Manoj's Review on Books

Morihei Usehiba (1883 to 1969) was a master martial artist and founder of Aikido. The principle behind Aikido is to utilise the momentum and energy of the opponent, eventually neutralising their opposing force. In simple terms, Aikido means the way of a harmonious spirit and Morihei believes that the ultimate victory occurs in a state of peace.  Art of peace is a collection of over 160 different quotes by Morihei, which focuses on aligning with the energy of the universe, understanding that every human soul is a part of the universe and how to arrive at a state of peace with opponents. The quotes are originally written in Japanese and have been translated into English by John Stevens.  I have mentioned some of the quotes that I had liked from the collection.  “Those who are possessed by nothing attain everything” “Conflict between material and spiritual worlds creates exhaustion in both physical and mental aspects. The solution lies in setting both of them in harmony.” “L...

When we can bring in coherence and orderliness in our respective inner world, the universe aligns the outer world accordingly, making our life happy, joyous and fulfilled. It's the crux of what Joe Dispenza has tried to elucidate in his book ‘Becoming Supernatural’ and by the end of his narrative, I was fairly convinced on the wonderful path laid by the author.  Joe begins the first chapter of his book referring to the story of Anna Williams, a married and settled women with two adolescent kids. However, one day life takes a traumatic turn when her husband decided to jump off the tallest building in the town, killing him on the spot. The incident sent shock waves within Anna mixed with tornado of negatives emotions ranging  from sadness, guilt, hopelessness, victimization, grief, isolation, betrayal and anxiety. An obsessive recall of her horror moment countless times meant that she kept pumping her body with a never ending stream of cortisol, a stress hormone.  In 9 mont...

  Not many would have heard about spontaneous remissions in cancer patients, less than a few dozen cases are captured in medical literature each year and hence largely underplayed or rather unknown. Spontaneous remissions means that the disease has reverted itself to normal conditions without treatment and the reasons for reversal can’t be explained from a medical standpoint. Well, I am just giving a gist of the immense powers of the mind and for the curious one’s do check Sam J Shelly’s ‘I don’t dwell’ book wherein he explains how he got out of cancer without formal treatment. Our mind operates or dwells in one of the 4 category of brain waves  (i) Delta (±0 to 4 Hz) (ii) Theta (4‐8 Hz) (iii) Alpha (8‐13 Hz)  (iv) Beta (13‐20 Hz) Most of us operate in the Beta zone during our active time period which can comprise a range of activities like walking, working, eating, driving or any other form of physical pursuit. However, to tap into the enormous powers of mind, an individ...