Open Eyed Meditations by Shubha Vilas - Book Review

Language: English,

Author(s): Shubha Vilas, Facebook Twitter

Publisher: Fingerprint Publishing,

Year Published: 2017

Binding: Paperback,

Edition: First, Pages: 279

ISBN-978-81-7599-390-7

Rating: 4.5/5

Everyone of us are occupied with our day today activities. Stress and pain is part of life. We get some free time and we were not able to reflect ourselves and we look out for solutions. Most of the time we try not make ourselves free. In this case meditating or reflecting our life is tough.

I always tried meditating everyday for some time but couldn't schedule my time. Downloaded multiple apps on my mobile still no use of it.

Then this book caught my eye. All my life I had an assumption that meditation is done sitting quiet and reflecting. But there was no proper guidance. Many books and apps will give the technique but no proper reflection can be done.

I am reading the second book of Shubha Villas and I think author made a point to have reflection on everyone. 

You can start this book at any chapter or any time of the day. Every chapter will enlighten you with one or other aspect of life. Total 64 chapters can be read quickly. After every chapter Author will give the short reflections.

Most of time author takes examples from Mahabharata and Ramayana which make easy to understand. Simple language is used to describe the life and everyday activities. Open Eyed Meditation the Book title is justified when you start reading the book. 

Author has the unique quality of describing the life story. He do not judge the situation or mislead you on any situation. Author let you to make your own decisions through this book. When you start reading the book you are the master of your life and you have the power over your imaginations. Some point you just get enlightened with your situation. As it is said ' you are only responsible for your happiness and sadness.'  Today everyone want a peaceful life. This book helps you to trigger your senses and make the decisions. 

There is one chapter " Can I change without Changing?" which help me to understand the change in life. The reflection author give is " .....Changes can be external or internal... To accept the outside change with grace is a sign of maturity..." This what makes this book special. Every chapter every page filled with wisdom.  This is the Open Eyed Meditations.

Verdict:

Book for everyday life. Everyone of us need have copy and read when you get time. Mixer of spiritual and philosophy. One who looking at reflecting on his life then its the right book.

What you get?

Good knowledge and reflection on life. Help to reduce stress. Develop a simple sense of humor. Understand the human behavior in better way. You can decide what is good for you and what is bad.

Where to Buy?

Price : 250 - INR

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Book review: The Best Seller She Wrote by Ravi Subramanian

Language: English,

Genre: Fiction/Contemporary

Author(s): Ravi Subramanian

Publisher: Westland Books,

Year Published: October 2015

Binding: Paperback,

Edition: First, Pages: 392

ISBN-10: 9385152386

ISBN-13: 978-9385152382

Thank You BloggAdda for providing Author signed Copy

The best seller she wrote is 8^th book by Ravi Subramanian, after ‘God is a Gamer’. With his unique style of writing he amazed every reader. His art lies in writing. Rather telling more about the author I would like to tell about his book.

Know more about the author on following links:

Ravi Subramanian’s Website: www.Authorravis.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/authorravisubramanian

Twitter: @subramanianravi

Instagram: Ravi Subramanian on Instagram

Blog: www.Authorravi.com

My View point about the book:

As personal I like more fiction, this book take you to the greater level. All the time suspense is what makes you happy. But in this book author has special capability that with that suspense factor he add the imagination of the reader.

To brief about the story here a financial specialist Mr Aditya, have everything in his life. Energetic and enthusiastic girl Ms Shreya want to reach to the peak. The story line looks simple in the beginning. But when you finish half the book you realise that there is much more involved in it. Aditya already married to Maya and Their son Aryan. Now Aditya meet Shreya at IIM Bangalore on his lecture session. Whether the lust, romance, love or whatever make Aditya to forget his family? Or betray his wife who trust? These thought are real in everyone has got.

I have a fixed schedule every day one hour I read. But this book made extend my timings and disturb my office hours. Every inch of the book I can brief about. Author has done excellent job here. Even though it is a fiction while reading you can feel that characters are real. It’s all about how you represent yourself. It’s not you it’s always me.

When Maya put out Aditya from house how did he felt? There are many questions raises in the mind. That’s the reason the story will stick on until you finish reading.

I had questions like what will happen to Maya and Aryan? What happens to Shreya? Whether she will be the witch of the story? The language is simple English easy to understand. Makes you feel like the real characters in life. Always connect to persons. This book left a very huge impact on me. The characterisation is done such a way that it will directly hit your personal life. If you have family and love affair life then you will think whether this story stolen from your life? Or if you are a normal person then it makes you think that in somewhere in the corner of your life you had some dilemma.

Verdict:

A bollywood Masala story line up. Story line up is great I want to watch this as a movie. Recommended to everyone who love fiction and understand simple facts of life.

Rating: 3.5/5

What you get?

This books gives you immense pleasure after reading it. You stressed out life will be relaxed. Makes you feel that you also can be a better person here.

Where you Buy?

Buy book: http://www.amazon.in/dp/9385152386 (has got offers)

Price: 295 INR

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Ramayana – The Game of Life Shattered Dreams Book 2

Shattered Dreams is the second book in the series after the best seller The Rise of Sun Prince.

