GOLDEN RULES FOR LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE

I often find the need for a manual to navigate life. However, after finding this book, I will look no further! Swamiji shares ‘golden rules’ that serve as guiding principles on how to live life to the fullest and feel your best! He has inundated this book with hundreds of practical gems of wisdom wrapped neatly with Vedic insights that leave the reader spellbound.I have always loved Swami Mukundananda’s books and the incredible wisdom he shares. I could not wait to receive this book and have finished reading the Kindle edition. Undoubtedly, this is one of Swamiji’s best ever literary releases to date!The knowledge shared is truly uplifting for the intellect. He addresses the different facets of life such as health, relationships, finances, emotional and spiritual wellness, and profession. The book has been divided into these sections with chapters covering different topics.All the chapters are steeped in wisdom that is indeed life changing. If I can follow even one nugget of this knowledge it will upgrade my life to new heights! The Emotional and Spiritual Wellness portion of the book has wisdom on how to master our emotions and incorporate spirituality in our lives.My favorite topic from this section was How to Make Friends with Discomfort. It talks of how to tolerate pain and inconveniences of life. The author explains the relevance of pain and then gives four practical steps on how to increase tolerance: 1) Change your attitude towards discomfort, 2) Have patience to take small steps, 3) Push beyond your limits, and 4) Reach the stage where bearing beneficial comfort becomes a joy. This was really empowering for me because I now know how to deal with discomfort without letting it disturb me!Similarly, in the Health and Wellbeing section, there is wisdom on how to keep our body healthy through best practices related to diet, exercise, sleep, and more. I found this to be a very informative and helpful section of the book!I especially relished the section on Relationship Harmony! I have read many books on maintaining strong relationships, however, the knowledge Swamiji reveals here is unmatched! He shares numerous techniques on how to give up expectations, reduce anger, forgive others, and more. This was a heart-touching section. I know that this wisdom will enable me to beautify my relationships with everyone.Further, there is an amazing section on Professional Fulfillment in the book. It is a comprehensive overview of techniques that will make us happy and successful at work. I could easily relate to all the chapters because they discuss real-life occurrences and problems that we face at the workplace.Last but not least, the author sheds light on how to achieve Financial Abundance. I found it to be very pragmatic and easy to understand. It will definitely help me make wise choices related to my finances.Every topic in this book has broadened my outlook to life and given me numerous tools to improve it.

This book has helped me disassociate myself from limiting beliefs, thought patterns and reactions. Thanks to the author Swami Mukundananda, who has brought into light this amazing gem of wisdom. Swamiji, through his exquisite writings has beautifully combined the skill of managing the mind and at the same time incorporating the spiritual wisdom required in today’s age and time. I was not at all inclined towards spirituality. I always thought that there was a difference between uplifting thoughts and being spiritual. However, Swamiji has firstly taught me about the power of beliefs, a lot of our beliefs stem from our habits and past life sanskars. However, he has beautifully emphasized how we can go ahead and change our beliefs. One of the best ways recommended by Swamiji is the 3 step process of listening, contemplating and implementing. As simple as it seems, as difficult as it is to practice these 3 steps. However, this invigorating knowledge empowers you, that you have infinite potential.I used to believe that the spiritual realm is all about inaction. However, through his scriptural quotations and analogies the author has proved the point that the way spirituality can help you uplift your soul and your mind nothing else can. I have heard many pieces of knowledge but have failed to absorb them completely. But, however, the book explains that simply listening will not make a difference in your life. I listen to thousands of speeches everyday. However there was no impact as I was missing two other vital steps.Contemplation is really important because unless and until one contemplates on the knowledge received one is sure not to convince the intellect. The more one contemplates the more one’s intellect gets convinced about a piece of knowledge. Now, again, contemplation alone will not suffice. For example, say a wife says that I wish to cook for you and I have this amazing recipe book, however if she sits down and continues visualizing that she is preparing the dish her husband’s stomach is not going to be filled. But instead the real joy steeps in only when the dish is practically cooked.This brings us to the third point of changing our beliefs which is implementation. Having received the knowledge and having contemplated enough on it we have to make a strong resolve and go ahead and implement that knowledge. Implementation is the part, which most people miss out on but true transformation can only happen when we implement the piece of knowledge. I have highly benefited from “Golden Rules for Living Your Best Life”. The biggest belief created now after reading the book is that I can truly enhance my abilities, touch the sky, reach my infinite potential and truly live my best life. Thanks to revered Swami Mukundanandaji.

