Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty

Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day

by Jay Shetty

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Personal Growth & LeadershipPsychology & Mind

Your mind is either a focused monk mind or a distracted monkey mind, in Jay Shetty's telling. He trained as a monk in India for three years, meditating four to eight hours a day, until his teachers urged him to go share it.

Core ideas
  • Let go, grow, give: The three parts move from identity, negativity, fear and intention, through purpose, routine and ego, to gratitude, relationships and service.
  • Find your dharma: Dharma is your calling, and each chapter closes with exercises and meditations, with pranayama breathing and gratitude practice among the tools.
  • Negativity can be worked on: Negative thoughts, comparison and fear are things you can overcome with practice, and kindness toward others is part of the same work.
Published2020
Pages328
ISBN9781982134488
ReadJan 2021

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