Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
by Stephen Cope
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Author: Stephen CopeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-09-05
ISBN: 055337835X
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Bantam
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Summary: 4 Stars
This is an autobiographical book written by an American psychologist and yoga celebrity. The forward motion in the book is carried by Cope's experience while resident at the Kripalu Centre for Yoga and Health. This part of the book describes how Kripalu changed from a run of the mill guru-led yoga retreat to a more egalitarian yoga and health centre with a strong emphasis on the body-mind connnection and an anti-asceticism stance. Interspersed is a Hindu parable about the journey to enlightenment. Cope's main point seems to be that in order to be a whole human being, we need to embrace wholeness rather than divide life into dichotomies and try to go for the "better" half of each dualistic pairing. He also talks about practical ways of achieving this non-grasping, non-rejecting way of living.
All in all, reading this book was a very enjoyable and poignant experience. Cope is honest about his own failings and failures in a touching way. He also doesn't shy back from demonstrating his strengths. What impressed me most is how Cope seems to model a way of being whole, being both a scholar and a body worker, being silly at times, profound at others. It's inspiring.
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