The book of secrets by Deepak chopra

I feel happy that I got a chance to read Deepak chopra's 'The Book Of Secrets - Unlocking the hidden dimensions of your life'. It would be a nice read if the reader is interested about knowing in and out about  life....it would partly if not fully aid you in finding the answer for 'Who am I?' type questions. It is for all those people who worry about their past which is over and future which is yet to come, forgetting to live 'now' the present. I am truly one of them and many of us are in that situation at one point of time or the other. If you are regretting over the mistakes you committed in past and looking out for opportunities to correct them, read this book - You'll feel relieved after reading this book. If you are worrying about your future and what is going to happen stuff, read this book- You'll feel relieved after reading this book. I am not writing this for marketing the book, it is just my eagerness to share the thoughts about the book. Its not that I understood everything written under every header. I accept that some thoughts in the book still confuse me and may be I have to read over and over to understand it better.

In this post, I would be mentioning few points to be noted from the book which I consider as 'True gems of knowledge'. After reading this, may be even you would like to know the hidden secrets of life and in turn land up reading the book. Its worth your time and effort. There are excersies at the end of every secret that will help you accept it easily.

According to the author, What people call a gut reaction is a mere hint of complex intelligence at work in hundered thousand billion cells. Every cell in your body works for the welfare of the whole. The mystery of life has found a way to express itself perfectly through me.

The author talks about a relationship called toxic relationship under one of the secrets:

There are only three kinds of people in your life: those who leave you alone, those who help you, and those who hurt you. People who leave you alone are dealing with your suffering as a nuisance or inconvenience—they prefer to keep their distance in order to feel better themselves. Those who help you have the strength and awareness to do more with your suffering than you are able to do by yourself. Those who hurt you want the situation to stay the same because they do not have your well-being at heart. Honestly count how many people in each category you have in your life. This isn’t the same as counting friends and loving family members. Assess others solely as they relate to your difficulties.

Having made a realistic count, take the following attitude:

• I will no longer bring my problems to anyone who wants to leave me alone. It’s not good for them or me. They don’t want to help, so I will not ask them to.

• I will share my problems with those who want to help me. I will not reject genuine offers of assistance out of pride, insecurity, or doubt. I will ask these people to join me in my healing and make them a bigger part of my life.

• I will put a distance between myself and those who want to hurt me. I do not have to confront them, guilt-trip them, or make them the cause of my self-pity. But I cannot afford to absorb their toxic effect on me, and if that means keeping my distance, I will.

To experience this moment, or any moment, fully means to engage fully. Meeting a stranger can be totally fleeting and meaningless, for example, unless you enter the individual’s world by finding out at least one thing that is meaningful to his or her life and exchange at least one genuine feeling. Tuning in to others is a circular flow: You send yourself out toward people; you receive them as they respond to you. Notice how often you
don’t do that. You stand back and insulate yourself, sending out only the most superficial signals and receive
little or nothing back.
 
The same circle must be present even when someone else isn’t involved. Consider the way three people might observe the same sunset. The first person is obsessing over a business deal and doesn’t even see the sunset, even though his eyes are registering the photons that fall on their retinas. The second person thinks, “Nice sunset. We haven’t had one in a while.” The third person is an artist who immediately begins a sketch of the scene. The differences among the three are that the first person sent nothing out and received nothing back; the second allowed his awareness to receive the sunset but had no awareness to give back to it—his response was rote; the third person was the only one to complete the circle: He took in the sunset and turned it into a creative response that sent his awareness back out into the world with something to give. If you want to fully experience life, you must close the circle.

The events in your life reflect who you are.

Nothing is random- life is full of signs and symbols.

The author unfolds the relationship between us and time. How to be the master of your time? or should I say How to have a better relationship with time by changing awareness. Just try to adopt one of the resolves suggested  and see how it changes your reality.

Read this book only if you are die hard reader of  philosophies else no use !!!!!