Books for the Soul

At the moment i am reading a few books at one go. Feel like sharing two of these books. 'Putting the Power of your Subconscious Mind to Work' and 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrrari'. Heavy stuff i know, but improve ourselves, we must.

I find the 'subconscious mind' book rather interesting. Written by Dr. Joseph Murphy, the book is a compilation of decades of research and sermon that will show us how to engage our subconscious mind to achieve success in our careers and lives.

It says.....'Your subconscious mind is like a soil, which accepts any kind of idea - good or bad. Your thoughts are active and might be likened to seeds. Negative, destructive thoughts continue to work negatively in your subconscious mind and in due time will evolve into actions that correspond with them. remember, your subconscious mind does not engage in proving whether your thoughts are good or bad, true or false. but it responds according to the nature of your thoughts and suggestions.'

in simple words, if u plant negative thoughts, u will get negative results. same goes with planting positive thoughts will get positive results. your actions will follow through based on the thoughts planted in your subconscious mind.

anyway, more pages to read...

The 'monk' book is by Robin S. Sharma. He was here in Malaysia some time this year talking about personal development and life improvement. The book is an international best seller. It is about Julian Mantle, a superstar lawyer whose out-of-balance lifestyle leads him to a near fatal heart attack in a packed courtroom. His collapse brings on a spirited crisis, forcing him to seek answers to life's most important questions.

At this juncture, I personally like this part where Julian was trying to prove a point to his friend John, his assistant when he was still practising and currently John is a successful lawyer himself.

'pouring tea into a cup until it overflows and run down the table and to the floor is similar to us being so full with our own ideas and no other than our own. How can any more tea go into the cup until we empty it? do we do the same things every day with the same people who thought the same thoughts every day had filled the cup to the brim. we are so set with our ways.

also...more pages to go.