The FourWay Path, Hector Garcia
The FourWay Path, Hector Garcia
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The Four-Way Path
A Guide to Purushartha and India's Spiritual Traditions for a Life of Happiness,Success, and Purpose

Author: Héctor García, Francesc Miralles, Shashi Tharoor

Narrator: Danish Farooqui

Unabridged: 4 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/27/2024


Synopsis

An inspiring guide to achieving happiness through purushartha (pronounced poo-roo-shar-tuh), or the four ultimate goals of human life, by the bestselling authors of Ikigai and The Book of Ichigo Ichie

In our complex modern world, it can be easy to doubt we’re living the life we’re meant to be living. But the authors of the global bestseller Ikigai, about the Japanese concept that has helped millions of people discover their reason for being, are now on a mission to show how the ancient Hindu concept of purushartha provides a powerful framework for charting a path toward a life of purpose and fulfillment .

Having spent a great deal of time in India, the authors were inspired to write a book honoring the culture they came to appreciate. In The Four-Way Path, they draw on practices from India’s numerous spiritual traditions to show how to foster happiness and achievement by cultivating the four components of purushartha:

your kama, or what you love doingyour dharma, or what the world needs from youyour artha, or what you need to sustain your lifeyour moksha, or your truest, most actualized self
If you already know what your purpose in life is, then this book provides a blueprint for living in accordance with your purushartha. If you don’t yet know, then it will give you the tools to start the adventure of understanding yourself better, and to bring inspiration, beauty, peace, and purpose to your daily life.

About The Author

Héctor García and Francesc Miralles are the coauthors of the multimillion-copy international bestseller Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life and The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way. Their books have been published in more than sixty languages.Shashi Tharoor (foreword) is the bestselling author of more than two dozen books about India’s history, politics, and culture, including Why I Am a Hindu and The Hindu Way. A member of parliament in India, he has been under secretary-general of the United Nations and has won numerous literary awards, including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ana Rita on December 16, 2024

Adorei este livro, desde a escrita aos conteúdos. Além de nos transportar para a Índia, para o Japão e para as suas tradições, reflete sobre ensinamentos e práticas que podemos realizar, uma vez que o livro tem uma componente teórica, mas também uma vertente prática. Alguns conceitos são familiares pa......more

Goodreads review by Gloria on April 11, 2023

Este libro ofrece una amplia explicación sobre la base de la cultura hindú y las corrientes religiosas en la zona del sudeste asiático, a la vez que proporciona una nueva perspectiva para lidiar con nuestras vidas desde el punto de vista de estas religiones. Empecé a leerme este libro porque quería i......more

Goodreads review by Mylene Leonie on February 19, 2023

2,5 ⭐️ vermakelijk simpel boekje met veel te weinig informatie over waar het over zou moeten gaan. India. Om de haverklap worden Japanse gebruiken aangehaald uit hun andere boek Ikigai in plaats van de Indiase equivalent te gebruiken. India heeft zoveel verhalen, gebruiken en methoden die werden in......more


Quotes

“[A] wonderful book . . . I commend [it] for delving so accessibly into the complex cultural and spiritual traditions of India, and distilling from them guides for living that should be valuable to everyone with an open mind and a willingness to learn from the wisdom of the ancients.” —Shashi Tharoor, from the Foreword

“[The Four-Way Path] draws from Indian philosophy, yet refuses to be academic. . . . An accessible narrative, so that once and for all, happiness or the larger meaning of life might seem closer.” —The Hindu