Happy World Book Day

 

       The greatest assets of our life are not the buildings we have, the acres of land we own, the cars we have in our garage or any other materialistic things like silver, gold and diamond. Rather, the true assets which we can happily and proudly gift to our next generation are the books we own and those books which shaped us and helped us to stay positive all throughout our life time.

        Happy World Book Day to all the readers ought there in the world!!!

        The journey of a reader will be filled with delight, happiness, joy and positivity. Reading has so many benefits and it will always be hard to state all those because they are infinite. Reading just one book will fill you with lots of life lessons which will turn out to be life changing when we follow those lessons in our life. Fiction, non-fiction, self-help books, biographies and all other books which exist in this world will teach something new to its reader. We will come to know about the ideas, thoughts, concepts which raised in the mind of the people who lived before us by reading books which they have written.

        Reading is all about travelling to different world which we were never a part of. Reading will generate lot of positive vibes and that will help us to lead our life in a better way. Personally, reading has changed my life in many ways. It made be stronger mentally and helped me to focus on the brighter side of life. I feel that all the people around me should also gain the gift of reading to make their life magical.

         A reader can never fail in life because books will never leave a reader to sink rather they will guide us, motivate us and inspire us to become a better individual. Let the world rejoice the happy vibes of books and reading.

 

Day : 10 - Book: 2. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma

 

       Each and every human being on this earth is gifted with a beautiful life but the part of making it meaningful is left to us. Life is a common phenomenon but making it meaningful purely depends upon each individual. To make our life meaningful we should do things which excite and inspire us and also fills us with true happiness.

       The book “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” by Robin Sharma discusses about the beauty of life on this earth. The true beauty of life lies in finding out our ultimate purpose. We should know for what god has created us on this world. We have to work towards our ultimate purpose to make our life a fruitful and meaningful journey.

       Robin Sharma quotes,

“Once you find out what your life’s work is, your world will come alive.

You will wake up every morning with a limitless reservoir of energy and enthusiasm.

All our thoughts will be focused on your definite objective.

You won’t have time to waste time…

You will also have a deep sense of inner harmony and realize your mission”.

       A journey without knowing our destination does not possess any meaning so be clear about what you want in life. Your purpose may not excite or inspire others as the same way you feel towards them but that should not make you feel de-motivated. Everyone’s calling is different and so we are gifted with different life experiences. Our purpose or dream should make us feel alive.

       Robin Sharma beautifully explains,

Who rise with the sun all have one thing in common.

They have a purpose that fans the flames of their inner potential.

They are driven by their priorities…

Such people live in the moment …

These people are the most vibrant individuals you will ever have the good fortune to meet”.

       To be continued. Stay connected.

 

 

 

 

Day : 8 - Book: 2. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma

 

       Books make us believe that we can reconstruct our life at point to make it a better and beautiful one. The book of this week is Robin Sharma’s “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari”. It is a fable which narrates a inspiring tale which has the power to change and touch many people’s life.

       There are many inspiring, enriching thoughts and ideas narrated in this book. It is hard to pick out the best ones because each and every sentence from this book seems to best as well as they have the power to make a great impact in our life.

       One of the best lines from the book is,

“It is only when you have mastered the art of loving yourself that you can truly love others.

It’s only when you have opened your own heart that you can touch the hearts of others.

When you feel centered and alive, you are in a much better position to be a better person”.

       The ultimate idea which is conveyed here is “We should take care of our innerself to make our life happy”. We should practice self-love and self-respect because a person who invests in themselves has the power to improve their own life as well as the life of the people around them.

       Each and every human being should understand the fact that we should be a good example to all our fellow humans out there in life. Awaken yourself to be a great visionary in life. Inspire others by staying inspired.

       To be continued. Stay Connected.

