"There's a whole bunch of tests out there. No one test is going to necessarily give you the right answer," he says. "If you want to know your Enneagram number, it's very iffy." Take all the free tests and then start to notice that five and four come up for me," she adds.
Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of many books, including the award-winning “How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life”, “The Wisdom of a Broken Heart”, “Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation”, and “The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships”. Susan has been a practicing Buddhist since 1993 and graduated from a Buddhist seminary in 2004. She is an internationally acclaimed meditation teacher, known for her ability to translate ancient practices into modern life. Her work has been featured on the Oprah show, TODAY, CNN, and in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others. In 2013, she launched the Open Heart Project, the largest virtual mindfulness community in the world with 20,000 members. Her newest book is “The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship.”
In this episode, Eric and Susan discuss her newest book, The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship
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Susan Piver and I Discuss How to Discover Your Way of Being Through the Enneagram and …
- Her book: The Buddhist Enneagram: Nine Paths to Warriorship
- Defining the enneagram as 9 paths or ways of being
- How the enneagram can be used in a variety of ways based on the person
- Defining warrior as one who is not afraid of oneself
- How it’s best to take multiple tests to best determine your enneagram type
- The subtypes of the enneagram and how they’re often easier to identify
- Patience is required to utilize the deep system of the enneagram
- How the enneagram defines our “cocoon” and also our way out of it
- The arc of transformation that includes the passions and the virtues
- How the enneagram leads us to compassion for ourselves and others
- How we should “feel the energy” of a number rather than declare our number
- Asking what does this mean to me, today
Susan Piver Links
Susan’s Website for The Open Heart Project
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The Four Noble Truths of Love with Susan Piver (2021)
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