Summary of Pedram Shojai's The Urban Monk

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Robert is a good lawyer, but he’s also a stressedout father of two who lives in constant fear of losing his job. He can’t see the way out, and each day, a silent desperation builds in the shadows of his psyche.
#2 Robert’s stress is not from an acute incident. It is the chronic stress of constantly thinking about the event, which causes his body to stay wound up.
#3 When the body is constantly stressed, it begins to suffer from poor absorption, nutrient deficiencies, constipation or loose stools, indigestion, bloating, fatigue, and eventually leaky gut syndrome.
#4 When we’re chronically stressed, our bodies burn through our adrenal glands, which leads to the release of cortisol, which helps us deal with the situation at hand. However, this also leads to the blood flow to the prefrontal cortex being cut off, which leads to the negation of impulses and lower moral reasoning.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Développement personnel
• développement personnel
• Personal development
• Général

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669373360
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Pedram Shojai's The Urban Monk
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#1

Robert is a good lawyer, but he’s also a stressed-out father of two who lives in constant fear of losing his job. He can’t see the way out, and each day, a silent desperation builds in the shadows of his psyche.

#2

Robert’s stress is not from an acute incident. It is the chronic stress of constantly thinking about the event, which causes his body to stay wound up.

#3

When the body is constantly stressed, it begins to suffer from poor absorption, nutrient deficiencies, constipation or loose stools, indigestion, bloating, fatigue, and eventually leaky gut syndrome.

#4

When we’re chronically stressed, our bodies burn through our adrenal glands, which leads to the release of cortisol, which helps us deal with the situation at hand. However, this also leads to the blood flow to the prefrontal cortex being cut off, which leads to the negation of impulses and lower moral reasoning.

#5

We are what we think, and our inability to use our prefrontal cortexes is a major reason why we are so reactive and distrustful. We are unable to make long-term, thoughtful decisions because we are constantly being reminded that survival is not far away.

#6

The world is crazy. We’re driven toward panicked frenzy by life’s demands. It’s important to live in the eye of the hurricane, where things are calm and chaos isn’t the law of the land.

#7

The root of human suffering is desire. We experience something, and then we connect that experience with a past memory of something related, if there is an unreconciled emotional charge associated with that memory, we feel it all over again and start to get uneasy.

#8

We run and hustle all day to make money, but then we often spend it on junk we don’t actually need in accordance with the scripts and necessities embedded in our minds. Soon we find ourselves short on money and worried about making ends meet each month.

#9

The Urban Monk works to become picky about what information he digests, and he engages in content that enriches his experience. He becomes aware of the fact that life is a dangerous place and that death is near, and he wakes up.

#10

When we haven’t calibrated or recalibrated our stress bucket in a while, what Jenny said at the office sets the bar for what is going to stress and overwhelm our system that day.

#11

The human brain is constantly processing millions of bits of information. From the position of your foot to the wind hitting your face, it is all data that reflects in the mind as noise. There is also a steady stream of past memories, trauma, emotions, and pain.

#12

The first step toward life mastery is learning to stop the insanity and calm your mind. If the turbulent waters of the choppy sea of insanity are left to their own devices, we start to feel more anxious, irritable, and run-down.

#13

The first principle of meditation is the Eastern understanding of the breath. The breath carries our life force, and it is our connection with the essential nature of the Universe and our anchor into the Great Mystery itself.

#14

The practice involves standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, your hands in front of your torso, and your tongue touching the roof of your mouth. You should breathe gently in through your nose and out through your nose to your lower abdomen.

#15

The ancient and sophisticated tradition of herbology comes from the East. Plants have life force. They have consciousness. Plant spirit medicine is the original form of medicine on the planet. The shamans and medicine men of the past and present have a connection with the plants they harvest and use them as allies to help us get back on our paths.

#16

As you become an Urban Monk, you’ll want to take control of your mornings. This means having a plan the night before, and visualizing the day as it will look and feel like once you wake up.

#17

The Urban Monk steps out of the life of silent complacency and into one of action, adventure, constant challenge, and general awesomeness. You don’t have to HALO jump into a Somalian pirate boat with a samurai sword, but you do need to step out of your comfort zones.

#18

Caffeine Detox: Thousands of patients have come to me with anxiety, and a simple hack has sorted them out. Simply cut the caffeine and you will gain clarity and focus.

#19

When you catch yourself tumbling down the rapids with your thoughts, simply acknowledge that this is happening and stop doing whatever you’re doing mentally. This tumbling happens in the form of runaway thoughts, anxiety, restlessness, boredom, or anything else that pulls us out of the present moment.

#20

Exercise is a great way to bring down stress levels. It gets the blood pumping and the endorphins flowing. We evolved from an environment where we moved around a lot, and today we spend much of our time sitting down.

#21

Robert was a mess, but totally fixable. He was leaking vitality at every stop, and the first step was to stop the bleeding. We switched off his TV and cereal with some eggs and protein powders. He created a financial plan for retirement, which helped him see how much money he and his family were wasting.

#22

I had a very stressful career as a doctor, and it took a toll on me. I decided to leave and start a medical group, but I soon realized that I could do far better and more meaningful work in wellness and media.