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Whether it
is a journey by toy train from Kalka to Simla or a road trip from Chandigarh to
Ladakh, you always get fascinated by the sky-kissing snow-covered mountains and
stupendous landscape of Himalayas.
A cool walk
on the mall road of Simla, or a view of the snow–covered peaks in Manali or
mountain sports on green surface surrounded by evergreen deodar trees in
Khajjar or a bike trip through Rohtang pass, all are capable of helping you
lose your worries immediately.
All these are reasons enough which make the travel to Himalayas a must for every individual at least once in his/her life.
All these are reasons enough which make the travel to Himalayas a must for every individual at least once in his/her life.
Once on a
trip to Himalayas, I walked around the whole day taking view of the dangerous
cliffs and the deep valleys, I was on an exploring spree so I climbed a lot
with my back pack and all the necessary mountain gears.
The mountains of the Himalayas have such a positive effect on you that you feel a kind of never-ending stamina in your body for the whole day and you keep moving ahead & ahead.
The mountains of the Himalayas have such a positive effect on you that you feel a kind of never-ending stamina in your body for the whole day and you keep moving ahead & ahead.
However, by evening
I got tired and therefore I decided to come back to the hotel. In a few minutes I
was sitting in the balcony of my room with a cup of tea in my hand enjoying the
landscape covered by the evening mist with a cool breeze ruffling my hair.
It was a
total divine experience for me with my trust strengthening in almighty,
thanking the creator of the nature from the bottom of my heart for making the Himalayan region so full of nature.
My room was at the 10th floor and the good thing of my room was that the balcony overlooked the snow covered mountains of the Himalayas. The view was enough to provide an exhausted mind a feeling of bliss.
My room was at the 10th floor and the good thing of my room was that the balcony overlooked the snow covered mountains of the Himalayas. The view was enough to provide an exhausted mind a feeling of bliss.
In that
feeling of bliss, I picked up a book lying on the coffee table just to take a
cursory look and found out that 2 hours passed but my attention didn’t divert,
not an inch.
What was
it?
I could
never imagine my concentration to be so robust. Till date, I believe it is the
combination of the pristine beauty of Himalayas, pure cool breeze and the book I
picked (I will mention the book later)
So, whether
you are on a tour of Manali and spending half the day sitting by Beas River
or you are on a trek to the tall mountains of Kedarkanth, visiting the Himalayas will not be perfect unless you carry a book with you.
A good and
healthy book will not only make your time in the Himalayas memorable but will also elevate
your divine experience to the highest level.
So, here we
go with the books that you must carry on your trip to the Himalayas –
#1 . The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
The fresh
Himalayan air has the potential to unlock the hidden powers possessed by you. You
must make use of this opportunity to bring an effective change in your
attitude.
Today, with
the emergence of Internet, the confidence level of an average human being has
risen up.
But still
if you introspect, you will find that there is a wide scope of strengthening
it.
In this
book, the author Norman Vincent Peale has beautifully described a few simple
things which if followed can do wonders to your personality and fill your life
with joy and prosperity.
The essence
of this book is to teach you to believe in yourself, to enjoy positivity and
confidence, so can there be any place better than the snow-covered peaks
upfront to read it.
Great things are achieved through
partnerships. Norman Vincent Peale, therefore, has stressed in this book to
make god your partner in the process of everything you want to achieve.
This book
will teach you to introduce firm belief in your prayers, will encourage you to
pray every day, will strengthen your belief in almighty so that you start
believing in yourself and develop a positive attitude. This book is surely one of the life changing books.
Our souls
get a divine feeling in the presence of nature so imagine the experience you
will get while reading something that is encouraging you to pray in the pristine
nature of the mountains.
#2. Mega Living by Robin Sharma
Planning to grab the breathtaking view of the the Himalayan range just to get rid of your hectic work schedule and bring some
peace to mind? Well, then this is the book you must read on your trip.
You will
get to learn how to add years to life. By years, I mean longevity + Joy +
Prosperity.
Robin
Sharma has efficiently instructed nurturing the importance of life in your mind,
to tap its potential and learn about the powers within.
If you have ever been to the Himalayas then you will agree with me that the air of the Himalayan region has
some kind of magic.
Once it ruffles your hair you feel as if the
clogged pores of your brain are opening to embrace the light of life.
The reason
I told you this is because everyone battles the presence of negative thoughts erupting
inside the mind. Sometimes, they just debilitate us.
