Date: Mondays, September 15-October 27
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: TBD

Tier A Pricing: $497 ($84k per year or above)
Tier B Pricing: $247 ($42k-$83k per year)
Tier C Pricing: $147 ($41k per year or below)
See our Pricing Policy for more information on tiered pricing.

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Space limited to 14 students.

The current world seems filled with distraction, urgency, and uncertainty. We’re paralyzed by exhaustion and  indecision, caught in “success” and “failure,” and distracted about the constant crisis of the current time. The question “What am I supposed to do with my life?” feels more pressing than ever. This six‑week course, based on the book The Great Work of Your Life by acclaimed psychotherapist and yoga scholar Stephen Cope, offers clarity and courage. We’ll explore the age-old concept of dharma—the unique path that calls each of us to live with wisdom, integrity, and purpose. Drawing from the ancient wisdom text, the Bhagavad Gita, we’ll explore four guiding principles—discovering your dharma, dedicating yourself fully, releasing attachment to outcomes, and surrendering to a higher calling. You’ll read and discuss the real-stories of both famous and everyday people who heeded their inner callings and found themselves in the process.

Each week combines spiritual insight with practical reflection: guided discussions, journaling, meditation, and a supportive learning community. Whether you’re navigating life transitions, re‑evaluating your work, or longing to contribute your unique gifts to the world, this journey will guide you from confusion to clarity—and from hesitation to wholehearted action. No prior familiarity with the Gita or fixed idea of “purpose” is needed—only an open heart and a readiness to listen, reflect, and respond.

Week 1 – What is Dharma? Listening for the Call

 Key Teachings:

• Dharma as your unique path

• The context of the Bhagavad Gita

• Arjuna's paralysis and the modern dilemma of purpose

• The four pillars of dharma (as outlined by Cope)

Take-Home Reflection:

• Journal on a time when you felt “in the right place, doing the right thing.”

• What inner callings have you ignored, followed, or are uncertain about?

Week 2 – Embrace Your Gift: Owning your unique talents and nature

Key Teachings:

• The concept of svabhava (one’s own nature)

• Stories of Jane Goodall and Susan B. Anthony

• The courage to claim your inner authority

Take-Home Reflection:

• Write about a time you tried to follow someone else’s path. What happened?

• What gifts or passions keep resurfacing in your life?

Week 3 – Do It Full Out: Dedication Without Comparison

Key Teachings:

• The trap of comparison and perfectionism

• The lives of Robert Frost and Henry David Thoreau

• Integrity over image

Take-Home Reflection:

• Where are you holding back in your life? What would “doing it full out” look like?

• Reflect on the energy lost in comparing your path to others.

Week 4 – Let Go of the Outcome: Releasing attachment to results

Key Teachings:

• Karma Yoga: action without attachment

• Gandhi’s path and disciplined surrender

• Trusting the process

Take-Home Reflection:

• Where in your life are you clinging to outcomes?

• What shifts when you focus on the doing, not the result?

Week 5 – Serve the Whole:Dharma in relationship to the world’s suffering

Key Teachings:

• Dharma is not self-centered; it serves something larger

• Harriet Tubman and the path of fearless service

• How personal purpose meets collective need

Take-Home Reflection:

• How does your calling connect to healing or serving the world?

• Who or what do you feel responsible to?

Week 6 – A Life Well Lived: Integrating the Journey

 Key Teachings:

• The integration of insight and action

• Dharma is not a destination

• Returning to Arjuna: from paralysis to purpose

Take-Home Reflection:

• Write your personal “dharma manifesto” or intention statement.

• What next step are you ready to take? How will you keep listening?

Douglas Tsoi is a Franciscan spiritual director, writer of Money and Meaning, a Substack newsletter about the intersection of personal finance and spirituality, and the founder of the Appreciation Effect, and the Gratitude Dojo. His mission statement, aka his dharma, is to help people learn and feel closer to their communities. He is the founder of the PUGS.