Five Longings

<b>How identifying what you want can reveal deep truths about yourself<b>--</b>and how working with those longings can lead to a happier more satisfying life</b> <p/>If you've ever had a vague sense that something's missing from your life congratulations: that longing for something better is a sign of being fully human fully alive. But what's even more wonderful according to Dave Richo is that when you identify and carefully examine the things you long for--like love meaning freedom happiness and growth--you not only discover deep truths about yourself but you also find that the things you long for were never really missing at all. <p/> Richo provides enlightening advice and practices for accessing just this kind of profound self-discovery illustrated by a wealth of examples from depth psychology religion and literature. Our longings in fact point to the presence of something transcendent in us he shows. In seeking something better we are seeking that which we already are.<br> <p/>David Richo does a brilliant job unpacking the unhealthy versions of ego that confine us. Through psychological and Buddhist wisdom teachings and a range of powerful practices and meditations we are guided beyond the identity of separate self to the loving awareness that is our deepest essence.<br><b>--Tara Brach PhD author of <i>Radical Acceptance</i> and <i>True Refuge</i></b>