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The Madness of The Monk: The 7 Noble Truths
The madness of monk is a fictional story of my excursions with a mad monk called Ten zing around the mountains of Simla and through the valley of Dharmsala . The book is a series of discussions between me and the monk were he unravels the seven noble truths of life and spreads light on Buddhist tradition and even ancient Bon religion still practiced in Tibet and Ladakh region . Through stories and co incidences Ten zing takes me through a journey across the eastern lands exploring the way of the East .
39 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 21, 2019
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September 4, 2019
While reading The Madness of the Monk, expect a book that is a really short read. Expect a book that takes you to a different tangent.
Expect a book that is crisp and clear in its message and finally expect a book that doesn’t come without its own share of spelling and grammatical errors.
The Madness of the Monk tells us a fictional story of the author himself. The book narrates his meetings with a mystic “mad monk” whom the author inadvertently keeps bumping into while he is travelling around the scenic Dharamshala and the colonial Shimla.
It is in these meetings that the author learns about the seven noble truths of life.
I love how the pictures do a good job of conveying the message of the book. I also believe that the core message of the book – the seven noble truths – is something that we all need to imbibe in our daily lives.
The message itself is not something new and out of ordinary but it is the careful and crisp articulation that does the intended job of reaching out to people and making sure that they realize the benefits of following the seven noble truths.
Once again, like many other books from the author’s kitty, The Madness of the Monk too is full of spelling mistakes, grammatical errors and poor sentence constructions.
It is sometimes so bad that it takes away all of the reading pleasure.
Given that the book is fiction, an adequate focus should have been given to developing strong characters, putting together a rock-solid plot, assimilating a killer climax and a lot more.
Many crucial aspects of storytelling are missing from the book and that is certainly a buzz-killer.
Read the detailed review here - https://www.bookgeeks.in/the-madness-...
Expect a book that is crisp and clear in its message and finally expect a book that doesn’t come without its own share of spelling and grammatical errors.
The Madness of the Monk tells us a fictional story of the author himself. The book narrates his meetings with a mystic “mad monk” whom the author inadvertently keeps bumping into while he is travelling around the scenic Dharamshala and the colonial Shimla.
It is in these meetings that the author learns about the seven noble truths of life.
I love how the pictures do a good job of conveying the message of the book. I also believe that the core message of the book – the seven noble truths – is something that we all need to imbibe in our daily lives.
The message itself is not something new and out of ordinary but it is the careful and crisp articulation that does the intended job of reaching out to people and making sure that they realize the benefits of following the seven noble truths.
Once again, like many other books from the author’s kitty, The Madness of the Monk too is full of spelling mistakes, grammatical errors and poor sentence constructions.
It is sometimes so bad that it takes away all of the reading pleasure.
Given that the book is fiction, an adequate focus should have been given to developing strong characters, putting together a rock-solid plot, assimilating a killer climax and a lot more.
Many crucial aspects of storytelling are missing from the book and that is certainly a buzz-killer.
Read the detailed review here - https://www.bookgeeks.in/the-madness-...
October 31, 2019
It’s a peek into the Buddhist and Monk traditions and what similarities they have, how these were practised through the ages. The author takes you through a journey of the monasteries of Dharamshala with a mad Buddhist monk called Tenzing who shed light on the 7 Noble truths.
Well, this is a fictional story of the author himself while he was travelling to #dharamshala , where he met this Mad monk who explained to him the Truths of life. The book conveys an important message. The truths that we should learn. The author explained the truths in a crisp and interesting way. I liked how Tenzing explained it. The pictures that the author added played an important role in making this topic more interesting.
Well, there are some spelling errors and mistakes which can’t be ignored.
It could have been a masterpiece with proper editing.
Overall it’s a good book, a short read.
Well, this is a fictional story of the author himself while he was travelling to #dharamshala , where he met this Mad monk who explained to him the Truths of life. The book conveys an important message. The truths that we should learn. The author explained the truths in a crisp and interesting way. I liked how Tenzing explained it. The pictures that the author added played an important role in making this topic more interesting.
Well, there are some spelling errors and mistakes which can’t be ignored.
It could have been a masterpiece with proper editing.
Overall it’s a good book, a short read.
October 7, 2019
Anuj Tikku - a professional travel blogger from India came up with another book - The Madness of The Monk: The 7 Noble Truths. The book is a blend of travelogue with spiritual and inspirational stuff.
The author himself suggests in the preface of the book that the monk is an imaginative character, however, throughout the book, the character comes up like a real one. Though, its sudden appearance and disappearance will make you think that the person is not real. The food sharing, walking alongwith and other experiences - as shared by the author - gives it a realistic touch. And thus, is a positive attribute of the book.
The book explores many side of spirituality including a comparatively lesser known track of Buddhism. The philosophy and the way of living of the followers of the specific track are explored quite well. It gives you a feeling of knowing something new.
The philosophical lessons are a positive aspect of the book. And at the same time, almost everything in this arena you come to read about is already known.
The characters are developed quite well and the personal touch to the same infused by the author makes the book worth reading.
What I don't like in the book is the carelessness with which the chapters haphazardly arranged and no attention is paid to proof reading. Some of the best lines of the book thus become letdowns instead. If the author and his team spend some serious time on this factor, the book can prove to be a good read.
I will give it 5 out of 10 stars. The stars above are rounded off.
Detailed #BookReview is available at: https://thinkerviews.com/books/englis...
The author himself suggests in the preface of the book that the monk is an imaginative character, however, throughout the book, the character comes up like a real one. Though, its sudden appearance and disappearance will make you think that the person is not real. The food sharing, walking alongwith and other experiences - as shared by the author - gives it a realistic touch. And thus, is a positive attribute of the book.
The book explores many side of spirituality including a comparatively lesser known track of Buddhism. The philosophy and the way of living of the followers of the specific track are explored quite well. It gives you a feeling of knowing something new.
The philosophical lessons are a positive aspect of the book. And at the same time, almost everything in this arena you come to read about is already known.
The characters are developed quite well and the personal touch to the same infused by the author makes the book worth reading.
What I don't like in the book is the carelessness with which the chapters haphazardly arranged and no attention is paid to proof reading. Some of the best lines of the book thus become letdowns instead. If the author and his team spend some serious time on this factor, the book can prove to be a good read.
I will give it 5 out of 10 stars. The stars above are rounded off.
Detailed #BookReview is available at: https://thinkerviews.com/books/englis...
August 31, 2019
It is a very short book. However, interesting. The book is based on travel experience - I mean the author meets a stange monk in Dharamshala. But the same monk, though sounding weird, teaches the author some seven good tips about life, a kind of secrets. A kind of travel and explore and spirituality all in the backdrop of Dharamshala. One time read, with good concepts.
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