Sunday, January 16, 2011

First post after awhile...

It has been awhile that I would like to write about this topic. However, whenever I started thinking about what to write, I either got too serious about the topic and therefore I was unable to write a single line or I didn't know where to start. Later on, I figure out that life isn't serious at all, it is in fact a very simple thing and the starting point of writing it isn't as important as well as long as I start now otherwise it will never start.

That have been said, I need to start somewhere. So first of all, let me introduce books that inspire me the most in the search of the meaning of life and then later on, I will tell you why I'm so interested in life itself.

The books that inspire me the most so far are: "The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment" and "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Cover, and the Bible. After I read them, I realize that there is a better sequence to read them more effectively because, from my perspective, they link to each other very well. You can try my suggestion here to find it if it helps you to understand more about what they try to say together.

My suggestion is to start with Stephen R. Cover and read about Part 1 (Paradigms and Principles) and Part 2 (Private Victory). These two parts will give the fondation necessary for you to ask many questions about your life. Until you are not satisfy about the answer you get from these two parts, by then you should be ready to read Eckhart Tolle's book. I will suggest to start with "The Power of Now" because it read like Q&A, so many of your questions will be answered from this book. Until all your questions are answered, you can go deeper into it by reading "The New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle. The book introduces the same material as "The Power of Now" but in a different perspective that can lead you to a deeper understanding of life itself. You might find yourself reading "The New Earth" or "The Power of Now" many many times until one day you start to get it then you might be interested in reading Part 3 and Part 4 of "The 7th Habits". The Bible is not essential but it is a very interesting reading after you read the other 3 books. You might get interested more to understand what the Bible has to offer and why it is so timeliness in Human History.

Okay, it is time for me to go now. I will keep writing it a piece at a time ~

PEACE-Everyone