Ekta | wisdomekta

Here comes the New Year… packed with lots of hope, plans, and to-do lists. To some degree, the planning of the new year resembles the planning of scoring good scores in the examinations. Because to score high we plan to be sincere throughout the academic year, but at times ( which is like always ) there are few to multiple distractions, resulting in a wastage of time and energy and we somehow convince ourselves that “ it is okay ”. On identical grounds, the New Year resolutions are put together with utmost sincerity and affirmative thoughts, however, the zeal, and trance of enthusiasm sometimes continue till mid of the first month, and at other times it refuses to haul to the 2nd day of the New Year.  We get absent-minded and let life make decisions for us. By saying this, I don’t mean to downgrade the implication of New Year resolutions . It may feel like a lie, but you may consent that to bring some amends in life, we need strong resolve which can steer radar in the storms of expect

  Monkey mind: Overwhelmed by multiple branches. Monk mind: Focused on the root of the issue. Monkey mind: Overthinks and procrastinates. Monk mind: Analyzes and articulates. Monkey mind: Distracted by small things. Monk mind: Disciplined. Monkey mind: Multitasking. Monk mind: Single-tasking. Monkey mind: Looks for pleasure. Monk mind: Looks for meaning. Jay Shetty, a social media megastar and owner of a podcast named " On Purpose ", is the writer of the book "Think Like a Monk". The book regales the tale of Shetty’s “Becoming a monk” story (but not in autobiographical format) and alongside presents the process of " how to become a monk in everyday life ”. Being an Indian and born in a Vedic family the concepts in the book are not pristine to me… few of the ideas like chanting in the morning, meditation, etc. discussed in the book are part of my life… yet I found this book simply good in presenting the old age concepts and presenting their practical approach