 

Day : 7 - Book: 1. The Buddha And The Badass by Vishen Lakhiani

 

    “How often in life we get connected with our truest emotions?” In the modern world every one of us have dreams but only few people connect themselves with their emotions and soul. Our outer world is all about success, achievement, fame and money but our inner world is filled with emotions such as happiness, gratitude, love and compassion.

    The book “The Buddha And The Badass” by Vishen Lakhiani introduces us to a mind-blowing routine, “The 6-phase meditation”. It is a method developed by combining science and meditation which can help the human beings to connect with our inner world.

     The 6-phases of this meditation teach us about compassion, gratitude, forgiveness, future dreams, the perfect day and the blessing.

    Human beings are also called as the beings of love and emotion. Here, the 6-phase meditation helps us to understand the importance of love and compassion by meditating about compassion. It serves as a powerful self-love tool. 

    Practicing gratitude is the expression of extreme powerful emotion which makes our life more meaningful.

    To be at peace with ourselves we should just forgive ourselves and the people who have hurt us in life. By practicing forgiveness we bring so much amount of happiness into our own life. 

    An individual should have a vision in life which will help them to lift our standard to next level. Have a vision as envision it daily to achieve that in life.

    The perfect day is about having a mental model of our daily routines and tasks in life. It is essential to make all our days on this earth a meaningful one. 

    Focusing on our blessing makes our life turn into a blessing and make us feel supported and safe in life.

     Finally, coming to an end of the series of reviews about the book “The Buddha And The Badass” by Vishen Lakhiani. To be continued with another beautiful book. I hope that the upcoming book might make you fall in love with your own life. Stay connected.   

 

 

 

 

 

Day : 6 - Book: 1. The Buddha And The Badass by Vishen Lakhiani

 

     Everyone in the world is unique and different in their own way. We have different passion, dream and desires in life but the biggest question here is “How to identify or find out our inner calling and passion”?

     The book “The Buddha And The Badass” by Vishen Lakhiani describes about a unique and special concept called “Uncover your soul print”. The quote by a thirteenth century poet Rumi illustrates about the connection between our soul and our inner calling in life.

Rumi said, “When I run after what I think I want,

My days are a furnace of distress and anxiety;

If I sit in my own place of patience,

What I need flows to me, and without any pain.

From this I understand that what I want also wants me,

Is looking for me and attracting me.

There is a great secret in this for anyone who can grasp it”.

    The concept of uncovering our soul print describes that just like each of us has a unique finger print we also have unique soul print. If the creator has designed us to be an artist but when we pursue something which does not suits with our inner calling we just fail even after multiple attempts. Here, it is essential to identify our soul print to make our life into a better one.

    Choose things which interest you and fills you with innate passion and happiness. We should listen to the voice of our soul to know more about our god given talents. We should observe our instincts because they will help us to know about our true self.

     Many of us in this world are running behind the things which we feel like we want them in our life but our real passion and desire might really be different from what we are currently doing in our life . Stand strong while working towards the right things in life.

     To be continued. Stay connected.

 

 

 

Day : 5 - Book: 1. The Buddha And The Badass by Vishen Lakhiani

 

     “The one thing that never changes is change”. Change is inevitable and we just have to accept them in life. The wise people are the ones who understand change so be wise enough to love the changes which happen in your life for something good.

     The book “The Buddha And The Badass” by Vishen Lakhiani introduces us to a mind-blowing concept called “Embrace rapid innovation and change”. This concept insists us to never fear about the change which happens in our life rather it makes us believe that everything in life happens for something good. A person who fears about change fails to see the beauty of life which lies ahead of them. He Quotes Jeff Bezos quote,

“The smart people change their minds. The people who

Are right a lot more often change their minds”

     The smart people constantly revise their understanding of a matter. They reconsider problems they thought they had solved. They are open to new points of view, new information and challenges to their own ways of thinking.

     Everything in this world is fast growing and all the fast growing things change the world into a better place. So, change your thoughts, beliefs and ideas by reconsidering about their pros and cons. Change the things which are essential for your growth and make life even more beautiful and meaningful.

