I May Be Wrong: The Sunday Times Bestseller

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Is in this context “I may be wrong” the same as “I might be wrong” (I suppose almost nobody uses might) This book really, really will stay with me forever. It's not only laced with the most incredible wisdom, but it's also gentle and beautiful and eloquent. It brought me so much joy and so much comfort' FEARNE COTTON The next important thing is something else he throws at us up front, and I am going to quote it in full because I can speak to the fact that it utterly encapsulates why you should read this book. The Sunday Times bestselling book of comfort and timeless wisdom from former forest monk, Björn Natthiko Lindeblad

I often pass the ruins of a monastery when I’m out for a walk, and I wonder what it would have been like to live there four or five hundred years ago. Spending your days serving others and seeking your own spiritual salvation. I've sometimes wondered what it would be like to join a Buddhist monastery but the closest I ever got was going on a silent ten-day meditation retreat in an old boarding school in Kells, Co Meath. I enjoyed it, and it left me feeling renewed, but I didn't experience what I’d describe as a calling. Forest MonkThe Sunday Times bestselling book of comfort and timeless wisdom from former forest monk, Bj örn Natthiko Lindeblad The book is full of wisdom and wonderful stories, many of which I had heard but I still enjoyed listening to again and pondering on their messages. Some understanding and explaining of the life of a monk in the lessons they learn were lovely. A few ideas that are worth noting for me: I may be wrong' is full of humility and grace, and his writing style is warm and engaging. The book is based on talks he has given, and you can tell from the conversational tone of the book. It's like he's sitting beside you.

Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney recorded the song in 1958 [13] for use on their radio show and it was subsequently included in the CD Bing & Rosie - The Crosby-Clooney Radio Sessions released in 2010. [14] First of all I would like to thank Milky, CJ, Paco, Philip, Rishonly and Goodman (others?) for their comments to my posts. I’m very grateful for this.Summary: A manual for living with uncertainty – told in simple everyday language through the perspective of a man who chose to live an extraordinary life, but recognises that most of us will stay closer to home and can nevertheless benefit massively from what he learned along the way. The Mills Brothers - included in the album Count Basie & The Mills Brothers – The Board Of Directors (1967). [15]

Is “I could be wrong” a common appropriate phrase? If yes, when I should use “I may be wrong” and “I could be wrong”. High Hatters (vocal: Frank Luther) - recorded August 23, 1929 for Victor Records (catalog No. 22105). [4] Let me tell you what this book is not. It's not about religion. It's not about telling you how to live your life. It's not about taking on a new set of beliefs. Infusing the everyday with heart, grace and gentle humour, this is a book to help us all navigate the realities of modern life. And – the short version would go – he threw it all up and became a Buddhist monk. The fuller version shows us that it wasn't quite as easy as that. More importantly, that isn't where the story ends.

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If you only read one philosophical book a year, read this one. It's simple. It's heart-warming and at times heart-breaking and those two things are intrinsically linked. It's thought provoking. And it's so quotable that if I started, I wouldn't know where to stop. So let me just summarise the core messages: The Sunday Times bestselling book of comfort and timeless wisdom from former forest monk, Bjoern Natthiko Lindeblad From former forest monk Björn Natthiko Lindeblad, I May Be Wrong was a Swedish sensation. It is a book of timeless wisdom about how to handle the uncertainty that is a natural part of life.

This book tells a quite amazing interesting story of a Swedish student who went off to become a Buddhist monk in Thailand for 17 years and other countries before leaving his cause as a monk and returning to Sweden. He then found love and also loss, the experience and description of his fathers at the end of the book really touched me. We follow him through his years in Thailand, pre-monk, monk-in-training, full-monk, and then his years in 'forest monasteries' outside of Thailand. The inverted commas are mine, because I'm not sure from the reading that the European variants are in anything that could truly be called a forest. The term applies though because, as I understand it (and I may be wrong) the term forest monastery refers to a concept / ideology / tradition / denomination / family as much as it does to the location of the building. We like to think we understand what's happening around us; that we can determine the path our life takes. But often, things don't go that way - in fact, they rarely do.Let me tell you what this book is not. It's not about religion. It's not about telling you how to live your life. It's not about taking on a new set of beliefs. Plain and simple, it's about how to relate to your own thoughts and emotions in a way that makes your life more enjoyable, more free, brighter, clearer and wiser.