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The cover of the book "Life's Amazing Secrets", mentions three things that we all want to know about life - secrets, balance and purpose, not necessarily in that order. When the revealer is the well educated, well traveled, life coach aka ‘The Ideal Young Spiritual Guru’ , Shri Gaur Gopal Das ji, you can expect a witty story full of life lessons. It's a "how to" book so keep I kept my notebook ready for some quick fix answers .

The story touches on various themes such as gratitude, worry, spiritual practice, speaking sensitively, forgiveness, associations, competition, self- discovery, spirituality at work, integrity, character and selfless sacrifice. A summary follows at the end the each chapter.

Though the book falls under the topic of Religion & Spirituality, the language is so simple and easy to read that even a beginner can finish the book in one sitting. Consider this a beginner's guide to what is spirituality all about in the context of everyone's playground which is life.

Top 5 Actionable -

1.Love what you have to do and make time to do what you love to do

2. When a negative thought arises about someone, contemplate three positives

3.Perform gratitude actions for things and people you are grateful for

4. Two ears and one mouth, use accordingly

5.Easiest way to bring clarity in our lives is to seek it from those who have it… (altro)

Really Amazing Indeed !!

Gaur Gopal Das is a well-known motivational speaker and lifestyle coach. He is a former engineer from HP, who eventually became a monk with the ISKCON movement. Numerous videos of him have huge following in YouTube and are testimony of his wisdom, wit and clarity in thoughts

This book is narrated in first person through the author himself. Like a car is balanced and mobilized by its 4 wheels, our life also is balanced and carried on by 4 entities – Personal life, Relationships, Work life & Social contribution. This book gives us a different perception of various challenges we face in these 4 entities and guides us with the right mindset to approach these challenges

Powerful messages are conveyed in most interesting manner with simple language. Lots of wisdom that was acquired over years by the author are neatly packaged in the book and passed on to us. With each chapter I was feeling more and more overwhelmed and I couldn't agree enough on the values that he has tried to establish. The thoughts and values are applicable to everyone irrespective of their profession or lifestyle status. Overall this was an excellent thought provoking read for me !!… (altro)