Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
by Stephen Cope
View on GoodreadsYoga is a practical path of liberation roughly 4,000 years old, in Stephen Cope's telling, and it works on your psyche, not just your body. A psychotherapist trained in Western methods, he makes the case from more than ten years living at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts.
Core ideas
- False self, true self: The central frame sets a false self, formed in childhood in response to your environment, against an authentic true self.
- Liberation in ordinary life: Freedom comes inside everyday life, not through withdrawal to transcendent realms, and practice builds moment-to-moment awareness.
- Hard material: The practice gets applied to loss, disappointment, addiction and conflicts around sex and relationships, woven through personal and community stories.
Published1999
Pages358
ISBN9780553378351
ReadMar 2022
