This is a collection of 365 of Krishnamurti’s thoughts about well, everything written to be read one a day for a whole year. This proved to be a wrong choice for my ‘a book a week’ challenge as it is indeed meant to be read one chapter a day for the whole year. I did, however, finish it in a week to get the gist.
Each of the 365 chapters is an independent idea and these individual ideas flow like separate beads in a necklace that still go together. Each chapter needs to be pondered and reflected upon and that’s the reason it should be read slowly. I am planning to read it again one chapter at a time. Since, it is the beginning of the year, it came at a good time for me.
I am beginning to see a theme in Naval’s recommended reads – the books I have read so far, all challenge status quo, question long held and dearly guarded beliefs and prompt the reader to go deeper, peel the layers of untruths and dogmas to understand who they really are. This book is no different.
“The moment you are conscious that you are humble, you are not humble. So happiness is not a thing to be pursued; it comes. But if you seek it, it will evade you.”
There are so many hard-hitting revelations like this one.
I was blown away by the relationship bit- to know who you really are, observe how you are in relationships.
There is a lot of wisdom packed in every chapter. This is one of those books that give you a totally different perspective each time you read them. I have a feeling I am going to re-read this one many times.
Guidance for thriving in the professional world 