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For me, Spirituality means
Sadhguru as he is the one who has made me understand it better than anyone
else. He speaks bigger things in such easier language that it becomes a
possibility for you. Other Yogi Gurus that I have tried following either speak
too basic that we already know through our parents or grandparents or speak in
such difficult philosophies that it becomes a thing for old and not for us.
This has made me read many books written by Sadhguru regularly since last few
years and in each one of them, even if there are few repetitive things, I have
managed to find out something new which excited me to learn more. This made me
go for a small book named “Pebbles of Wisdom” published by Jaico which consists
of around 108 quotes or one-liners said by Sadhguru in some or the other
instances.
I have never spent money on any
such books as I always feel that why would one pay anything above Rs. 50 for
something that can be completed or finished within an hour of reading in times
where we already have abundant knowledge available for free on Internet. But somehow,
I had purchased this book in the initial period of me getting into Spirituality
because of excitement which I actually read now after years of having it in my shelf.
I just wanted it to be my last book of the Year 2019 so that I could end the
year spiritually in terms of my reading journey. I also didn’t want to rush
into a book hence needed a shorter format but an insightful one. And this book
has been just that.
To begin with, one should go for
this book only if one has followed Sadhguru and learnt basics otherwise
everything shall just be words without meaning for you which shall irritate you
more and take you away from Spirituality. If you have gone through the concepts
that Sadhguru endorses, this book shall work like caffeine for you where you
would get answers for so many confusions in life through the quotes that has
been collated in this book and feel energized and positive suddenly.
Every quote is unique which makes
your perspective about every topic have some viewpoint to keep into analysis
for some days before changing yourself completely for good. The catalyst that
each page and quote is, I must say, that 108 seemed to be very less at the end
of the book, it should have been around 500 such quotes as with every page, I
felt I was getting wiser and learning to feel gratitude more and more with many
of my perspectives getting changed gradually too.
The quotes talk about everything –
your mind, your life, your body, what you eat, how you eat, your responsibility
towards planet, how you should treat the nature, your relationship with trees,
your attitude towards other people, your mortality, meditation, yoga,
patriotism, joy, peace, happiness, power of breathing, yogis, money, humility,
ego etc. This book covers every nature of human being and every relationship
that he maintains. It helps you to understand things from spiritual perspective
and go for self-introspection and gradually towards self-realization and then,
self-improvisation.
This is one of the best short
reads for people into Spirituality. It is just that you need to be spiritual
before picking this one. It shall finish within 30-40 minutes itself. To gain
more from it, you shall have to keep re-reading it whenever you have time. The
only drawback that I found in this book is that there are certain
contradictions as some quotes speak something and then another one speaks
almost opposite about the same topic. This is because the whole explanation of
the same is not provided and just the quote is shared which might create
confusion. Except that, I feel that there should have been more quotes in the
book.
Overall, I loved it. I give the
book 4.5* out of 5.
Thanks.
WRITING BUDDHA