Not all books can be reviewed. This was the realization that dawned on me after reading this book “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate” by the world-renowned yoga teacher Sri B.K.S Iyengar. Each and every sentence that I read urged me to highlight it. So, for a change, instead of reviewing, I will share some of the excerpts from the book which are close to my heart, as a two-part post. Each one of the quotes is akin to a pearl from a necklace that should be read, re-read, re-re-read, in an infinite loop as we slowly digest the essence of the quote. 

Did you just buy something in one of the festival flash sales and repented your decision because soon after the purchase you realised that it wasn’t something that you really needed? Wondering how it happened! You just fell prey to one of the weapons of influence-‘Scarcity’. Dr Robert Cialdini, a professor of Psychology, in his book ‘Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion’, lists out six powerful weapons of influence that are employed by people around us including salesmen, teachers, parents, children etc to persuade us and surrender to their requests. 

The Magic of Thinking Big is a self-help book authored by David J. Schwartz. This book provides you with executable tools and techniques to overcome key obstacles that impedes our success. This book stands out from other self-help books by providing workable techniques to be successful in all 3 fronts: your professional, social and personal life.