The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

First the facts :

- It gives you a clear insight into what you should focus on. i.e. not money but your passion and your life. GOOD.
- It is an extremely popular book and will anyway sell. AGREED.

Now, My opinion :

I read this book around 2-3 years back. I was thrilled by the beauty of the "revelations" it suggested. I tried doing what the book suggested. The garden, the lighthouse, the sumo wrestler, the pink wire cable, the stopwatch, the roses and the winding path of diamonds - the seven timeless virtues, which will give you an enlightened life.

I agree with the points... but after reading a lot of such self management books, I kind of realize that all these self management books help only to an extent. Knowing these things does help. Definitely. But applying them all, in your day to day life is not really a practical thing to do. It looks very artificial. At least it did for me.

So read this books and apply only things that you really value and you'll do much much better. Do not try to follow all the advices to the T. Just accept what you believe in and leave the rest.

Then and only then, in my opinion, reading this book makes any sense.

Wish you guys a wonderful life ahead.

- Shyam

Excellent book truly. After reading this story you realize how people all over have taken so much debt to live a life of falsehood and show. After reading this book I am reminded of the story of the Monk Who Mortgaged His Ferrari from Cash The Crash by Chabria. What we learn is that health, wealth are important, but mean nothing without happiness.

This book is surely a must read!

Sanjay
Happionaire

Enormous amount of wisdom is covered here. I finished this thinking that this is one of the best books I've ever read on how to live in this world. I was shocked at the amount of principles covered in this story. I just wasn't expecting what I got from this.

I read a few reviews where people were criticizing the story. I thought the story was good, with a few weak spots. But the story isn't the main point, it was just the vehicle to deliver the goods.

I loved this book! This is one that I think can definately make a difference in your life. The thing about books like this is, usually people read it once, decide that there is something to it and maybe even make a few changes in their life and a little while later they slide right back into living the way they always have. Reread it, absorb it, and make lasting changes

My expedition to "THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI" by Robin Sharma, more than a reading book is looking inside of the self. I, regret for not reading in past even though brought it long back, in fact left in the middle. It is always better late than never. People in this age are striving hard day and night to improve the “standard of living”, which is subjected with materialistic need and gives short-lived joy. This book acquaints you with the whole-host of the techniques existing form the ages to improve “standard of life” which originates from the self and gives everlasting happiness. Reading this book, chapter-by-chapter is nothing but uncovering the self layer-by-layer and finally reaching to the nucleus of the self. Believe me, it does not tell you to sell your FERRARI/AUDI/BMW/HONDA CITY/blllaaa-blllaaa, but definitely tells you how to live with long lasting joy in this materialistic world……….Cheers.

honestly i was pretty apprehensive about the book when i bought it.but when i started to read the book i was hooked.Its not a novel,i really dont know what kind of boook it is,you can say its self help book its a book that must be chewed slowly and swallowed slowly like robin sharma says.A very simple to read book.Very simple methods are presented to the reader to change his method of thinking ,ultimately changing his life and as well of people around him.