     To be continued. Stay connected.

 

 

 

 

Day : 4 - Book: 1. The Buddha And The Badass by Vishen Lakhiani

 

     We human beings face many hardships, struggles and painful moments in life. The pains we experience in life makes us learn many valuable lessons which eventually help us to grow in life and to become a better person.

     The book “The Buddha And The Badass” by Vishen Lakhiani teaches us a important life lesson - a concept which is essential to lead a happy life. Here, that beautiful concept is “The hidden gifts of pain”. This concept can be easily understood by the quote from the book,

“The wound is the place where the light enters you”

    We learn great life lessons from the hard times we go through in life. When we emerge from pain and sufferings we build a value system for ourselves in life. Whenever you feel like you have cheated by someone who is really close and dear to you in life, when people hurt you or hate you. Never feel dejected and worried rather understand that life is trying to teach you something valuable and meaningful.

     Never let your pains and sufferings rule over yourself rather find and pick that life lessons you have learnt from those painful days and experience. Finally, make your life better. Let your pain be your best guide and supporter in choosing right things in life. Our life does not become better by over night rather it needs constant care and nurturing. So, take care of your life by taking care of your thoughts, the qualities you practice and ultimately the valuable lessons you learn from all the things which happens in your life.

     To be continued. Stay connected.

 

 

 

Day : 3 - Book: 1. The Buddha And The Badass by Vishen Lakhiani

 

    We human beings have great dreams, vision and passion in life. We all love to be called as a achiever and a successful person but here comes a big question, “How many of us achieve our dreams in life?” The world has seen many quitters than the successors. People quit their dreams for so many reasons but majority of the people quit their dreams due to the fear of failures. Here, we have to understand and accept that our failures are not the destination we desired to reach rather we are made for great things in life.

     The book “The Buddha And The Badass” by Vishen Lakhiani teaches us a great idea, “Activate your Inner Visionary”. Here, the author insists us to dream big and asks us to possess bold visions. He quotes

       “Great leaders don’t let you get complacent or comfortable. They push you to push yourself. And in their presence you do things you once thought impossible”

     The concept of inner visionary teaches us to follow the words of the great mentors who can turn into our idols later in life. The concept of visionary also teaches us to believe in our dreams ultimately and to speak about those dreams as if we have achieved them in life. Without self-belief we cannot even think and dream about achieving our goals in life. When we fail we learn something from our failure so we should consider our failures as a feedback mechanism and so they will help us to achieve our goals.

     Our dreams must excite us and we should discuss about our dreams to the people around us with the great level of excitement. Let our dreams fall in love with ourselves for speaking highly about them.

     To be continued. Stay connected.

Day : 2 - Book: 1. The Buddha And The Badass by Vishen Lakhiani

 

     Life is all about love, kindness and caring. The people around us make our life beautiful in so many ways through the love they pour towards us, their words of kindness during tough times and taking care of us when we go through rough phases in life.

     The book “The Buddha And The Badass” by Vishen Lakhiani teaches us another beautiful concept called “The unexpected Gift”. It is about gifting people the things which they love and could cherish the most especially when they receive that from us. Here, we should take efforts to know the people around us better to know the things which they like. Without knowing about the likes and favourites of a person we cannot gift them anything which can touch their hearts.

     Know people, their passion, hobbies and dreams. If a person is interested in reading gift them a book which you enjoyed and loved reading. Bring a bright smile on the faces of your loved ones by giving them the things which can make them really happy.

     The unexpected gifts which can make our loved ones happy can make ourselves happy as well just by looking that their happy face. Gift things which can help them grow and that particular gift should make them realize the things which they are passionate about in life. Even write a letter to your loved ones about the beautiful memory which you have created with them. Showing our love can make our relationship and bond stronger and closer.

     To be continued. Stay connected.

