Finished reading "Aleph" by Paulo Coelho. In the pages, the author discovers that rebirths/reincarnations happen and souls come back to earth often also to fulfill what was left in past life, like unfulfilled relationships. Paulo realizes that in one of the past lives he was a priest in Church and had participated in "inquisition" of a girl who loved him. The girl was burnt alive by Church as part of this "purification" process to cleanse her of things which Church forbid (like worshiping nature which is a Pagan practice). The girl had taken rebirth along with him and in the current life as a famous author he asks for her forgiveness in order to get free. So essentially he means to say that Karma matters and rebirths happen. And that life is a journey... This can be said to be summary of the book. Also, I think he speaks of Paramatman when he says, "In real life we tend to see ourselves as separate beings, but the universe is only one thing, one soul." Again, in essence this is also what Vedanta says...
Read a booklet titled "Our Dear Dumb Friends" by JP Vaswani, published by Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Pune. It basically advocates against meat-eating and non-vegetarianism. The author says, "All life is sacred" and says that the same "life" which is inside man, is also inside the animals and hence we should display "the spirit of Maitri" towards them. Man should not be slave to appetites and consider animals also as God's Creation. There is an interesting portion where he makes a point: "There are no wild animals!", giving example of famous animal trainer Ivan Tors who said, "For thousands of years, virtually all our ideas about animals came from hunters whose purpose was to kill, for food or trophies or sport. Hence the term 'wild' animals. Hence the branding of certain animals as deadly or untamable or highly dangerous to man. None of these concepts is true." The author says that animals are intelligent creatures as they respond to love. He says meat-eating is murder as every animal has the "right to live". One can't deny the truth in the pages of this book.
Rich Dad's Rich Kid, Smart Kid: Giving Your Child a Financial Head Start
By Robert T Kiyosaki and Sharon L Lechter
ISBN: 0446677485
After reading Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Poor Dad, I felt like reading more of his books. This is a book where he is guiding all of us on how to plan for a parenthood wherein we can give a financial head start to our kids. It tells about what to teach our kids about financial freedom from the beginning so that they grow up into financially successful men and women.
Rich Dads Before You Quit Your Job: 10 Real- Life Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know about Building a Million-Dollar Business
By Robert T Kiyosaki and Sharon L Lechter
ISBN: 161268050X
Another book from Robert Kiyosaki; I think its title introduces its subject well :)
Read a booklet titled "Our Dear Dumb Friends" by JP Vaswani, published by Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Pune. It basically advocates against meat-eating and non-vegetarianism. The author says, "All life is sacred" and says that the same "life" which is inside man, is also inside the animals and hence we should display "the spirit of Maitri" towards them. Man should not be slave to appetites and consider animals also as God's Creation. There is an interesting portion where he makes a point: "There are no wild animals!", giving example of famous animal trainer Ivan Tors who said, "For thousands of years, virtually all our ideas about animals came from hunters whose purpose was to kill, for food or trophies or sport. Hence the term 'wild' animals. Hence the branding of certain animals as deadly or untamable or highly dangerous to man. None of these concepts is true." The author says that animals are intelligent creatures as they respond to love. He says meat-eating is murder as every animal has the "right to live". One can't deny the truth in the pages of this book.
Rich Dad's Rich Kid, Smart Kid: Giving Your Child a Financial Head Start
By Robert T Kiyosaki and Sharon L Lechter
ISBN: 0446677485
After reading Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Poor Dad, I felt like reading more of his books. This is a book where he is guiding all of us on how to plan for a parenthood wherein we can give a financial head start to our kids. It tells about what to teach our kids about financial freedom from the beginning so that they grow up into financially successful men and women.
Rich Dads Before You Quit Your Job: 10 Real- Life Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know about Building a Million-Dollar Business
By Robert T Kiyosaki and Sharon L Lechter
ISBN: 161268050X
Another book from Robert Kiyosaki; I think its title introduces its subject well :)
