Summary of the book "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari". It is a self-help book by Robin Sharma, a writer and motivational speaker. The book is a business fable derived from Sharma's personal experiences after leaving his career as a litigation lawyer at the age of 25.

2. About the Author
• A Renowned Author & Speaker on
leadership & life management.
• He was born in 1965.
• Robin S Sharma holds two law degrees
including masters of law.
• Robin is the founder of Sharma Leadership
International Inc.
• Currently a citizen of Canada, Ontario.
• He has written 12 book. All of Robin
Sharma's books have been published in 60
countries and in 70 languages.
• The Monk who sold his Ferrari was then
published in 1997 and 3 million copies
were sold in over 50 countries.

3. About the Book
• It teaches us the art of simple living.
• It’s a book on self help & self transformation.
• It encourages us to read more, eat less,
exercise everyday, spend more time with our
family.

4. Story in a Nutshell
• A story of a rich lawyer Julian Mantle who after suffering a heart attack
retires from his profession & goes to Himalayas in search of a life
changing odyssey.
• After 3 years he visits his friend John & tells him about his experience
with Sages of Sivana.
• He narrates to John the fable that contained the 7 virtues for a life
abundant with Inner peace, Joy and a Wealth of spiritual gifts.
• At first John disagrees to Julian’s narration, but after learning the
techniques eventually agrees to it.
• The story goes on with Julian narrating the 7 virtues along with the
various techniques & examples relating with the virtues.
• At the end Julian asks John to spread the secrets for the benefits of
others.

5. Fable
Shut your eyes and picture the following scene in your mind's eye:
You are sitting in the middle of a magnificent, lush, green garden. This
garden is filled with the most spectacular flowers you have ever seen.
The environment is supremely tranquil and silent. Savor the sensual
delights of this garden and feel as if you have all the time in the world
to enjoy this natural oasis. As you look around you see that in the center
of this magical garden stands a towering, red lighthouse, six stories
high.
Suddenly, the silence of the garden is disturbed by a loud creaking
as the door at the base of the lighthouse opens. Out stumbles a nine-
foot-tall, nine-hundred-pound Japanese sumo wrestler who casually
wanders into the center of the garden. The Japanese sumo wrestler is
naked!

6. Well, actually he is not totally naked. He has a pink wire cable
covering his private parts. As this sumo wrestler starts to move around
the garden, he finds a shiny gold stopwatch which someone had left
behind many years earlier. He slips it on, and falls to the ground with an
enormous thud. The sumo wrestler is rendered unconscious and lies
there, silent and still. Just when you think he has taken his last breath, the
wrestler awakens, perhaps stirred by the fragrance of some fresh yellow
roses blooming nearby.
Energized, the wrestler jumps swiftly to his feet and
intuitively looks to his left. He is startled at what he sees. Through the
bushes at the very edge of the garden he observes a long winding path
covered by millions of sparkling diamonds. Something seems to instruct
the wrestler to take the path, and to his credit, he does. This path leads
him down the road of everlasting joy and eternal bliss.

7. The 7 Timeless Virtues of Enlightened Living
VirtueSymbol
Master your Mind
Follow your Purpose
Practice Kaizen
1. The Magnificent Garden
2. The Towering Lighthouse
3. The Sumo Wrestler

8. VirtueSymbol
Live with Discipline
Respect your Time
Selflessly Serve Others
Embrace the Present
4. The Pink Wire Cable
5. The Gold Stop Watch
6. The Fragrant Roses
7. The Path of Diamonds

9. The Magnificent Garden ( Virtue – Master Your Mind )

10. Master Your Mind
WISDOM
• The Quality of your Life is determined by Quality
of your Thoughts.
• There are no mistakes in life, only lessons.

11. Master Your Mind
THE TECHNIQUES
• The Heart of the Rose
• The Opposition Thinking

12. The Towering Lighthouse ( Virtue – Follow Your Purpose )

13. Follow Your Purpose
WISDOM
• The purpose of life is a life of purpose.
• Set clearly defined personal, professional and
spiritual goals, and then have the courage to act
on them.

14. Follow Your Purpose
THE TECHNIQUES
• The Power of Self-Examination
• The 5 Step method for Attaining Goals
1. Have a clear vision of your outcome.
2. Create some Positive pressure on you.
3. Attach a Precise Deadline.
4. Stay with your Goal for 21 days.
5. Have fun while advancing along the path of
your Goals and Purpose.

15. The Sumo Wrestler ( Virtue – Practice Kaizen )

16. Practice Kaizen
WISDOM
• Kaizen – Japanese word, meaning Constant and
Never-ending improvement.
• Self-Mastery is the DNA of the life mastery.
• Success on the outside begins within.

17. Continued…..
• Once you master your mind, body and character,
happiness and abundance will flow into your life
almost magically.

18. Practice Kaizen
THE TECHNIQUES
• Do the Things you Fear.
• The 10 Rituals of Radiant Living :
1. Ritual of Solitude.
2. Ritual of Physicality.
3. Ritual of Live Nourishment.
4. Ritual of Abundant Knowledge.
5. Ritual of Personal Reflection.

19. Continued…..
6. Ritual of Early Morning Awakening.
7. Ritual of Music.
8. Ritual of the Spoken Word.
9. Ritual of a Congruent Character.
10.Ritual of Simplicity.

20. The Pink Wire Cable ( Virtue – Live With Discipline )

21. Live With Discipline
WISDOM
• Routinely performed acts pile one on top of
another to eventually produce an abundance of
Inner strength.
• Building Willpower and Discipline into your life
will bring a tremendous sense of freedom.

22. Live With Discipline
THE TECHNIQUES
• Mantras – “ I am more than I appear to be, all the
World’s strength and power rests inside me.”
• Start doing the things you don’t like doing.
• The Vows of Silence.

23. The Gold Stopwatch ( Virtue – Respect Your Time )

24. Respect Your Time
WISDOM
• Time is your most precious commodity and it is
non-renewable.
• Focus on your priorities and maintain balance.
• Simplify your life

25. Respect Your Time
THE TECHNIQUES
• The Ancient Rule of 20.
• Having the courage to say “No” to little things in
Life.
• Develop a Deathbed Mentality.

26. The Fragrant Roses ( Virtue – Selflessly Serve Others )

27. Selflessly Serve Others
WISDOM
• The Quality of your life will ultimately come down
to the Quality of your contribution.
• By elevating the lives of others, your life reaches
its highest dimensions.

28. Selflessly Serve Others
THE TECHNIQUES
• Practice daily acts of Kindness and Compassion.
• Cultivate Rich relationship.

29. The Path of Diamonds ( Virtue – Embrace the Present )

30. Embrace the Present
WISDOM
• Live in the Now. Savor the gift of the present.
• Never put off Happiness for the sake of Achievement.
• Savor the journey and live each day as it is your last.

31. Embrace the Present
THE TECHNIQUES
• Practice Gratitude.
• Grow Your Destiny.

32. The End
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