Book Review: The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, Authored by Haemin Sunim

About the Author:  Mr. Haemin Sunim, was born in South Korea and educated at Berkeley, Harvard & Princeton. He is a Buddhist monk, who received monastic training from Haein monastary in South Korea and taught Asian religions  at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. 

He is one of most influential zen monks in the world with over 1.5 million followers on twitter. This book is so popular that it has already sold over 3 million copies the world over being available in over 30 languages.

Book presentation: The book is printed by Penguin Life & made out of FSC certified paper.The print quality and the font used are soothing to the eyes.   

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The books contains many graphic illustrations quite artistically put and soothes the eyes and keeps one's interest intact.

The book runs over 250 pages covering 8 Chapters. Each chapter has an essay and complemented by short massages of wisdom for the readers to read and re-read to absorb and remember.

Chapter-1: Rest (sub chapters-Why am I so busy? & When life disappoints rest a moment)

Chapter-2: Mindfulness (Sub chapters- Befriend your emotions & When you are feeling low)

Chapter-3: Passion (Sub chapters- Temper your eagerness & Being right isn't important being happy together is)

Chapter-4: Relationships (Sub chapter- The art of maintaining a good relationship & The journey of forgiveness)

Chapter-5: Love (Sub chapter- First love & I love your ordinariness)

Chapter-6: Life (Sub chapter- Do you know Kung Fu & Three liberating insights)

Chapter-7: The future (Sub chapter- One word of encouragement can change the future & When you look for your calling)

Chapter-8: Spirituality (Sub chapter- Long lost cousins & Two spiritual paths in one family)

It starts with a prologue and ends with an epilogue with the beautiful quote:

'Only when we slow down can we finally see clearly our relationships, our thoughts, & our pain. As we slow down, we are not entangled in them. We can step out and appreciate them for what they are!'

It is advisable to read one chapter at a time very slowly till you feel you have got the advice the Author intended to convey you for your own good.

The Buddhist influence is quite distinct and one can relate to the examples and quotes in real life.

The book is quite relevant to present pandemic time when the world is locked down and each one of us is reflecting. 

A book like this one helps understand the importance of universal brotherhood. It helps to find true happiness in this utterly chaotic world & how to wade thru the troubled waters.

I strongly recommend having a personal copy of the book for periodic reference and revising; refreshing one's soul. 

A must buy kind of book- surely, presently & ever.

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