The Monk Sold His Ferrari for us

It’s the best inspirational book among all I read and I think it’s a must read by everyone. If you don’t have much time to read this book then I have penned down few lessons it taught us……

• Everything happens for a reason.
• I can’t love you if I cannot love me.
• When the student is ready, the teacher appears.
• Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make.
• I am an artist at living – my work of art is my life. (Suzuki)
• Your I can is more important than your I.Q.
• With one eye fixed on the destination, there is only one left to guide you along the journey.
• Find out what you truly love to do and then direct all your energy towards doing it.
• Everything is always created twice, first in mind and then in reality.
• Imagination is more important than knowledge. (Einstein)
• There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. Run your own race.
• Every second you spend thinking about someone else’s dreams you take time away from your own.
• Only those who seek shall find.
• He who serves the most reaps the most.
• The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
• If you can’t laugh at yourself who can you laugh at?
• Never regret what has happened in the past.
• Kaizen – This Japanese word means constant and never ending improvement.
• Life favors the prepared mind.
• I am more than I appear to be, all the world’s strength and power rests inside me.
• Life is too short to make every mistake on your own. Try to learn from others mistakes often.
• The Ten Rituals of Radiant Living –

1. Ritual of Solitude – ensure to include a mandatory period of peace in daily schedule
2. Ritual of physicality – As you train your body, train your mind also
3. Ritual of Live Nourishment – Good Diet
4. Ritual of Abundant Knowledge – Knowledge is power
5. Ritual of  Personal Reflection – Know yourself (Your Talent)
6. Ritual of sunbath – Wakeup early
7. Ritual of Music
8. Ritual of the Spoken Word – Mantras work
9. Ritual of a Congruent Character – Take daily, incremental action to build your character
10. Ritual of Simplicity

An A4 printout of these lessons is gracing my office cubicle. It will be great if I will be able to implement few of them in my life.
Thanks Mr. Robin S. Sharma