The most important aspect
of this book is it makes you learn how to deal with negative thoughts, beat
them down and fill your mind with only positive thoughts.
So, I
recommend you to try it out in your next trip to the Himalayas, even if you have
read it already; just get ready to see the magic when you read it there.
Also, this
was the book which I mentioned about, in the beginning of the article. Give it a shot and I am sure you will surely remember it as a book that changed your life.
#3. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
The feeling
of the present cannot be ignored. Imagine the difference in the feeling when
you dreamt of receiving promotion to a higher designation and when you actually
got it.
When you
dreamt of being a topper in your class and when you actually became one or take
an example of your travel to the Himalayas, when you imagined yourself trekking in
Himalayas, booked your tickets and when you actually trekked there.
All these signal to the power the present has and that is why, they say ‘Live in the
present’.
I know that
you have heard this phrase a bunch of times in your life, and you read it often
in your social media news feed but does your soul actually knows the meaning of
it?
Even you
have vowed in the past to ‘live in the present’ but mind tends to give in to
the first negative emotion aroused by not-so-good circumstances. This negative
emotion then interferes with your way of living and prosperity.
But, you
can realize the true meaning of this phrase through the concepts stunningly
presented by Eckhart Tolle in the book ‘The Power of Now’. The ideas provided
in this book can truly help you transform your life by killing stress and
grasping the energy of the current moment.
The most
beautiful thing about this book is that Eckhart Tolle has given a lot of breaks
in between the chapters, where you can just go over what you read to deeply
absorb it in your mind.
So, if you
are fond of living life to the fullest and your Himalayan trip is a part of this fondness
then this book should be in your bag. Believe me, if you trust a little in finding the life in a book then grab a copy of it on your trip to the Himalayas.
#4. A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
This book
became a big success when it was released and you will be astonished to know
that it was the first book of its author.
Marianne
Williamson, in this book, has stressed that love is the true spirit of life.
Instead of
love, mind tends to embrace fear when things seem to be insurmountable which
results in a corrupted soul. Then the other sins such as greed, selfishness and
anger make their way in slowly.
This book
provides several anecdotes which can help you give up on fear and embrace love.
It will teach you that the inner peace or the bliss can be obtained not by
achieving status or wealth or power but by adapting and sharing love with the
people of the world.
#5. The Art of Happiness by 14th Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler
This book
is an illustration of the interview of the 14th Dalai Lama taken by
Howard Cutler. Cutler has supported the
wisdom imparted by the Dalai Lama in this book with his own research.
It too answers a very vital question of life which is -
'What do you mean by happiness?'
The Dalai
Lama, in this book, says that the happiness of a person totally lies in his own
hands and is not governed by external events and circumstances but is generated
from the state of his mind.
The book
talks about feeding the mind with affirmations, analysing the thoughts and
emotions, paying attention to the thought process, training it on a regular basis so
that it develops a state of mind better known as ‘Happiness’ in this world.
It tells
you that if you are more socially active, focused and creative then you tend to
be happier than the people who are self-centered and unsociable.
The deeply
explained philosophy of achieving happiness in this book makes it another good
choice for reading with an amazing landscape in front of you.
#6. Tuesdays with Morrie By Mitch Albom
I am
certain that this book is capable of making you fall in love with self-help
books.
Mitch Albom
met his college professor who was also his childhood mentor nearly after 20
years and found out that he was fatally sick.
There were
things which still remained entangled for the author and on finding his
professor after so many years; he would go to his study every Tuesday to take
life lessons.
You might
fall into tears by the time you reach the last page of this book.
If you are
also in a predicament at this moment and planning to travel to the mountains of the Himalayas to
find some answers, take this book with you. I bet it will surely deliver.
Wrap Up
It is an
unquestionable fact that we go to the Himalayas to enjoy ourselves in nature,
restore our confidence in ourselves, and kill stress so that we can feel the
next Monday as the first day of our life.
Though on your trip, you will be living in the Himalayas for a very short time of your life but it is enough to bring in peace to the mind which is self-sustainable for an entire year or two.
Within this
process, whether you are a reader or a non-reader, you cannot ignore the
importance of the books. You cannot imagine the impact reading books can have
whether you are sitting in the balcony of your hotel, watching the view or
resting in your sleeping bag after a tiring trek.
However,
the choice of books also plays an important role and that is what was in my
mind when I thought about writing this article.
So, have
you read any of the books mentioned here before? And which of these books would you
like to take with you on your next trip to the Himalayas?
Is there
any book you would like to add to this list?
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