Anatomy of Desire: How to Be Happy Even When You Don't Get What You Want [Paperback]

Gina Lake (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2007

We expect that getting what we want will finally make us happy, but what we find is that it mostly just leads to wanting more or wanting something different. Our desires toss us to and fro until we tire of this and begin to question the value of following our desires. Anatomy of Desire will help you understand desire and its purpose in your life. It will also help you discriminate between your Heart's desires and the ego's and to relate to the ego's desires in a way that reduces suffering and increases joy. By pointing out the myths about desire that keep us tied to our ego's desires and the suffering they cause, Anatomy of Desire will help you be happy regardless of your desires and whether you are attaining them. So it is also about spiritual freedom, or liberation, which comes from following the Heart, our deepest desires, instead of the ego's desires. It is about becoming a lover of life rather than a desirer.

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"Conversations with Godsays that happiness is not getting what you want, it is wanting what you get...Few books do as good a job, as quickly, of reconnecting us with that wisdom than this book by Gina Lake...The practical information in this book demystifies desire and helped me to distinguish between the fear-driven desires of the ego and the urges of Essence. Anatomy of Desire: is an easy, quick read that has had a lasting impact on me. I highly recommend it...It offers a simple, accessible, articulate, and interesting take on the very human experience of desire and gives us the tools to make clear choices about how we want to live our lives. An easy, excellent read." --Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God,his blog, September 1, 2007

"[i]Conversations with God[/i]says that happiness is not getting what you want, it is wanting what you get...Few books do as good a job, as quickly, of reconnecting us with that wisdom than this book by Gina Lake...The practical information in this book demystifies desire and helped me to distinguish between the fear-driven desires of the ego and the urges of Essence. [i]Anatomy of Desire:[/i] is an easy, quick read that has had a lasting impact on me. I highly recommend it...It offers a simple, accessible, articulate, and interesting take on the very human experience of desire and gives us the tools to make clear choices about how we want to live our lives. An easy, excellent read." --Neale Donald Walsch, author of [i]Conversations with God,[/i]his blog, September 1, 2007

About the Author

Gina Lake is a spiritual teacher and the author of numerous books about awakening to one's true nature, including Trusting Life, Embracing the Now, Radical Happiness, Living in the Now, Return to Essence, Loving in the Moment, What About Now? Anatomy of Desire, and Getting Free. She is also a gifted intuitive with a master's degree in counseling psychology and over twenty years experience supporting people in their spiritual growth. Her website offers information about her books and online courses, free e-books, book excerpts, a monthly newsletter, a blog, and audio and video recordings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 170 pages
• Publisher: Endless Satsang Foundation (January 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615137628
• ISBN-13: 978-0615137629
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gina Lake is a spiritual teacher who is devoted to helping others awaken and live in the moment through her books, online courses, and intensives. She is the author of nine books, including Embracing the Now, Radical Happiness, Trusting Life, Living in the Now, Return to Essence, Loving in the Moment, What About Now? Anatomy of Desire, and Getting Free.

The focus of her writing and teaching is on helping people be in the present moment and live the happy and fulfilled life that is possible and on shedding light on the programming that interferes with awakening to one's true nature. Gina's teachings are most similar to Eckhart Tolle's, Byron Katie's, and Adyashanti's.

She is also a gifted intuitive with a master's degree in counseling psychology and over twenty years experience supporting people in their spiritual growth. Her website offers information about her books, intensives, teleseminars, and online courses as well as free e-books, book excerpts, a monthly newsletter, a blog, and audio and video recordings: http://www.radicalhappiness.com

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this little book!!, May 4, 2007

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I love this little book! In "Anatomy of Desire," Gina Like explodes the popular cultural myth that desire fulfillment leads to happiness. In it she states that "while there is no freedom from desiring, because desiring will exist as long as we are human, it is possible to become free from needing our desires to be met." The practical information in this book demystifies desire and helped me to distinguish between the fear driven desires of the ego and the urges of essence. "Anatomy of Desire is an easy, quick read that has had a lasting impact on me. I highly recommend it along with all of Gina's other wonderful books.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Former LOA teacher loves this book!, April 29, 2010

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Gina Lake does a brilliant job of explaining desire. When you understand desire there is no need to manage it or focus on it the way most LOA experts teach it.
If you have been involved in LOA and are at a place where it doesn't serve you as well as it used to, this is the book for you! The clarity that you will receive from this book is priceless.
I just want to add that although I have read many books from Amazon, this is the first review I have written. This book is a must read!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Deal With Desires, August 18, 2010

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This review is from: Anatomy of Desire: How to Be Happy Even When You Don't Get What You Want (Kindle Edition)

I highly recommend all of Gina Lake's books. I was severely depressed, anxious, having suicidal thoughts, and frustrated with therapy when I stumbled upon Gina's books. The Universe brought me her books at just the right time and in just the right manner and thankfully, I was open to receiving them. Through her books, I have learned how to be grounded in the moment; how to be aware of my thoughts and the "egoic mind" with its obsessive, negative messages; and how to notice and listen to my intuition, and change my entire outlook on life. I am also starting to realize the "oneness" of all life. Having before never trusted anyone or anything, I am now learning to trust the Universe and the divinely unpredictable nature of every day events which makes life so wonderfully rich. The tremendous fear I used to feel is now subsiding. Gina talks about the importance of meditation as a spiritual practice which has helped me to restart my meditation practice which in turn helps me stay in the present moment. Refreshingly, Gina's books are free of religious dogma and rules and are available to all readers regardless of religious/spiritual backgrounds and belief systems. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.