome self-defeating ideas and behavior.• recruit your deepest energies and strengthen
Deep, Challenging, and Life-Changing David Bennett Stryker bases his book on four "desires" derived from the Hindu religion. They are dharma (the desire to fulfill your life's purpose), artha (the desire for means, such as money and security), kama (the longing for pleasure), and moksha (the desire for freedom and spiritual fulfillment).Because most of the concepts were new to me, I found the book challenging, but satisfying. Basically, Stryker uses the "four desires" to help the rea. It's a toss up Kumarido Some people have reviewed this quite harshly and others report it changed their lives. I see both sides of that and therefore calculate a median response. First the good: by all means buy this book if you are seeking transformation. It is the kind of book I can return to over and over. The exercises have different effect depending on where you are in life: your age, your mood, your prior experience, your ability to follow th. Brinnibutt said Read it. Well worth the time if you're looking for tools that will help you create real change in your life. This book and the meditations are a resource I will continue to use. Buy and download the meditations; they are read by the author.