Book Review: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

Book Mark: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

By Robin Sharma

Published by Jaico Publishing House

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FIND YOURSELF

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By C.S. KRISHNAMURTHY

IN A FAST-PACED world where there’s little time for our own betterment, this book offers a solution.  It’s your life and you are the pilot, says the author.  How you control your life is up to you. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari is all about fulfilling your dreams and reaching your destiny.

The 198-page story is a manual for leading a simple and happy life.  Most of what’s said has a direct bearing on our expectations of life and Robin Sharma’s simple writing style appeals even to the common man.

The story revolves around the transformation of a stressed out, successful lawyer into a life-changing journey, ultimately finding himself on the amazing other side of the self.

A high profile attorney, Julian achieved professional fame, fortune, and his prized possession of a red Ferrari.  The story is recounted by John, a friend  and assistant to Julian.  The triumph takes a toll on Julian’s physical and mental health, and he collapses in the courtroom from a massive heart attack.

Three years later, Julian quite unexpectedly visits John, who takes some time to recognize Julian.  John is baffled at the astounding changes in his former boss.  The marathon conversation on physical health, mental health and spiritual stamina between the two forms the rest of the story.

Julian’s narration about his meeting with the sages of Sivana, a place in the Himalayas, who knew the secrets of happy life, the seven virtues for an abundant life with inner peace  and the joy of cultivating the mind, the art of self-leadership, 5-step method of achieving goals, the 10-rituals of happy living, value time, living with the discipline, selflessly serving others, living in the present …. forms the crux of the book.

The book is a guide on how one can lead a better life by striking the right balancing between  health and work.  The momentum has been maintained through the dialogue between the two main characters. John’s inquisitive queries are synchronized with the reader’s own and sustains the flow.

If you ‘ve not read any self-help books, this would be a great introduction.

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(The above review published in THE KHALEEJ TIMES / WEEKEND dated April 18,2008)

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