The Monk WhoSoldHis Ferrari: Purification of Inner Self

Abstract

Robin S. Sharma’sThe Monk Who Sold his Ferrariis an odyssey into the self, by a materially well-to-do, but spiritually hollow man Julian Mantle. Mantle was areputed lawyer in the United States, amassing wealth and popularity through his shrewd advocacy; however, until his physical collapse in the courtroom, during one of these famous trials. The collapse came as an awakening in his life; as it inspired him insearch of inner self, to query if he was leading a satiated and meaningful life.These queries made his present materially rich life meaningless and, hence, he discarded all the worldly belongings in search of spiritual happiness, and came to the land of the Himalayas in the Northern India, to realize his self through the practice of Mahayana, a sect of Buddhism.