2. ROBIN S
SHARMA
• HE WAS BORN IN NEPAL, CURRENTLY A CITIZEN OF
CANADA
• HE HOLDS TWO DEGREE OF LAW FROM DALHOUSIE
UNIVERSITY , SCHOOL OF LAW.
• HE IS THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF SHARMA
LEADERSHIP & INTERNATIONAL INC.
• HE IS THE GLOBALLY CELEBRATED AUTHOR OF 10
BEST SELLING BOOKS ON LEADERSHIP AND
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
• A RENOWNED AUTHOR AND SPEAKER ON
LEADERSHIP & LIFE MANAGEMENT
3. INTRODUCTION
• IT TEACHES US THE ART OF SIMPLE LIVING
• IT’S A BOOK ON SELF HELP AND SELF
TRANSFORMATION
• THIS BOOK DESCRIBES THE MEANING TO ONE'S
LIFE AND THE WAY HOW WE TENDS TO FORGET
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIFE WHEN WE ARE BUSY
COLLECTING STONES
• ONE OF THE BEST SELLERS
4. CHARACTERS
• JULIAN MANTLE : A RICH LAWYER TURNED MONK
• JOHN : COLLEAGUE OF JULIAN MANTLE, WHO
ADMIRES MANTLE'S GREAT SUCCESS
• YOGI RAMANAN: A SAGE OF SIVANA
5. STORY
• A STORY OF A RICH LAWYER JULIAN MANTLE
• JULIAN MANTLE, A HIGH PROFILE ATTORNEY WITH A CRAZY SCHEDULE AND
A SET OF PRIORITIES THAT CENTER AROUND MONEY POWER AND PRESTIGE
• AFTER SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK RETIRES FROM HIS PROFESSION
• HE SELLS ALL HIS POSSESSIONS AND GOES TO INDIA TO SEEK MORE
MEANINGFUL EXISTENCE
6. • WHEN HE CAME BACK HE WAS A CHANGED MAN, A MAN WHO WAS COMPELETELY
TRANSFORMED FROM A MONEY MINDED MAN TO A SAINT
• HE'S EARNED SOME SPIRITUAL AND MYTHOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE WHICH HAS THE
PRACTICAL ADVICES
• YOGI RAMAN A SAGE OF SIVANA WAS THE MAIN PERSON TO TRANSFORM MANTLE
COMPLETELY
• HE SHARES HIS KNOWLEDGE TO HIS FELLOW LAWYER JOHN, BUT WITH THE
CONDITION THAT THE LAWYER HIMSELF MUST FORWARD THIS KNOWLEDGE TO
OTHER PEOPLE
7. SEVEN VIRTUES OF ENLIGHTENED LIVING
STORY
THE MAGNIFICENT GARDEN
THE TOWERING LIGHTHOUSE
THE SUMO WRESTLER
THE PINK WIRE CABLE
THE GOLD STOPWATCH
THE FRAGRANT ROSES
THE PATH OF DIAMONDS
MESSAGE
• MASTER YOUR MIND
• FOLLOW YOUR PURPOSE
• PRACTICE KAIZEN
• LIVE WITH DISCIPLINE
• RESPECT YOUR TIME
• SELFLESSLY SERVE OTHERS
• EMBRACE THE PRESENT
8. LESSONS FROM THE
BOOK
• NEVER GIVE UP
• TIME IS THE MOST PRECIOUS THING
• LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST
• NURTURE YOUR MIND DAILY
• CONTROL YOUR THOUGHTS, MIND AND
BECOME THE MASTER OF OUR LIFE
• SET GOALS IN LIFE AND TRY TO ACHIVE IT.