Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast.

One of the most burning questions in life is what it is you're called to do with him,

what's your life's purpose, what great work are you meant to do.

Guidance on this question can come from many sources and my guest today says that one

of the best is the Bhagavad Gita, text of Hindu scripture thousands of years old.

Same as Stephen Copies, a psychotherapist, yoga teacher and the author of the great work

of your life, a guide for the journey to your true calling.

Stephen and I began our conversation with an introduction to the Bhagavad Gita, the

significant influence it's had on philosophers and leaders of four ages, and what it can

teach us about making difficult decisions.

We then discussed the insights the Gita offers on the four pillars of right living,

beginning with discerning your true calling or sacred duty.

We impact the three areas in your life to examine for clues to your life's purpose, why

that purpose may be small and quiet rather than big and splashy.

Stephen then explains the doctrine of unified action, why you have to pursue your calling

and fall out and why that pursuit should include the habit of deliberate practice.

We also discussed why it's central to let go of the outcome of actions to focus on

the work itself and the need to turn your efforts over to something bigger than yourself.

Along the way, Stephen offers examples of how these pillars were embodying the lives

of imminent individuals who lived out their purpose.

After the show's over, check out our show notes at aawim.ias-gita.

All right, Stephen Cope, welcome to the show.

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