Book Review | Think Like A Monk By Jay Shetty

Think like a Monk by Jay Shetty

Now a days we are living a life of a machine. We already have lost Happiness and peace of our mind. Which is affecting our relationships, our physical health, our Mental health. To overcome from this situation we need different remedies now. Only medicines are not enough for making our health better. Our mind must be clear and calm to having peace in life.

There are many writters who already wrote on this concept. But we need a modern author for moder problems. And I think Jay Shetty has started with a great work. He could be the write person, who is able to write about peace and How to Think Like a Monk. This is the 1 st book of Jay Shetti.

The book Think Like A Monk was published in 14 April 2020

About Author

Think Like A Monk is the first book written by Jya Shetty. Jay Shetty is a social media super star and he is also host of the podcast One Purpose. He is also a V-blogger, former Monk, motivational speaker, and author. He also appeared on the show A little late with Lilly singh. He was born in UK and also lives there. 

He posted a video on facebook, and that video was the most viewed facebook video in 2018. Jay Shetty also included in Forbes Europe in 2017. Jay Shetty was honoured by Outstanding achievement online award at Asian Awards in 2019.

He is Practicing Meditation from long time. He created more than  400 viral videos and have 5 billion views on them.

Plot

The title of the book "Think Like A Monk" says about itself. It tells you to Think Like a Monk and overcome from anxiety, anger and negative thoughts. 

This book is perfect for those whom are looking for peace, happiness, and self awareness. Which made it No.1 best seller book in UK as well as in india. The title of the book attracted many peoples. 

Jay Shetti stated the reason behind writting Think Like A Monk and why one should follow this book. All of us living in a world where we all are under enormous pressure, stress and pain. 

We all need someone or something to overcome from these mental situations to live a better life.

Jay Shetty himself is a meditator, he thinks that monks have better understanding and control on thoughts, peace of mind and inner happiness. How to think like a monk will help people to handle toxicity arround them. Like at work, at home etc. wherever they go.

Jay Shetty emphasize to think like a monk to have peace of mind. To handle all the toxicity arround us. He also talks about healing pain from the past and about reducing the anxiety. Jay talks about creating daily routines and about transforming daily habits.

By thinking like monk will help you to develop a gratitude practice and sharing with peoples arround you. The author told that how false ego can destroy your life amd keep you away from being successful. 

In mid section Jay Shetti explained about how you can make better relationships. In last two sections he talkes about importance of meditation and service. In meditation section he talked about process of meditation along with 3 steps of doing it with perfect way. 

What we think about Think Like A Monk

This is the best self help book I ever read. It is a book which teaches you self-awareness and productivity.

To know about inner peace How to think like a Monk could be the best choice. It has proven as a best source of information. With this book we can work on different aspects of our lives with an ease.

Quotes From Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty

• When you learn a little, you feel you know a lot. But when you learn a lot, you realize you know very little.  - Jay Shetty
• When you learn to navigate and manage your breath, you can navigate any situation in life.  - Jay Shetty
• In 1902, the sociologist Charles Horton Cooley wrote: “I am not what I think I am, and I am not what you think I am. I am what I think you think I am.  - Jay Shetty
• The more we define ourselves in relation to the people around us, the more lost we are.  - Jay Shetty
• A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk.  - Jay Shetty
• Fear,” he told the graduates, “will get the worst of the best of us. - Jay Shetty

Final Verdict 

Think Like A Monk is the first by Jay Shetty, and he did a great job with it. If you keep aside his fame, he is one of the great rising authors. He showed his writing skills with this book.

Overall the book is great and has a lot to teach you. The lessons from the book are good enough to improve your life. You can say How Think Like A Monk is a self help book. Jay Shetty tried to tell the power of meditation in this book.