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List Price: $19.95 | | Label: Hay House, Inc.
Salesrank: 31962
Released: January 13, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
In this compelling film, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer explores the spiritual journey from ambition to meaning. The powerful shift from the ego constructs we are taught early in life by parents and society - which promote an emphasis on achievement and accumulation - are shown in contrast to a life of meaning, focused on serving and giving back. Through the intertwined stories of an overachieving businessman, a mother of two seeking her own expression in the world, and a director trying to make a name for himself, this entertaining film not only inspires, but also teaches us how to create a life of meaning and purpose. Additional cast members are: Michael DeLuise Portia de Rossi Ed Kerr Shannon Sturges
Ambition to Meaning: Finding Your Life's Purposes Reviews:
Great Inspiring Movie - A Retreat Unto Itself 
2009-07-19 - This movie was like taking a retreat for two hours and coming away feeling more centered and excited to continue this journey called "life".
Wayne Dyer weaves together a tale around his teachings in this movie about finding our life's purpose through letting our own creation/music out, expressing our lives through spirit rather than ego. Watching this, I was immediately drawn into the place where this was filmed because it is where I am from (living in Austin now, my heart longs for home and the Monterey Bay Area). Its funny to be writing this because its what I understand to be a double entendre that I'm writing about here: the way that Wayne Dyer speaks towards is the path to our home/center, it is where I am most at peace, the place of my own deep longing and the wellspring of inspiration that I love to be tapped into, and strive to be tapped into, full-time! The duality in this is that the latter part of my childhood was spent growing up in Monterey. So here I am watching a movie about letting myself be at home with "the music still inside me" (such that I express it) and yet I'm also watching this filmed in a place that truly is home for me, as such it represents all the twists and turns that brought me to this point in time.
Throughout this movie, I couldn't help but write in my journal, a usual thing I do when I am learning from wise teachers (note that a journal isn't required.) I kept pausing and reflecting and then continuing the movie and taking in more. Wayne Dyer drums up deep truths for me. He is masterful in how he isolates and uproots wornout ideas, and subsequently seeds empowered, universal truths in their place. I should give myself a little credit here as I was up for putting in the extra effort to take what he was teaching and apply it as a light to shine into the dark corners of my life. But, he definitely makes it easier as he weaves the audience into his world of letting go and letting God. Its as if I am a building and the structure that was built on ego I've been setting up for demolition (I've been working on this for a while, so I ready for something like this). I've been afraid of what will happen once this building is gone, I've been afraid of letting it completely go. What Wayne Dyer does is remind me that there is a more magnificent building ghosted over the ego one, but for this grand building to exist truly, I need to let go of the ego building.
What came up for me really tied together in an unexpected way. Then hearing the "owner's" story in this movie really got me, it was a moment of "aha!" The scene with the piano, if you want to understand, you'll have to see the movie. I am going to write this in as honest a way as I possibly can: I vow to move forward from that insightFULL story in the movie remembering to let spirit live my life for me and let go of ego. I have witnessed and learned what my ego behavior is that has gotten in the way in the past, I am reorienting my distortion by watering my plants, staying in the now with what I love to do and who I love to be regardless of expectations, judgment or anything else. I will forget "my ego self" for the sake of living the light inside me. I will live my life in service to my higher will and spirit knowing it is where my heart has always been and is therefore safe to be FULL TIME (lol!)
It goes without saying that the movie was really well done--some of the shots were so gorgeous! The actors serve their purpose well, I believe Wayne Dyer does a great job of communicating subtleties that couldn't otherwise be taught except through the audience witnessing these examples of the human experience. If I was recommending this movie for myself, I would say, watch it when you are in the mood for a retreat, to site back and learn, and watch it when you have a level of patience that is beyond just being entertained. I would say watch this movie with an open heart and mind as you would listening to any teacher. I'm considering getting the book too. I always love Wayne Dyer's books and especially his audiobooks because I can listen to them while I ride my bike around Barton Springs in Austin (where I live now after years in NY following my ego, now I am somewhere natural, surrendering my ego driven work for a new daily routine (baby steps) in a much more beautiful place, proud of what I've learned, even all my screw-ups, because it has brought me new understanding, it has brought me to this moment after watching this movie, full of insight...
So, thank you Wayne Dyer for this great movie and thanks for being such an important teacher for me. I really appreciate all you are putting forth into the world, because it has really resonated with me over the years. Thus far, my most important teachers seem to be you, Gail Straub, Pema Chodron and Abraham-Hicks. My teachers are helping me to recognize, reckon with and open up to the wisdom and the creative spirit that is within and all around throughout everything.
I've immediately followed up the movie with wanting to plan a trip "home" to commune with nature in Carmel/Monterey letting spirit live through me instead of ego--to go for a walk in Asilomar and witness myself coming home in a deep prayerful and intentional way.
Note: I keep wondering about the guy in the movie's story, who is supposedly the owner of the hotel they are staying at. Is this true? I think he is listed as an actor, just wondering what the facts are or if that is a fictional story to make a point...
Great Movie!
2009-06-09 - For those who would rather watch a movie than read about the current spiritual ideals being presented today, This is the DVD for you! Dr. Dyer steps out of his role as writer and lecturer while encouraging others to do the Tao. Cleverly, he is commissioned by a film crew to state to the world his present teachings. An attitude shift occurs within the film crew set in a resort-type setting which coincides with other shift changes at the resort. While the stories were long-winded, you can't escape the messages that emulate Dyer's overall philosophy of personal empowerment which leads to the meaning of ambition.
Visual Examples of What Dr. Dyer's Messages
2009-06-08 - Please note that this is a "mix" of a movie with characters that revolve around each other's interactions with Dr. Wayne Dyer mixed in there. The information he shares is still relevant. If you are familiar with his work, it is not new, but still refreshing to hear. I think he did a marvelous job in this DVD. Quotes stood out, and situations the people were in are familiar roles we all know or have played. It is a slow format, but if you watch to listen for the messages you will get them. I hope this review has been helpful. Namaste.
Watch this DVD again and again and again
2009-05-07 - I loved this film (documdrama) and the messages behind it. Dr. Wayne (one of my personal favorites) is being interviewed throughout the movie, as part of the "plot" highlighting the stories of several people trying to find purpose in their ego-driven lives. Each needs to reach a crisis point, a dark-night-of-the-soul (Dr. Wayne calls it a "quantum moment"), before they can change direction ... from ambition (morning of life) to meaning (afternoon of life). The expanded two-DVD version has more interview with Dr. Wayne as well as additional scenes from the movie and other special selections.
bought this for my family members
2009-05-02 - I loved this DVD! It was like having tea with Wayne Dyer who I believe to be an honest prophet in this time.
