Book Review – The Peaceful Warrior
October 22, 2020by Tulshi Varsani
I was given the book ‘The Peaceful Warrior’ as a suggestion by another motorsports coach. He and I were having a conversation about connections and purpose in our line of work which led him to suggest this book to me. I admit, I was a little hesitant from the title and the book cover, but curiosity won me over in the end and I’m glad it did.
Once I realised this book was about an athlete who has been through moments of reflection and decided although his life was filled with things he enjoyed, he was left with a feeling that something was missing. The athlete travels through his journey where he discovers his purpose, the meaning of life and is guided by a spiritual guru. This isn’t your typical spiritual book either, it contains aspects which bring you towards introspection, reflections, and enlightenment. By reading his journey, I automatically began to take note of my own journey. I took my time with this book because there were moments which triggered frustration, disappointment and left me with a feeling I wanted to sit with for a while in order to understand. This self-reflection made me asses what path I could take within each moment and how I could realign with my own life’s purpose. What were the values and decisions I needed to evaluate in order to move forwards. This book opened up so many things I forgot, ignored or simply was distracted by life to focus upon.
There are some stories you may have heard before and maybe some which are new to you but overall, like with anything, you get what you want from it. I remember hearing when the student is ready, the teacher presents themselves to him or her. That is like with anything in life; you are only able to truly understand something only when you are ready to hear and or experience it. Without going into specific detail this book is something that will teach you about your own journey and when you are ready, you will find the lessons you need from it.
One final word on The Peaceful Warrior is within its statement which says it is
– A BOOK THAT CHANGES LIVES – which is completely true.
When you are ready, it will change your life but only if you want it to.
If you have any suggestions for next months book of the month let me know, send me a message or write in the comments below and I look forward to hearing all the beautiful suggestions.
Tulshi Varsani
Tulshi is a highly experienced coach with a passion for supporting both corporate and sporting clients to enhance their wellbeing and performance. She applies research led practices to monitor and test, enabling her clients to achieve long-term growth and development. Tulshi was the first Performance Manager and Coach for the 8x World Championship winning Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team. Her responsibilities included managing the race team performance-testing and training programs. Including factory wide health & wellbeing initiatives. Tulshi is also a part of the Board of Advisors for a company LTAD. LTAD is a training pathway for young athletes within strength and conditioning.