summary ofLife’s Amazing SecretsBook by Gaur Gopal Das

first KEY POINT

For a happy and healthy life, you need to find balance

Finding contentment and happiness in life has nothing to do with becoming lost in life’s challenges; it’s about understanding the careful balance between positive and negative.Throughout the book, Gaur Gopal Das shares his secrets for enlightenment and a higher spirituality, but much of it is achieved simply by understanding and striving for balance. Gaur Gopal Das compares the struggle to experiencing the Indian monsoon. It can bring some of the heaviest rains you’ll ever see, but you can choose to stand there and get wet or allow the natural showers to refresh and bring you peace. Life isn’t about avoiding the different challenges that come our way, but it’s about working through those challenges by focusing on the positive and good.

Throughout the book, Gaur Gopal Das tells the story of a journey through the heavy traffic of Mumbai with his friend Harry by his side. Harry is a hugely successful man, having attended Harvard and is now the director of a vast business. Although Harry has a beautiful wife and owns a lovely home and a fancy car, he isn’t happy or fulfilled and often feels stuck. Gaur Gopal Das explores the fact that the people who have the most material goods and achievements are often the ones who are less satisfied with their lot.

This summary will not only open your eyes to a way of life you’ve been missing for so long but will also help you discover a new and exciting way forward.