The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

(A fable about fulfilling your dreams and reaching your destiny)

By

Robin S. Sharma

Author
Robin S.Sharma, is an writer and speaker on leadership, peak performance and life management. Robin S.Sharma holds two law degrees including a masters of law.(LL.B ,L.L.M, Phd.) Robin is the founder of Sharma Leadership International Inc., a global consultancy that helps people in organizations. Clients include Microsoft, GE, NIKE, FedEx and IBM.

Other Books written by the Author

The Leader Who Had No Title The Greatness Guide The Greatness Guide Book 2: 101 Lessons For Success and Happiness Leadership Wisdom The Saint The Surfer And The CEO Daily Inspiration Who Will Cry When You Die? Family Wisdom The Lead Without A Title Manifesto Mega Living: 30 Days To A Perfect Life

Type of Book and Audience

A Fable Book specifically meant for students and for people who want to quench their thirst for achievement.

The Wake up call

Julian Mantle (53 years of age) - Countrys most distinguished Trial Lawyers. John- Junior associate Mantles Credibility:
Income in seven Figures Spectacular Mansion in a neighborhood favored by celebrities Private Jet A summer home on a Tropical Island A shiny red Ferrari

Mantles Collapse at the middle of the Court Room. Exorbitant work pressure blended with a great tragedy that happened before John could join him. Expensive French Restaurant recipes with a mix of pricey hard liquors.

The Mysterious Visitor

Meeting of all the Firm members to communicate the health condition of Julian and also his decision to quit practice. John worries of losing his mentor. Julians new destiny INDIA 3 years sprinted. Johns transformation into a wise lawyer and a renounced person in the society. Astonished John by seeing the mysterious visitor. Tall, lean, muscular, blue eyed and a smiling man at the age of mid thirties. The Incredible Transformation.

The Miraculous Transformation of Julian Mantle

Travelling from tiny village to village in INDIA and learning new customs and timeless sights. Indians gestures. Julian sought out to many monks and sages who lived even beyond their hundreds and exhibited a youthful and energetic life. Meeting of Yogi Krishnan at the foot of the Himalayas. Krishnans advice to Julian to go in search of The Great Sages of Sivana Julian sets out on his mission all alone, with his initial days being a bed of roses and days turning into a bunch of thorns as his journey progresses.

 After several days of hardened pursuit, Julian spots a figure dressed in a long flowing red robe topped by a dark blue hood.
Julian lends his voice to seek the help of the mysterious person to find his way to the SIVANA. Julian, amazed upon seeing the man. The confession of the SAGE and his request to Julian. Julians promise and their travel together to the great SIVANA- The land of SAGES.

Magical Meeting with the Sages of SIVANA

Julian was welcomed with a warm smile by the sages. Julian was informed that the sage who had travelled with him was the eldest of the Sages and his name was Yogi Raman. Huts made of flowers. Not a pinch of frantic busyness prevailed. Matured adults who radiated child like qualities. Twinkling eyes and wrinkle free face. Food habits- fresh fruits and exotic vegetables. Sages of Sivana: Life of- Simplicity & Harmony.

A Spiritual Student of the Sages

Yogi Raman would sit with Julian and taught him the lessons of
Greater Vitality Creativity Fulfillment

Julians first indication of personal expansion came only after 3 weeks at SIVANA. Smallest of things seemed exorbitant. Physical Vitality and Spiritual Strength followed Julains attitude. Julian leaves Johns residence, promising that he would get back at the same time next day to enhance his true learning's.

The Wisdom of Personal Change

The next day Julian showed up with a long red topped with a blue hood and a wooden prayer beads. The SIVANA system works on Seven Virtues and Yogi Raman had promised to open up these to Julian at the eve of his third month with a beautiful fable. The story unfolds:
A beautiful Garden A towering light house Nine foot tall, Nine Hundred pound naked Sumo wrestler with a pink wire cable covering his private parts Shiny gold stop watch Fresh yellow roses A path filled with diamonds.

