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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari (2002) (edit title/settings)

A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny

by Robin S. Sharma (Author) (edit contributors)

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Wisdom to Create a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Peace This inspiring tale provides a step-by-step approach to living with greater courage, balance, abundance, and joy. A wonderfully crafted fable, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari tells the extraordinary story of Julian Mantle, a lawyer forced... read more

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This is the tale of Julian Mantle, a lawyer brought face to face with a spiritual crisis. Julian’s spark of life begins to flicker. He embarks on a life-changing odyssey and discovers the ancient culture of India. During this journey he learns the value time as the most important commodity and... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

This is the tale of Julian Mantle, a lawyer brought face to face with a spiritual crisis. Julian’s spark of life begins to flicker. He embarks on a life-changing odyssey and discovers the ancient culture of India. During this journey he learns the value time as the most important commodity and how to cherish relationships, develop joyful thoughts and live fully, one day at a time.

Julian Mantle, a very successful lawyer was the epitome of success. He had achieved everything most of us could ever want: professional success with an seven figure income, a grand mansion in a neighborhood inhabited by celebrities, a private jet, a summer home on a tropical island and his prized possession a shiny red Ferrari parked in the center of his driveway. Suddenly he has to come terms with the unexpected effects of his unbalanced lifestyle.

John, who is a friend as well as co-worker of Julian, narrates the story. He begins by describing Julian’s flamboyant lifestyle, his exaggerated courtroom theatrics, which regularly made the front pages of newspapers and his late night visits to the city’s finest restaurants with sexy young models.
Julian Mantle, the great lawyer collapses in the courtroom, sweating and shivering. His obsession with work has caused this heart attack. The last few years Julian had worked day and night without caring about his mental and physical health. That helped him become a very rich and successful lawyer but took a toll on his health and mental state. At fifty-three he looked seventy and had lost his sense of humor. Julian refused to meet any of his friends and colleagues at the hospital. One fine day he quit his law firm and took off without saying where he was headed.

Three years passed without any news from Julian. One day he paid a visit to his friend and former colleague John, who was now a cynical older lawyer. But Julian, in the past three years, had been miraculously transformed into a healthy man with physical vitality and spiritual strength.

Following his heart attack Julian Mantle had sold all his property (Yes, his Ferrari too) and left for India. The author tells us about Julian’s Indian odyssey, how he met the sages of Sivana who had a life changing effect on him. Julian Mantle shares his story of transformation, his secrets of a happy and fulfilling life with his friend John. Julian describes Sivana- a small place located in the Himalayas, the land of rose covered huts, placid blue waters with white lotuses floating, youth and vitality, beautiful glowing faces, fresh and exotic fruits. He tells John about the sages of Sivana who knew all secrets of how to live life happily and how to fulfill one’s dreams and reach one’s destiny.

Julian relates his experiences with yogi Raman the leader of the sages of Sivana and the person who taught Julian his secrets of a happy and fulfilling life. He narrates to John the fable that contained the seven virtues for a life abundant with inner peace, joy and a wealth of spiritual gifts. He tells John the techniques that he learned from yogi Raman on how to master our minds with simple techniques like “the heart of rose technique” and “the secret of lake technique”. He tells John how to cultivate the mind and how to use setbacks for expanding knowledge of the self.

He talks about setting and following our own purpose and teaches John the ancient art of self-leadership with techniques such as “do the things you fear” and “the 5 step method for attaining goals”. He waxes eloquent about the value of self-discipline and respect for time. He describes techniques such as “the ancient rule of 20” and “the vow of silence”. He teaches how to focus on the priorities and thereby maintain a balance and simplify life. He gives examples that prove that willpower is the essential virtue of a fully actualized life.

Julian teaches John the virtue of selflessness in serving others. He asks John to embrace the present and live in the present - “Now”, never to sacrifice happiness for achievements and to savor the journey of life and live each day as his last one. At the end he asks John to spread these secrets for the benefit of other people. Embracing John like the brother he never had, Julian leaves.

