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Inspired

Life often feels like an endless race, pulling us in every direction, yet leaving us drained and disconnected. Amidst the chaos, how can we find clarity, strength, and peace?

The answers we seek aren’t out there—they lie within. To transform the world around us, we must first master ourselves. Yet uncovering this truth requires a moment to pause, reflect, and explore life’s deeper meanings.

Gnanvatsaldas Swami, a Hindu monk, global speaker, and spiritual mentor, has spent over 30 years sharing timeless wisdom with modern relevance. Drawing on the teachings of his gurus, Pramukh Swami Maharaj and Mahant Swami Maharaj, as well as personal stories and insights from over 15,000 talks worldwide, he makes profound ideas practical and accessible to all. Now, for the first time, he reveals this wisdom in his debut book.

Through compelling storytelling and concise, powerful chapters, Swami empowers readers to overcome inner struggles and embrace lasting success. Whether seeking inspiration or a clear path to personal growth, this book will ignite your journey.

Holy Tirthankars

In the Jain tradition, a Tirthankar is a person who has attained enlightenment through many lifetimes of spiritual practice. The trees under which they attained Kaivalya are called Deeksha-Vriksha. It symbolises the profound connection between their spiritual journey and the natural world. The Tirthankars are the earliest advocates of non-violence and environmental coexistence. Their qualities of tolerance, willpower, aspiration for spiritual evolution, courage, confidence, and compassion are vital for the contemporary world.

Building on these timeless values, this book explores the synergy between the profound tools of the Heartfulness Way – such as yogic Transmission, Rejuvenative Cleaning, and Heartful Connection at bedtime – and the profound spiritual essence of Jainism, which emphasises a deep yearning for inner growth, unwavering discipline, clarity of focus, purity of intent, and boundless compassion. Together, these approaches hold the potential to usher in a new era of spiritual evolution for humanity.

Build an Epic Career

From the day we are born, we are told
there is one thing we have to do.
And do it quickly.
Settle!

Finish college. Settle.
Find a job. Settle.
Get married. Settle.
Have kids. Settle.
Buy that house. Settle.

But I know you are scared to settle.
Not because you don’t want to.
You are scared because you don’t know if what
you are settling for is the right thing or not.

I have written this book to help you.
Not to help you settle.
To help you explore.
To build the right mindset for your career.
To help you Build An Epic Career.

I am excited for you 🙂

A Various World

This captivating collection of essays and short stories offers a window into Ashok Kumar Bal’s diverse life experiences, seamlessly blending personal reflection, social observation, and historical narrative. With an illustrious career in public service, corporate leadership, and academia, the author brings a unique perspective to a wide range of themes—ranging from the deeply personal to the profoundly universal.

A Various World presents events, individuals, and settings that are deceptively simple and ordinary, yet upon closer inspection, they reveal the layered richness of life. The author serves as a medium to connect these themes with readers, inviting them to see that what is often considered ordinary is, in fact, extraordinary.

Anchor Within

As children we missed learning essential life lessons and skills to anchor within. This was pivotal in building confidence, inner strength, peace of mind, balance and resilience. Without strengthening these attributes, we easily struggled in life, got stressed and remained unequipped to handle our minds and emotions. As kids, we were never encouraged to enjoy solitude, explore our individuality or feel whole without external validation. Hence the constant chase for outer acceptance and approval.
This book aims to equip readers with ten life lessons and techniques to Anchor Within and tap into oneself as a source of happiness, peace, creativity, and joy. It provides a step-by-step guide and incorporates Leena’s 3P approach: Philosophy, Psychology and Practicality, which blends ancient wisdom, modern psychology, and practical tools and techniques, to help readers imbibe and implement the lessons into their daily lives.

Sing, Dance and Lead

An indispensable book for all leaders and professionals, Sing, Dance and Lead expertly combines ancient Indian philosophy and wisdom with modern management principles to deliver insightful lessons on life and leadership. It brings alive pioneering ideas of leadership from one of the most impactful spiritual leaders in history. Srila Prabhupada founded ISKCON, known as the Hare Krishna movement, which has become a respected global organization. This book not only looks at his leadership in the light of existing theories and knowledge systems but also how his profound teachings went far beyond.
Srila Prabhupada’s divine aura, scholarship, genuineness and humility attracted people from all walks of life, especially the youth, to him. His unique leadership legacy has left a lasting imprint, inspiring his followers
to continue his mission and strive for the welfare of humanity even today.
This book will broaden your horizons and enable you to view leadership from a whole new perspective. This pioneering work is undoubtedly essential reading to help you understand the timeless Indian guru-shishya parampara as a vital source for leadership development.

