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What is your true purpose in life? What do women really want? What makes a good lover? If you're a man reading this, you've undoubtedly asked yourself these questions-but you may not have had much luck answering them. Until now.
In The Way of the Superior Man, David Deida explores the most important issues in men's lives-from career and family to women and intimacy to love and spirituality-to offer a practical guidebook for living a masculine life of integrity, authenticity, and freedom.
Join this bestselling author and internationally renowned expert on sexual spirituality for straightforward advice, empowering skills, body practices, and more to help you realize a life of fulfillment, immediately and without compromise. "It is time to evolve beyond the macho jerk ideal, all spine and no heart," writes David Deida. "It is also time to evolve beyond the sensitive and caring wimp ideal, all heart and no spine." The Way of the Superior Man presents the ultimate challenge-and reward-for today's man: to discover the "unity of heart and spine" through the full expression of consciousness and love in the infinite openness of the present moment.
"I keep giving this book away; I think I've owned 30 different copies already. I tend to pass it out to anybody, man or woman, who has made a commitment to or even has a passing interest in the art of loving. David Deida gets it, like no one I've ever read, and he writes about it forcefully, honestly, and downright poetically."
Michael Tucker, actor and author "The Way of the Superior Man is quite wonderful. Finally, a guide for the noncastrated male. This book will offend and infuriate some, inspire and test others, but challenge virtually everybody. I found it wise, insightful, occasionally brilliant, and always resourceful. To transcend the body-mind means to transcend and include its sexuality, not transcend and evaporate it. Few are the books that discuss strong sexuality within strong spirituality, instead of tepid sexuality diluted by a mediocre spiritual stance. This book steps straightforwardly into the challenge. Love it or loathe it, it is a shout from the heart of one perspective of the eternal masculine."
Ken Wilber, author of Sex, Ecology, Spirituality; No Boundary; and Grace and Grit "At last! A book that explains the heart and soul of a woman to men. As a woman, I've never felt so understood and validated. This book is a key to helping men and women take their relationships one step further. Finally, a clear and brilliant guide to unraveling the mystery of relationships."
Marci Shimoff, co-author of the New York Times #1 bestseller Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul "The Way of the Superior Man lays out a challenge before all men to fulfill their true purpose and to be authentically masculine. It will guide you on your journey to a successful and spiritually complete way of life. I invite you to live in the moment, to love openly, and to step up to the plate with this book in your hand."
Tony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power "David's work speaks to the core of our work as men. He offers a bold view of men
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| A Man's Way | |
| Stop Hoping for a Completion of Anything in Life | p. 14 |
| Live With an Open Heart Even If It Hurts | p. 17 |
| Live As If Your Father Were Dead | p. 19 |
| Know Your Real Edge and Don't Fake It | p. 20 |
| Always Hold to Your Deepest Realization | p. 23 |
| Never Change Your Mind Just to Please a Woman | p. 25 |
| Your Purpose Must Come Before Your Relationship | p. 27 |
| Lean Just Beyond Your Edge | p. 29 |
| Do It for Love | p. 31 |
| Enjoy Your Friends' Criticism | p. 35 |
| If You Don't Know Your Purpose, Discover It, Now | p. 37 |
| Be Willing to Change Everything in Your Life | p. 39 |
| Don't Use Your Family As an Excuse | p. 44 |
| Don't Get Lost in Tasks and Duties | p. 48 |
| Stop Hoping for Your Woman to Get Easier | p. 51 |
| Dealing with Women | |
| Women Are Not Liars | p. 58 |
| Praise Her | p. 61 |
| Tolerating Her Leads to Resenting Her | p. 63 |
| Don't Analyze Your Woman | p. 66 |
| Don't Suggest That a Woman Fix Her Own Emotional Problem | p. 69 |
| Stay with Her Intensity-To a Point | p. 74 |
| Don't Force the Feminine to Make Decisions | p. 77 |
| Working with Polarity and Energy | |
| Your Attraction to the Feminine Is Inevitable | p. 82 |
| Choose a Woman Who Is Your Complementary Opposite | p. 86 |
| Know What Is Important in Your Woman | p. 92 |
| You Will Often Want More Than One Woman | p. 96 |
| Young Women Offer You a Special Energy | p. 98 |
| Each Woman Has a "Temperature" That Can Heal or Irritate You | p. 101 |
| What Women Really Want | |
| Choose a Woman Who Chooses You | p. 108 |
| What She Wants Is Not What She Says | p. 110 |
| Her Complaint Is Content-Free | p. 114 |
| She Doesn't Really Want to Be Number One | p. 118 |
| Your Excellent Track Record Is Meaningless to Her | p. 121 |
| She Wants to Relax in the Demonstration of Your Direction | p. 123 |
| Your Dark Side | |
| You Are Always Searching for Freedom | p. 128 |
| Own Your Darkest Desires | p. 132 |
| She Wants the "Killer" in You | p. 136 |
| She Needs Your Consciousness to Match Her Energy | p. 139 |
| Feminine Attractiveness | |
| The Feminine Is Abundant | p. 144 |
| Allow Older Women Their Magic | p. 146 |
| Turn Your Lust into Gifts | p. 149 |
| Never Allow Your Desire to Become Suppressed or Depolarized | p. 152 |
| Use Her Attractiveness As a Slingshot Through Appearance | p. 157 |
| Body Practices | |
| Ejaculation Should Be Converted or Consciously Chosen | p. 162 |
| Breathe Down the Front | p. 168 |
| Ejaculate Up the Spine | p. 173 |
| Men's and Women's Yoga of Intimacy | |
| Take into Account the Primary Asymmetry | p. 182 |
| You Are Responsible for the Growth in Intimacy | p. 187 |
| Insist on Practice and Growth | p. 191 |
| Restore Your Purpose in Solitude and with Other Men | p. 194 |
| Practice Dissolving | p. 199 |
| David Deida Resources | p. 201 |
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ISBN: 9781591792574
ISBN-10: 1591792576
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 202
Published: October 2004
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.4
x 1.7
Weight (kg): 0.268
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