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  • “We are all here for some special reason.Stop being a prisoner of your past.Become the architect of your future”
    Julian
  • “Happiness is a journey,not a destination”
    Julian
  • “The secret of happiness is simple:find out what you truly love to do and then direct all your energy towards doing it.Once you do this ,abundance flow into your ltfe and all your desires are filled with ease and grace.”
  • “Saying that you don't have time to improve your thoughts and improve your lives is like saying you don't have time to stop at the gas station because you are too busy driving.”
    Author
  • “Act as if failure is impossible, and your success will be assured. Wipe out every thought of not achieving your objectives, whether they are material or spiritual. Be brave, and set no limits on the workings of your imagination.”
  • “Never be a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.”
  • “You will never be the same.”
  • “When one door closes another opens. But we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.”
  • “Time slips through our hands like grains of sand, never to return again. Those who use time wisely from an early age are rewarded with rich, productive and satisfying lives.”
  • “Wage war against the weaker thoughts that have crept into the palace of your mind. They will see that they are unwanted and leave like unwelcome visitors.”
  • “The secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it. Once you do this, abundance flows into your life and all your desires are filled with ease and grace.”
  • “The mind is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master”
  • “When you dedicate yourself to transforming your inner world your life quickly shifts from the ordinary into therealm of the extraordinary”
  • “the Chinese character for'crisis' is comprised of two sub-characters: one that spells 'danger'and another that spells 'opportunity.' I guess that even the ancientChinese knew that there is a bright side to the darkestcircumstance — if you have the courage to look for it”
  • “When you are inspired by some great purpose, someextraordinary project, all of your thoughts break theirbonds: your mind transcends limitations, yourconsciousness expands in every direction and you findyourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormantforces, faculties and talents become alive and you discoveryourself to be a greater person than you ever dreamedyourself to be.”
  • “I have had dreams and I have had nightmares. I overcamethe nightmares because of my dreams”
  • “what is important is that youunderstand that mental mastery comes through conditioning,nothing more and nothing less.”
  • “things are always created twice: first in the workshop of the mindand then, and only then, in reality”
  • “By controlling thethoughts that you think and the way you respond to the events ofyour life, you begin to control your destiny”
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  • ‘I am more than I appear to be, all the world’s strength and power rests inside me.’
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  • When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all of your thoughts break their bonds: your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive and you discover yourself to be a greater person than you ever dreamed yourself to be.
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  • ‘There is nothing noble about being superior to some other person. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.’
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  • ‘The only limits on your life are those that you set yourself.’
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  • ‘Every second you spend thinking about someone else’s dreams you take time away from your own.’”
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  • “Alright, the secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it.
    Highlighted by 66 Kindle customers
  • ‘There are no mistakes in life, only lessons. There is no such thing as a negative experience, only opportunities to grow, learn and advance along the road of self-mastery. From struggle comes strength. Even pain can be a wonderful teacher.’”
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  • Winston Churchill said that ‘the price of greatness is responsibility over each of your thoughts.’
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  • Fear is nothing more than a mental monster you have created, a negative stream of consciousness.”
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  • ‘One must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind him to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle—and a mystery.’
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First Sentence edit see section history

He collapsed right in the middle of a packed courtroom.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1 THE WAKE-UP CALL
2 THE MYSTERIOUS VISITOR
3 THE MIRACULOUS TRANSFORMATION OF JULIAN MANTLE
4 A MAGICAL MEETING WITH THE SAGES OF SIVANA
5 A SPIRITUAL STUDENT OF THE SAGES
6 THE WISDOM OF PERSONAL CHANGE
7 A MOST EXTRAORDINARY GARDEN
8 KINDLING YOUR INNER FIRE
9 THE ANCIENT ART OF SELF-LEADERSHIP
10 THE POWER OF DISCIPLINE
11 YOUR MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITY
12 THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE OF LIFE
13 THE TIMELESS SECRET OF LIFELONG HAPPINESS

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 166 of 195 in Shelfari Most Popular (June 2010). (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Shining, and followed by The Odyssey.

This is book 188 of 194 in Shelfari Most Popular (December 2010). (authoritative list)

Preceded by Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and followed by The Color Purple.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Robin S. Sharma (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: G.K. Hall
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 9780783897868
Page Count: 216

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

I think this book will be boring for teenagers. It will also be heavy. It is right for sdults who are looking for peace of mind

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