The monk who sold his ferrari is a fable about fulfilling your dreams and reaching your destiny.Authored by ROBIN SHARMA a writer and a motivational speaker the book has been derived from his personal experiences after leaving his career as a lawyer at the young age of 25.Published in 1997, the book develops through the conversations between two lawyers,Julian Mantle and his best friend John.
Julian Mantle , a successful lawyer suffers a heart attack in between a trial in the court room. After which, he quits from his profession, sells all his belongings and disappears. Three years later, John is surprised by the unexpected visit of his old best friend Julian. But what surprises him the most is the change. The baggy tired eyes has been replaced by peaceful ones and julian looks like a more physically fit man. All in all julian looks like a man in mid twenties rather than a middle aged guy.
Julian later on explains to john his visit to the great himalayas in India in search of inner peace, happiness and satisfaction. During his visit he happens to hear about the mysterious sages of sivana and goes in search of them. The sages teach Julian the ways for transformation with the promise of spreading the idea and methods with as
many people as he can. The sages explain that there are 7 steps for acheiving eternal happiness .This is explained through the simple tale about a garden and a sumo wrestler.There are 7 elements in this story and each element represents each step in the process of transformation.
The book is more of a philosophical genre rather than fiction.But as human beings all that we need at the end of the day is
happiness.This book is guide to happiness provided ,we apply the simple and practical steps given , in our life. This book is a breath of fresh air if you are tired by all the fictional ones and is very helpful to those in dire need of inspiration. All together the book is worth one's time.
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