Many more such simple yet beautiful nuggets of wisdom straight from a monk make you reevaluate your priorities. Unless we become extremely enlighted human form, it is difficult to abandon our deep-rooted preoccupation with ourselves. To be brutally honest, most of the things that we do (even the kind gestures and charity) are usually for ourselves.Accept the fact as truth and move on with more pressing battles than pleasing everyone. People are not as interested in us as we deem.Such is the effect of this Korean Buddhist Monk, Haemin Sunim's reflections. It generates the same tranquillity and calm that Buddhist Pagodas bring upon you. To be able to stop and feel the raindrops, to be able to caress the soft green leaves on the curbs while walking, to lay down on green meadows (in rare places where dogs don't use them for relieving themselves) are all precious sacred routines for me when I take a minute to just stop and marvel at the unique nature we are surrounded with. So, I stopped in my tracks after coming across this book and decided to take a plunge. Self-help books to me are generally like movie reviews by others I read them but I make up my mind only after watching myself. Maybe because I am a believer in the school of life and that experience is the biggest teacher.
Generally, I am not a big fan of the self-help genre.
a list of things to achieve before 24, 25, 30, 40, and more mental milestones that the hyper person in me craves for in next 5, 10, 15 years. It had been a race against time all along my adult years. Every step taken should be measured (yes, the lowest form of exercise), every minute awake should be dedicated to an activity-watching, reading, viewing, engaging, reporting, typing, downloading, uploading, creating, etc. By nature, I am a fast-paced, goal-oriented and a very sever keeper of my time. In this world where there are books being written and bought on topics like Speed Reading, this book is a gentle reminder to slow down and calm your inner self as much as your outer world.
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