The Game of Life Shattered Dreams is not only about the Indian mythology Ramayana but it is all about how Ramayana epic is connected in our daily life.

This book enlightens how to manage the turn-around positively, it instructs us to handle temptation, courage to handle the toughest situation. This is purely a complicated family drama, which provides penetrations on how human relationships work and how they fail.

In the Modern world nuclear family era we always have big dreams and sad lives. Shubha Villas beautifully narrated the Ramayana not only that he interrupts the story to enlighten the reader in every step.

As generally all people know the epic Ramayana here I would like review book in my thoughts.

Shattered Dreams take you through the various emotions in the characters, each page gives the nice background of every emotions attached towards the character and scene. The insights in every page will help reader to analyse and related the epic to the day to day life.

Book starts with the nightmare. Dasaratha was worried about his people, he wanted to have peaceful country even after he leave the world. And who fulfil his dream?

Takes you all the way Ayodhya. When I was kid I always liked to watch TV serial Ramayana My thoughts refreshed all the way. At that time I had no idea about the lesson hidden in the story. After going through the Shattered dreams the epic and the inspirational insights of Shubha Villas, Indian Mythology made another place in my thoughts.

How anyone can afford to sacrifice their comfort zone? Only possible when you love someone without conditions. Princess Sita choose to support her husband. Can pain is avoidable? In author words-

 “Physical pains are many times unavoidable, but mental suffering is always discretionary. When one voluntarily chooses the path of pain, he anesthetizes himself from mental suffering.”

Show the courage in what you feel right. Logically decide what is good in life in author words-

“Many have the fortune of knowing what is right, but few have the guts of doing what is right. The courage to do what is right shudders at the pain in doing it.”

Title: Ramayana: The Game of Life: Shattered Dreams (Book 2)

Author: Shubha Vilas

Publisher: Jaico Publishing House

ISBN: 978-81-8495-531-6

Number of Pages: 387

Price: 350 [INR]

Genre: Mythology

Main Characters: Dasaratha, Rama, Sita, Laksmana, Bharatha, Ravana, Mantara, Keikeyi and more

Story about: Indian Mythology rewritten.

Story line: Almost every page gives insights by author.

Author Style: Impressive and simple language. Inspirational thoughts to the reader.

Dislikes: None. So far it is up to the reader to decide whether to take or not to take the inspirations.

Recommendations: This is a kind of the book any person can read. This book contains not only the mythology but it tells how simple life can be and how to have a successful life. If you get a chance then once in lifetime you have to read this book. So that you get inspired by your own life.

I would like to thank Blogadda to giving me an opportunity to review this book. The author to his inspirational thoughts.

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Memories refreshed with “You’re the password to my life”

“You’re the password to my life” is heart touching true story by Sudeep Nagarkar. It made me cry and smile at the same time.

So for it’s the best in my appeal for friendship and love. Whether a boy and a girl can really be best buddies? This was my long time query which unanswered. Sudeep Nagarkar beautifully taken reader thoughts in his book. Story supports the thought process when it is positive. For friendship there is no boundary and one can find the ultimate love and hope of living.

“You’re the Password to My Life” unlocks the mystery of Friendship and Love.

When I started reading this book I felt it’s just another love story, my expectation about the book changed gradually, essence of friendship took me to the other extreme end. “You’re the Password to My Life” is the title given to unlock the hope in friendship. A beautiful relation on the earth which will give the freedom to live.

Whole story concentrated and on Virat and Kvya and it truly supported by Rohan, Riddhima and Zoya. Aditya Being the cousin plays the vital role in Rohan’s life.

Another thing I liked the best in the story is there is no barrier in love and when the opposite sex is involved in friendship it is very hard to manage, where in the story Mahek handles her love and friendship wisely. In fact she never doubted her love and she respected her friendship.

Brief about the Book

Main characters in the story: Virat, Kavya, Mahek, Rohan, Riddhima, Zoya and Aditya

Character description: Should go through the book which will excite you more.

Story about: True Friendship between a girl and boy which will be beyond imagination.

Story Line: Very well written, Characters will make you laugh, cry, get shock and gives you the feeling of things happening around you in real.

Author style: A simple and effective writing. Never take you around the bush instead to the point straight. Other than songs and long messages. The text messages where so long in reality I have no time to read or write.

Dislikes: Cannot stop reading until you finish the book. I missed my important meeting.

Best Part: Friend in Virat will always have a surprise for his friends.

Recommendation: I suggest every reader need to go through this book. Sudeep Nagarkar presented the true version of friendship. The spins are something which you never expected to happen, makes you stand up and clap for the author. Sudeep Nagarkar leaves a deep impact on you when you close this book. Highly recommended to everyone.

Everyone will encounter the same feelings which expressed in “You’re the Password to My Life”. The Message expressed in this book is we all require a fixed fellow in the form of a friend who makes you not only smile but cry and put you in danger still stands with you no matter what it takes. Always learn to respect the love relationship, find the purity of the situation and take the decisions. With no reason people go away from us do not judge them until you know the reality.

Read the book and write what you felt.