Book Review - Naham Karta by Daksh

Have you ever come across a book that feels like it has been written for you? This is one such book.

I will start the review with an excerpt from the last chapter of this book. Most books end by telling you what to take with you. This one will not. Nothing new was given here. No belief to carry. No practice to repeat. No identity to adopt. Only a mistake was questioned. If something loosened while reading, it was not created by these pages. It was already present. The words only interrupted a habit.

The said habit being, believing that 'I' am the doer. This is also the mistake referred to in the above paragraph. The whole of the book stresses on only one point that basically, we are not the doers. 

It doesn't try to solve the mystery of who is, then. It doesn't preach any practice. It doesn't pertain to any one particular religion, although many facets of Shaivism are mentioned. It just advocates a way of belief - to detach, to not to stick to thoughts or events and to act with knowledge and without attachment. 

I ended up highlighting 80% of the book on my Kindle. The chapters are concise and use short sentences that lend maximum impact. Take for instance, this one - You lie down. The body stops moving. The mind does not.  I found myself nodding and shaking my head in awe throughout the book. Another sentence that hits where it hurts the most - You are not tired because life is intense. You are tired because you insist on being the center of it. I have highlighted whole paragraphs, why, whole pages as well. I know I am going to return to this book again and again.

There are wonderful chapters on concepts such as letting go, working without effort, facing our fears and other battles we face on a daily basis. There is no solution provided as such. The book serves only one purpose - to deal with the very base of the issue and to remove everything that is not needed for our mind and soul. Most importantly, it stresses on the fact that giving up doership or ownership will simplify our lives to a great extent. 

I can probably go on and on about the book, but it will still prove inadequate. All I can say is, everyone must read this book to gain insights about what exactly is wearing us down and how we can simplify the chaos in our mind. I cannot recommend this book enough. Definitely must-read and must-implement!