Golden Rules for Living Your Best Life is a National Best Seller in India. However, in my opinion it is not just for Indians. The fascinating intercultural global wisdom coming from this author, Swami Mukundananda, is filled with truths that underly all spiritual paths and world religions. There are five areas of life treated in this book as having equal importance like spokes on one wheel – Spiritual and Emotional Wellness, Good Health and Well-Being, Harmony in Relationships, Professional Fulfillment, and Financial Abundance. A few gold nuggets in each of these five areas of life are shared here with you as examples of the detailed, application of wisdom based on both scriptural and life experience that the author is sharing.The book starts off offering readers to take a golden opportunity to actually embrace discomfort or suffering, instead of looking only for ways to alleviate it. Viewing each uncomfortable situation in life as a possibility to extend ourselves further and become something more instead of stagnating in our comfort zone is offered as a possible choice.Read on to get wisdom directly from Indian wellness expertise on the golden drink of warm milk laced with turmeric. Are you looking for a way to protect your health and reduce inflammation? Not all spices are heating. The author shares that some like turmeric when correctly applied to cooking can reduce bodily inflammation. Just one gem about health here. There are many more in the book!Some wisdom is repeated across all cultures. We are reminded that silence is golden, and if silence is not going to improve a situation there is no reason to speak up. However, if you have problems with a micromanaging superior at work you may need to take the courage speak up. Timing may be everything. Have you looked for another job? Either you will get fired, or they will learn that you are not a pushover. Any surprise here?What about that Golden Ratio of 5:1 that was discovered by a relationship researcher from the USA? Positivity goes a long way in marriage and other relationships. The book references the seemingly magical ratio of positive to negative interactions for couples to stay happily together.

Swami Mukundananda’s latest book Golden Rules For Living Your Best Life landed at my doorstep on November 15th. It beamed at me with love and I yearned to read it immediately. The experience was simply magical. The book provides intense life coaching for people of all age groups, communities and professions. It encompasses all aspects of life and as the title suggests, it endows readers with the golden wisdom for living their life in the best possible manner.It is commonly known that experience is the best teacher and we learn to walk on the right path only after being hit hard. This book, presented with a lot of love for humanity, aims to smoothen the path of life by providing excellent pearls of practical wisdom which helps lessen the burden of suffering brought forth by our own mistakes. The book answers the oft-asked question ”How to Lead a Good Life?” in the most lucid and comprehensive manner. What strikes one most is that the life hacks provided are scientific and extremely rational in nature. The icing on the cake is how these nuggets of wisdom are spiritually edified.The book is clearly divided into five aspects of life which need to be in harmony so as to enhance the quality of one’s life. These sections are named: Relational Harmony, Professional Fulfillment, Spirituality and Emotional Wellbeing, Health and Wellness and Financial Abundance. The author delves deep into questions such as to how to ensure harmony in relationships, what should be the benchmarks of success in one's professional life, how one can improve and maintain physical and mental wellness, how to get rid of anger, how to get used to discomfort in order to excel and even what should be the attitude towards managing finances.Problems arising in various aspects of life have been dressed up with well thought out rational solutions. They also align with a spiritual perspective which clearly, after reading this book, is no longer separate from scientific ones. The book holds many surprises as it uncovers how the fields of business and management are implementing the dictum of ‘service before self’ which have been emphasized in the Indian scriptures thousands of years ago. The health section focuses, among other things, on the need for detoxing the body and ways to enhance gut health with scientific tips that are already a part of Ayurveda and Naturopathy.The book is holistic in approach and fulfills the holiest purpose of serving humankind. It's a storehouse of knowledge that is necessary for everyday living but is unavailable to the modern generation. And the book presents them with a clarity that is rare.Golden Rules for Living Your Best Life provides profound wisdom in simple words. If you are looking for a genuine book, which will escalate your life to enormous heights, then this is the one.

I have personally never come across any one book that is so comprehensive and convincing covering in such great details all the key aspects of human lives ranging from spiritual and emotional wellness,good health and well being,relationship harmony,professional fulfillment to financial abundance.I have always cherished Swami Mukundananda’s writings and books and his amazing ability to disseminate incredible wisdom in a simple to understand manner. This literary work seems like a culmination of all the priceless wisdom he has acquired over the years to help mankind with some of the most powerful tools in all walks of their lives.This book is a very thorough and structured body of knowledge with inspiring stories such as that of Kalpana Saroj and direct references from Bhagvatam and Bhagavad Gita and precise analogies to make the concepts very clear and lend credence to the content that is being presented to the readers.Swami Mukundananda has demonstrated his mastery over mind management in sections of the book where he is talking about programming the subconscious. Personally reading through this book there are so many “a-ha” moments when a piece of wisdom sinks deeper and makes so much sense. The author has touched upon all the relevant topics under the sun that could take one’s mind space and presented a beautiful frameworks to take control under all circumstances and insulating ourselves from the external happnings.It is hard to put a finger on one particular topic but here are some of the concepts that really made me sit back and contemplate further-Growing in the face of adversity,finding our purpose in life,importance of purifying the mind,How to achieve physical and emotional well being, need for healthy boundaries in a relationship,Improving the EQ, and last but not the least 50/20/10/20 rule to manage and utilize financesAfter reading this book, I truly feel empowered and confident that I have the necessary framework and tools to start making improvements in all aspects of my life one step at a time without any more second guessing. Hats off and gratitude to Swami Mukundananda for creating this treasure chest of wisdom and knowledge that will benefit one and all.It is a power packed knowledge capsule that will simply grow on you!This book is simply a reader’s delight !!