 

 

Day : 1 - Book: 1. The Buddha And The Badass by Vishen Lakhiani

 

     The month of February is going to be the month of books which is filled with lots of wisdom and learning. For the next four weeks the daily posts are about the reviews of particular four life changing books from self-help literature or wisdom literature. The review of each book will be posted for seven days (one week). The reviews will be based on the concepts and ideas which will make you fall in love with those particular books as well as it will inspire you to read and learn more about self-help books. I hope that the reviews will be useful for everyone who is searching for a life-changing phenomenon.

     The reason behind choosing self-helps books are they will teach us wisdom directly. Knowledge and intelligence is important because the collection of data is always essential to grow in life but on the other hand wisdom is all about choosing the right data which exists within ourselves at the right time period. Wisdom is all about figuring out “Where to speak?” “What to speak?”

     The book for this week “The Buddha And The Badass” written by Vishen Lakhiani. Here, the Buddha is the spiritual master and the badass is the changemaker which lies within everyone of us. One of the most enriching ideas which attracted me towards this book was “Spark Deep Connections”. In which the author introduces to the reader about the beautiful concept called “Positive Optimism”. The idea of “Positive Optimism” teaches us about how to choose positivity even during the tough times in our life. Whenever, we feel low, lost and sad we should always search for something around us which can change our feelings and can bring a spark of positive energy within us.

     Here, the concept of Positive Optimism also teaches us that we should experience any kind of emotion which resides within us fully to get over from that. For that, we have believe that our roots are connected with positivity and good emotions. Make your emotions as your companions because running away from experiencing any kind of emotion may make us feel low in life.

     To be continued with another beautiful concept. Stay Connected.

 

 

Reading Is Leading

 

     People say that addictions are dangerous but an addiction towards good things will make our life worth living. If a person is addicted to learn new skills then it is a good form of addiction which will help him to explore new things, if a person is addicted to serve the people around him then it will be helpful for the ones who require a lifting hand to lift them in life. In, the same way there is a universal addiction which connects people deeply in a more sensible way is “Addition towards reading and love for books”. A reader is the leader of his own life. A person who is addicted to reading enjoys life the most than the people around them because a reader can understand and accept things which are never even understood by the non-readers.

     Reading will help us to lift ourselves from an ordinary being to an extra-ordinary individual. Non-readers feel that reading is an act of boring but once a person gets into the habit of reading then his life will become wonderful in so many ways. One of the easy way to start your reading habit is to just pick up the right book which can make you fall in love with it and also kindles your intrest towards reading. Here comes a question, “How to select the right book?”

      Select books which matches with your character. If you are a perfectionist then start with autobiographies and biographies, if you are a person who question about everything in life then read self-help literature, if you are a person who is filled with fantasy and lots of imagination then start with fiction. Choose right books and became a reader and a lover of books. Books can transform and make us realize our true potential. Books will bring out the things which are hidden deep within us and most importantly books have the power to transmit a positive energy to the readers. Start reading and read more because the world of reading holds many beautiful things which can make us fall in love with our life and existence.

      A new surprise is waiting for you from tomorrow's posts. Stay connected.

Books And Reading Shape Our Perspective

 

     Most of the times we believe that our perspective towards something in life is correct and all the other perspectives are wrong. The reality will always be different from our thought process. So, there will surely be different perspectives. We just have to try and understand the different points of view of others because each one’s eye will surely capture something which will be true and honest.

     We can understand the view of others easily when we try and develop the habit of reading. When we read something which is a good piece of art it will surely portray the various perspectives of different individuals. Eventually, that will help us to put ourselves in the shoes of others and can make us think from their view point. Reading has so many advantages and one among the major, best advantage is "helping us to think for the people around us". We can connect ourselves with the characters portrayed in the books and that will lead to the growth of our character and personality.

     A person cannot and should not think that they alone are good and loyal because world does not work the way our mind works.  Rather to understand the big picture called “Life” we should read the perspectives of other individuals who have lived in this world and also has created characters which still lives in the hearts of the readers.