Log #6

 I am sorry that it took so long for me to finish this log. During this period, I finished reading "the way of the peaceful warrior". I really felt that this book is going to have a big impact on me. About two or three years ago, I got a chance to read a book called "Love". The author of this book was Osho, an Indian who wrote many books about the mind and spiritual practice. This book opened a new area that I had never known before. After reading it, I started to focus more on my inner heart and try to find the peace inside me. I really like this kind of books, like "the Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho, "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse, and books from some Buddism master.

The book "the way of the peaceful warrior" hid many teachings which are similar to the Buddhism teachings in the story. It says that what influences our emotion most is not the environment but our mind. When the sky starts to rain, we feel unhappy; when the sun comes out, we feel happy again. The things that can control our feeling are our thoughts and mind. The environment is objective and neutral. We should learn not to be influenced by our mind. Money, social status, popularity can not bring us true happiness. Many of us do not know what we want and who we want to become, so we pursue these things that are easy for us to come up with. Once we notice about our inner heart, these things can no longer satisfy us. We all have different goals and purposes that we should pursue.

After reading this book, I came up with another concept map. I want to read more books of Dan millman and have a better overview of what he wants to convey to the world. The book now I am reading is his next book "Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior：A Companion to the Book That Changes Lives". By following the path of his books, I hope to be more clear of myself after each reading.


Lastly, I want to say to Professor that this course really helps me in many ways. I did not want to kiss someone's ass.  There were comments of argument, and I want to convey the opinion of another side. As I mentioned above, the book "Love" played an important role in my life. To me, it was a turning point, it brought me new value and concept in my brain. I realized that reading good books can have big impact and influence. At the same time, you need awareness to discover the advantages of reading. Some people may see the reading course as useless because it does not bring knowledge that is related to success and wealth like some other financial courses. I think the teaching way of professor is very innovative and modern. Revolution is always difficult. I hope that Professor can keep this concept and will not beat up by obstacles and critique.