Book Review - Demons in My Mind by Aasish Gupta
Demons in My Mind: When Mind Becomes Your Biggest Enemy (Kindle Edition) by Aasish Gupta
The book "Demons in My Mind" skillfully delineates the pluralistic capacities of the human mind - how it is at once man's best friend and biggest foe as well. The author describes the mind as a garden which reaps the seeds that you sow. Often distorted perceptions, anger, fear, ego, pride, the lust for success play poltergeists, making the mind a diseased element. Beginning with the life of a pious man named Daksesh and going on to the story of The Three Monks, the book traces through a wonderful play of words and rhythmic flow, the enigma of the human mind. No one is born a sinner or a criminal but it is the thoughts implanted in the gullible mind due to situations, events and circumstances that make a person good or bad. The book through the lives of Rizwan, Murli and the "Third Monk" traces how even the greatest of sinners, when they learn to control the mind, become legendary figures. Rizwan and Murli finally repent their sins when they see Alia repeatedly tortured by Roy, because it is Alia's sacrifice for the sinners that brings real penitence, representing the true virtues of the Christ.
The book, written with a profound philosophical insight into the world, and the human mind is an interesting intriguing read. The reader undergoes multiple emotions of awe, pain, disgust, horror, sorrow and ultimate realization at the end of the novel. The grotesque descriptions of Alia's torture on the island almost complex one to stop midway and yet, the pull of the story is so intense that it's impossible not to keep going. Towards the end, the plot rises to a crescendo when Rizwan and Murli repent their sins and Murli finally produces his masterpiece. At the same time, the tempo heightens when we discover that Alia is none other than Adeya's daughter. But the end is equally soothing, as Daksesh dies a peaceful death, a small smile playing on his lips. The three monks have a very significant metaphorical importance around which the entire plot revolves.
After reading the book, the mind is filled with many questions about the self along with a sense of self realization. This is one of the best books I have come across, comparable with the works of Paulo Coelho with its subtle philosophical undertones. All in all, it is a true life changing experience, a book worth reading and rereading again and again.
The book, written with a profound philosophical insight into the world, and the human mind is an interesting intriguing read. The reader undergoes multiple emotions of awe, pain, disgust, horror, sorrow and ultimate realization at the end of the novel. The grotesque descriptions of Alia's torture on the island almost complex one to stop midway and yet, the pull of the story is so intense that it's impossible not to keep going. Towards the end, the plot rises to a crescendo when Rizwan and Murli repent their sins and Murli finally produces his masterpiece. At the same time, the tempo heightens when we discover that Alia is none other than Adeya's daughter. But the end is equally soothing, as Daksesh dies a peaceful death, a small smile playing on his lips. The three monks have a very significant metaphorical importance around which the entire plot revolves.
After reading the book, the mind is filled with many questions about the self along with a sense of self realization. This is one of the best books I have come across, comparable with the works of Paulo Coelho with its subtle philosophical undertones. All in all, it is a true life changing experience, a book worth reading and rereading again and again.
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