Never overlook the power of simplicity

1.A Most Extraordinary Garden

Garden is a symbol of mind. Worries and anxieties being dumped in the fertile garden. Mind Management is the essence of life management. Your I CAN is more important than your I.Q. Stop judging events as positive and negative and experience them. Live out of the glory of your imagination and not your memory. The mind is a wonderful servant but a terrible master. The boundaries of your life are merely creations of the self. With one eye fixed on the destination, there is only one left to guide you along the journey.

 The Techniques: Heart of Rose Opposition thinking

Thoughts are living things.

The Secret of Lake

Mind work through pictures.

When you like to do something, you wont become tired of it, but when you dislike it, even the initial days would be filled with tiredness and they seem to be a cumbersome process.
True nobility lies in being superior to your own self

2.Kindling Your Inner Fire

The Light House- Remaining focused on the task in hand.

The purpose of life is a life of purpose- Clearly defined goals and priorities will serve a role similar to that of the light house.
Dharma-Sanskrit word for lifes purpose. Goal Setting- Write down goals and dont just dream about it.

By writing down the goals, we send a red flag to our subconscious mind that, these goals and thoughts are more important than the other 59,999 ones. (60,000 on a average)

 5 step method to reach the objective of Life:

Form a clear mental image of the outcome. Get some positive pressure on your self. Never set a goal without attaching a time line. The Magic Rule of 21 ( 21 days of continuous practice)
(Do it at the same place and time. Eg. Sports Person)

Enjoy the process. Have a burning passion for everything that you do in life

3.The Ancient Art of Self Leadership

The Sumo wrestler- Kaizen; Constant and never ending improvement. Self-mastery is the DNA of life mastery. The only limits in life are the ones that we set.(Push-ups performed John) Change oneself before changing the life. (Story of setting rite the torn world map) Step out of your comfort zone, and changes are always uncomfortable at first. Do things you fear the most.

 Ten Rituals of Radiant Learning:

Ritual of Solitude Ritual of Physicality Ritual of Live Nourishment Ritual of Abundant Knowledge Ritual of Personal Reflection Ritual of Early Awakening Ritual of Music Ritual of Spoken Word Ritual of Congruent Character- You sow a thought, you reap an action. Reap an action, you sow a habit. Sow a habit, you reap a character. Sow a character, you reap your destiny. Ritual of Simplicity

4.The Power of Discipline

The Pink Wire Cable Wonders of willpower Each wire if flimsy and weak, but together cable becomes tougher than iron. Routinely performed little acts pile one on top of another to eventually produce abundance of inner strength. Will power and discipline. Words engraved on a Shiny silver locket:
Through the steel of discipline, you will forge a character rich with courage and peace. Through the virtue of will, you are destined to rise to lifes highest ideal and live within a heavenly mansion filled with all that is good, joyful and vital. Without them, you are lost like a mariner without a compass, one who eventually sinks with his ship

 Mantra for 5000 years and more I am more than I appear to be, all of the worlds strength and power rests inside me

Techniques:
Start doing things you dont like doing. Vow of Silence.

5.Your Most Precious Commodity

Hourglass made of blown glass and sandalwood(Gift of SIVANA to Julian Mantle) Planning a day or a week ahead by writing down the events to be done. Ancient Rule of Twenty- Out of the hundred activities you perform in a day, only 20% will yield real, lasting results. Enlightened people are priority driven. Separate the meat from the fat in order to be the master of your time. Have the courage to say NO. The best time to plant a tree was forty years ago. The second best time is today. The Deathbed Penalty

6.The Ultimate Purpose of Life

A little bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses ie. When you work to improve the life of others, you indirectly elevate your own life in the process. (Practicing daily acts of kindness) Life moves to a more magical dimension when you start striving to make the world a better place. (Give to those who ask) The story of a old women who was ill-treated by her son and his wife, who was taught a lesson later by their little daughter. The couple simply needed the spark of awareness to light their candle of compassion. (Cultivate richer relationships)

7.The Timeless Secret of Lifelong Happiness

Path of Diamonds- Final Virtue for enlightened living. The past is water under the bridge and the future is a distant sun on the horizon (Living in the NOW) Happiness is a journey and not a destination. Never put off happiness for the sake of achievement. The Greatest tragedy of Julian- Death of his daughter due to a accident caused by a drunken driver Story of the Old women with a ball and thread dangled in.
We all are here for a reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future.

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