Ambition to Meaning: Finding Your Life's Purposes | 
| Director: Michael Goorjian
Actors: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, Portia De Rossi
Studio: Hay House, Inc.
Category: DVD
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 10860
Format: Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 9006215
UPC: 656629006215
EAN: 0656629006215
ASIN: B001F04Z82
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: January 13, 2009
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Product Description
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
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Great Movie! June 9, 2009
Robert G. Deutchman (Staten island, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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 June 8, 2009
Fitness Goddess (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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 May 7, 2009
Kathy Fisher (Roy, WA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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 May 2, 2009
Beverly Perkins (Chebeague Island, ME)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I loved this DVD! It was like having tea with Wayne Dyer who I believe to be an honest prophet in this time.
Finding Peace and Love April 26, 2009
Kathy W (Baltimore)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A 2009 release from Hay House, this DVD is absolutely beyond fantastic! The movie is approximately 2 hours long. Wayne Dyer "explores the spiritual journey from ambition to meaning." The focus is on shifting from the ego's perspective of accumulating and achieving to a life of service, of giving back. (This does NOT mean you have to be a nun or priest to give back.)
We begin by entering the bedroom of a small trailer in a peaceful country setting and we observe as the clock changes to 3:13 a.m. Wayne Dyer awakens, expresses gratitude by saying "Thank You" exactly 3 times, puts on his slippers and shuffles over to his writing pad and begins reading Jung and writing notes on a pad of paper.
We briefly shift focus to meet 3 groups of people. First, we meet a couple and their children preparing to leave for a weekend getaway. While taking on the nurturing role of wife and mother of 2 young boys, a woman has lost focus of who she is inside.
In another location, a hard-driving businessman, obsessed with achievement, argues with his lawyer over a building project. He has lost focus of his wife and the love they once shared. Money now rules.
Then we meet a movie director, arguing with his agent over financing for a film, as he prepares to do the Wayne Dyer interview. He is so obsessed with seeing his pet project come to fruition that he has lost touch with all else. Isn't it synchronicity that all 3 groups wind up at the same hotel.
In a series of interviews at this beautiful California resort, Dr. Dyer begins to dialog about finding your life's purpose. Reminding us that we are created with everything we need, Wayne tells us we just need to go forth from there. We are perfect in the beginning, but then e.g.o. (edge God out) takes over and we get sidetracked. We begin to want more, and more, and still more. We begin to believe we are what we have and what we do. We become consumed with who we are, and with what we have/make/achieve. We compete constantly.
We also learn to believe that we are what others think of us. The ego also teaches us we are separate from everyone else and separate from God and separate from that which we believe is missing in our life. So we end up living a lie. We tend to live in ego, feeling stress and disharmony, instead of living in dharma (a higher place) and feeling bliss. You even begin to re-define what success means to you. What satisfied you before is no longer enough. You want more.
Dr Dyer talks about how he also struggled with ego earlier in his career. He worried over money and success. In his case, he began shifting toward spirituality from within himself and recognized it. He explained that you get to a place where you begin to be guided by something larger than yourself. Dyer also talks about the Tao, frequently, and allowing Source to work its magic if you just stop interfering in your own life.
Throughout the story, the others lives are all intertwined at this resort and they walk through the process of realization and a shift in thinking. You clearly see the egos in action as people do not get what they want and the way they react, as well as the effect it has on those around them. Dr Dyer talks about quantum moments, the effects of which reside with you forever and about beginning a path to awareness. He explains that once you are (re)connected to Source, the other stuff is no longer relevant in your life. When you are supported by Source, you have a knowing, a wisdom and there is such a beauty of reaching out to help another. You attract what you are, not what you want. Just show up and make your own music. Prepare and let go. Trust that everything will happen perfectly, as it is supposed to. Just trust and let go. We are here to enjoy life and live in peace
If you loved Louise Hay's "You Can Heal Your Life" DVD, this is on the same order and you will likely love this DVD too. It is profound and can be life changing. If it doesn't affect you positively, you really need to wake up! (Sorry) I can tell you emphatically that this DVD is priceless! Be sure to watch the movie credits for a final smile.
Namaste'
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