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A review by makaylasweeney
The Urban Monk: Eastern Wisdom and Modern Hacks to Stop Time and Find Success, Happiness, and Peace by Pedram Shojai
4.0
This is one of the first self-help books I have read. I enjoyed it and learned quite a few new meditation exercises that were great. On the other hand, I found the book a bit hard to pick back up once I had put it down.
Highlights:
"Her sense of self is built on a strong inner foundation. She's cultivated her breath and tapped into her connection with the entire Universe. What accolades other people may giver her do not matter. She is reinforced by life and natures her exuberance and enthusiasm radiate from within."
"If the small stuff is getting you down, then do greater things."
"Your 'later' will always look the same if your 'now' is chaotic."
"Time can either be seen as our greatest gift or our biggest challenge."
"An Urban Monk wakes up to her potential and becomes a beacon of light in her community. She stands up for justice and does the right thing. She thinks through her decisions and challenges memes that don't serve her." She doesn't roll over when a sociopath tries to push a jaded worldview on her, and she certainly doesn't try to fit in with the zombies. She awakens them. She is free in Spirit and this liberates her energy. She is vibrantly alive and filled with qi."
"The irony is that every moment is an opportunity to tap into Infinity and drink from it. What we see as dead time, loneliness, and social isolation is actually an incredible gift. It means we actually have the time to develop a personal practice and dig into the good stuff. Just this shift in perspective will change your life forever."
"When what you're doing is bigger than you, there's room for good things to happen."
Highlights:
"Her sense of self is built on a strong inner foundation. She's cultivated her breath and tapped into her connection with the entire Universe. What accolades other people may giver her do not matter. She is reinforced by life and natures her exuberance and enthusiasm radiate from within."
"If the small stuff is getting you down, then do greater things."
"Your 'later' will always look the same if your 'now' is chaotic."
"Time can either be seen as our greatest gift or our biggest challenge."
"An Urban Monk wakes up to her potential and becomes a beacon of light in her community. She stands up for justice and does the right thing. She thinks through her decisions and challenges memes that don't serve her." She doesn't roll over when a sociopath tries to push a jaded worldview on her, and she certainly doesn't try to fit in with the zombies. She awakens them. She is free in Spirit and this liberates her energy. She is vibrantly alive and filled with qi."
"The irony is that every moment is an opportunity to tap into Infinity and drink from it. What we see as dead time, loneliness, and social isolation is actually an incredible gift. It means we actually have the time to develop a personal practice and dig into the good stuff. Just this shift in perspective will change your life forever."
"When what you're doing is bigger than you, there's room for good things to happen."