Think like a monk
THINK LIKE A MONK The principle of "selfless sacrifice" says that we should plant trees under whose shade we did not plan to sit. " A layperson who is consciously aiming to be continuously alive in the Now is a monk ." Monks can withstand temptations, refrain from criticizing, deal with pain and anxiety, quiet the ego, and build lives that brim with purpose and meaning. I didn't want to know humility or compassion and empathy only as abstract concepts, I wanted to live them. I didn't want discipline, character, and integrity to just be things I read about. I wanted to live them. The Bhagavad Gita is considered a kind of universal and timeless life manual. Meditation and mindfulness are beneficial, Gratitude is good for you, Service makes you happier. Never before have so many people been so dissatisfied-or so preoccupied with chasing "happiness." Our culture and media feed us images and concepts about who and what we should be, while holding up...