Can thinking like a monk change our life?

summary of the book 

 whether in our professional or personal life we're constantly bombarded by external noise. What if we could develop a mindset that would cut out that noise and help to clarify our own intentions free from the influence of others?

In the book, jay takes the wisdom and traditions of monks and teaches us how we can apply them to live a meaningful life.

He doesn't want all of us to become monks suddenly, instead, he wants us to think like a monk

The book is divided into three parts.

• LET GO 

• GIVE

• GROW

LET GO 

This revolves around four main themes.

1. Finding our identity
2. Reducing negativity 
3. Detaching from fear 
4. Learning to live intentionally

First of all, we need to address our true identity which is intrinsically wrapped up in our values. Jay points out that actually a lot of values that we think we hold are not necessarily our own but we acquire them through societal conditioning. 

When we turn out the opinions expectations and obligations of the world around us we begin to hear ourselves.

 

The idea is that if we can filter this noise and give space to consider our own values, we begin to direct our lives towards higher values.

the final part of letting go involves questioning ourselves so that we can live more intentionally. He adds that detachment is not that you should own nothing but nothing should own you.

"Negativity is a trait, not someone's identity" 

-JAY SHETTY

 

.PART 2 -- GIVE

• Finding our purpose

• Training our mind 

• Mastering our ego

Jay says, how to identify our dharma (passion and skill) and train our minds. He believes that you have to seek the love and beauty that you want in what you have now.

It's all about discovering our passion and skill that will be useful to others too.

First of all, you should read this book cos it is good and gives more practical advice related to the problems of this century.

Jay talks about how the monks teach that our ego is one of the main obstacles to growth. It is the worst demon that has two faces, one which tells we are the best while the other says we an absolute waste.

The final part of the book is most important that talks about how we can learn to look beyond just ourselves, and think about how we might act in service to other people. If we are a truly great nation, the truth cannot destroy us!

we try to live up to what we think others think of us even at the expense of our values. The previous idea of letting go and growing is ultimately about detaching ourselves from our own selfishness so that we are in a position to give back to society.

"selflessness heals the self"

In his blog, I have just touched on a sliver of the surface of the ideas, there's a lot more stuff. Click the link below if you wanna pick yourself pic a copy if you haven't got it yet.

In this blog, I have just touched on a sliver of the surface of the ideas, there's a lot more stuff. Click the link below if you wanna pick yourself a copy if you haven't got it yet.