Public Speaking with Confidence

You’ve probably tried to speak in public a few times before. Maybe your heart started racing, you had difficulty breathing, or you forgot what you wanted to say. It sucks, right?

For years, speaking in public was the single thing I was most afraid of. Until I discovered the techniques you’re about to learn. In this book, you’ll master the techniques that have helped me overcome my fear of public speaking and feel excited to speak in public. They are the same techniques I used to prepare for my TEDx talk and that I taught in my workshops with companies including Google, Oracle, ASICS, Visa, Salesforce, Metlife, and E.ON.

Some of the exercises are a bit unconventional. Some are weird. But they’re also the most effective in helping you feel confident about speaking in public. So are you ready to overcome your anxiety and feel excited to speak in public?

When Breath Becomes Air (Hindi) / Jab Hawa Bein Basi Saans/जब हवा में बसी साँस

छत्तीस साल की उम्र में, न्यूरोसर्जन के रूप में एक दशक का प्रशिक्षण पूरा करने के करीब पॉल कलानिधि को फेफड़ों के चौथी स्टेज के कैंसर का पता चला। एक दिन वह मरते हुए लोगों का इलाज करने वाले डॉक्टर थे और अगले दिन वह जीने के लिए संघर्ष कर रहे एक मरीज थे। व्हेन ब्रेथ बिकम्स एयर कलानिधि के एक भोले-भाले मेडिकल छात्र से मानव पहचान के लिए सबसे महत्वपूर्ण स्थान स्टैनफोर्ड में मस्तिष्क के क्षेत्र में काम करने वाले एक ‘शानदार’ न्यूरोसर्जन और अंततः एक रोगी और उस नए पिता के रूप में परिवर्तन का वर्णन करती है, जो अपनी मृत्यु का सामना कर रहा है। व्हेन ब्रेथ बिकम्स एयर मौत का सामना करने की चुनौती और डॉक्टर और मरीज़ के बीच के रिश्ते पर एक प्रतिभाशाली लेखक का एक अविस्मरणीय, जीवन-पुष्टि करने वाला प्रतिबिंब है, जो दोनों ही बन गया था।

Official Workbook: Stop Overthinking

Stop Overthinking Workbook: Break Free from Anxiety and Reclaim Your Peace

Overthinking is often the root cause of unhappiness, trapping you in a relentless cycle of worry and self-doubt. This book is here to help you break free.
Stop Overthinking Workbook understands the challenges you’ve faced, the mental exhaustion of endless thought loops, and the stress that holds you back. Acclaimed author Nick Trenton guides you with actionable, science-backed strategies to rewire your brain, master your thoughts, and transform your mental habits.
Inside, you’ll discover proven techniques to:

  • Regain control of your mind and stay present.
  • Overcome anxiety and stress with practical tools.
  • Build a healthier, more positive relationship with your thoughts.

With insightful advice and easy-to-follow exercises, this workbook offers a fresh perspective on breaking free from overthinking and embracing a calm, focused mindset. Start your journey to mental clarity today!

The Little Book of Big Girl Things

This book is not for kids. It’s for sad (adult) girlies)

Do you ever wonder how everyone knows what they should be doing? Everyone around you is talking about getting married or investing in the stock market and your biggest worry is, ‘What’s for dinner? . . . Oh and did I leave the stove on?’

If this sounds like you, you’ve picked up the right book. Wait. . . this isn’t a manual on how to get better at adulting because I’m clearly not very good at it. It’s a collection of silly and serious comics that’ll make you go, ‘OH! So this happens to everyone? I guess I’m not alone in this’. That’s something, right?

This book discusses everything from everyday problems that comes with being a girlie to depression, anxiety, body image, getting help & self-discovery. (I haven’t discovered anything yet though, LOL).

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