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8 rules of love : how to find it, keep it, and let it go / Jay Shetty.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover editionDescription: viii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781982183066
  • 1982183063
Other title:
  • Eight rules of love
  • How to find it, keep it, and let it go
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 152.4/1 23
Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1: Solitude. Rule 1: Let yourself be alone -- Rule 2: Don't ignore your karma -- Love letter to yourself -- Meditation for solitude -- Part 2: Compatibility. Rule 3: Define love before you think it, feel it, or say it -- Rule 4: Your partner is your guru -- Rule 5: Purpose comes first -- Love letter to your partner -- Meditation for compatibility -- Part 3: Healing. Rule 6: Win or lose together -- Rule 7: You don't break in a breakup -- Love letter to help you heal -- Meditation to heal through love -- Part 4: Connection. Rule 8: Love again and again -- Love letter to the world -- Meditation to connect.
Summary: "Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of clichés, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define love, and why you don't break in a break-up. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle, from first dates to moving in together to breaking up and starting over. And he shows us how to avoid falling for false promises and unfulfilling partners"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Phillipsburg Free Public Library Adult Non-Fiction New Books 152.41 SHE Available 36748002526665
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Think Like a Monk offers a revelatory guide to every stage of romance, drawing on ancient wisdom and new science.

Nobody sits us down and teaches us how to love. So we're often thrown into relationships with nothing but romance movies and pop culture to help us muddle through. Until now.

Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of cliches, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define love, and why you don't break in a break-up. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle, from first dates to moving in together to breaking up and starting over. And he shows us how to avoid falling for false promises and unfulfilling partners.

By living Jay Shetty's eight rules, we can all love ourselves, our partner, and the world better than we ever thought possible.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-294) and index.

Introduction -- Part 1: Solitude. Rule 1: Let yourself be alone -- Rule 2: Don't ignore your karma -- Love letter to yourself -- Meditation for solitude -- Part 2: Compatibility. Rule 3: Define love before you think it, feel it, or say it -- Rule 4: Your partner is your guru -- Rule 5: Purpose comes first -- Love letter to your partner -- Meditation for compatibility -- Part 3: Healing. Rule 6: Win or lose together -- Rule 7: You don't break in a breakup -- Love letter to help you heal -- Meditation to heal through love -- Part 4: Connection. Rule 8: Love again and again -- Love letter to the world -- Meditation to connect.

"Instead of presenting love as an ethereal concept or a collection of clichés, Jay Shetty lays out specific, actionable steps to help you develop the skills to practice and nurture love better than ever before. He shares insights on how to win or lose together, how to define love, and why you don't break in a break-up. Inspired by Vedic wisdom and modern science, he tackles the entire relationship cycle, from first dates to moving in together to breaking up and starting over. And he shows us how to avoid falling for false promises and unfulfilling partners"-- Provided by publisher.

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Publishers Weekly Review

Former Vedic monk Shetty follows up Think Like a Monk with a refreshing look at love as a daily practice. Drawing on wisdom from ancient Hindu scripture (the Vedas) and his own life, Shetty sets up love as a conscious effort, rather than a gift that arrives fully formed, and explains it using the four stages of life outlined by the Vedas. "Solitude" allows space for reflection that will aid in bringing self-knowledge to a relationship. This enables a more effective "compatibility" stage, in which partners assess whether their romantic expectations align. "Healing" promotes a deeper understanding of forgiveness, while "connection" captures the "highest expression of love"--namely using it to serve others. Shetty's intuitive rules ("Win or lose together"; "You don't break in a breakup") are insightful and easy to parse, and the abundant exercises reinforce key takeaways, such as identifying one's "biggest growth area." Shetty combines spiritual wisdom and down-to-earth guidance in a surprisingly seamless way, making for lessons that have real staying power. Those looking to start or strengthen relationships will find this well worth a look. (Jan.)
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