Think like a Monk - Jay Shetty

Book Review:

One day, randomly scrolling through my feed, I came across one of Jay Shetty’s videos. The title seemed interesting, so I clicked it. Watching it, I thought that his advice made sense. Not only was it sensible, but also easy to implement. This was my first impression of Jay Shetty, and after this, I started following him. Watching his videos was fun, and when he announced his book, I couldn’t have been happier.

This book primarily revolves around the genres of spirituality and self-help. If you are someone who has problems of negativity, overthinking, difficulty in relationships, or any such issue, this book is definitely for you. Or, if like me, you are someone trying to go deeper on the journey of spirituality, even then, you’ll enjoy this book. The book won’t give you tips to solve your problems overnight, but it will suggest and recommend methods, which when followed daily over a period of time, will help solve your problems.

I am someone who has been into spirituality for some years now (occasionally dropping out of my practices as well), so waking up early, meditating, sleeping on time, having schedules were things I already did. Thus, when picking up this book, I had the question as to will it be useful to me or will I be reading the same advice, again.

My question was answered, at the beginning itself. The book does suggest implementing the practices I already followed, but it gave me a better direction to follow, thus helping me get more output from my practices. Jay Shetty, in this book, starts right from the base and takes us to different dimensions with him, thus helping us understand how our practices, can be bettered.

The book is divided into three main sections, with each section, having an essence of its own. Jay starts by telling us his story and how he was introduced to the spiritual path. He describes his journey and the incidences that followed when he was walking down this path.

He describes the problems he faced, the advice his Guru gave him, and what the results were. He then goes on to describe how the transition from being a monk to a life coach happened and what he learned on this journey.

Within all this, he touches on the topics of overthinking, negativity, and other issues that trouble the human mind. He suggests simple exercises that can be followed to overcome these. The exercise I liked the most was Gratitude or just saying thank you for everything we have. I believe it helps us realize how much we have and that we need to be grateful for things in life.

Overall, it’s a wonderful book, and I do suggest you check it out.

Happy Reading.