Dr. Deepak Chopra has written an interesting fictional story about a man named Adam and his quest for the perfect swing. Through Adams’ story, Dr. Chopra illustrates the deep parallels between golf and life. There are seven important lessons that anyone who plays golf should think about. The book is a great read and you will find it hard to put it down once you start.
I didn’t expect much when I first picked up this book that was bought by someone else in the house. I thought it would be pretty boring because of the title, “golf for enlightenment.” However, as soon as I started reading it, I found it hard to put it down.
The story is about a man named Adam, a boy who is obsessed with golf but leaves the course in a bad mood. A situation most of us can identify with. That’s why this book is really nice, because we can relate to it because Adam is a typical golfer.
‘A New Way to Play’ and ‘Master of the Game’
There are actually two chapters before this one and a foreword by Jesper Parnevik. The chapters are titled “A New Way to Play” and “Master of the Game.” In the first chapter, Dr. Copra addresses golf in spiritual terms, which is something that hasn’t been done before or is very rare. As a golfer himself, he talks about the need to get the sensations going through your body just before you hit the ball just right, as that will determine where the ball will go and that “clear perception” is necessary to master the game of golf. . . Dr. Chopra also discusses the need for creativity in golf due to the many lies he can find and the many situations he finds himself in while playing. He also mentions that you don’t need to be “metaphysically inclined” to read the book, but any golfer can read it and benefit.
Deepak rightly says that the self should not be forgotten while playing because the self is very important in golf. He proposes a method where you forget to be technically perfect because you lose an element of yourself (unless, of course, it comes naturally or you start when you’re young). He talks about his experiences playing his rounds and how he does it. He relates his golf experiences to life extremely well and in a way that is easy to understand.
typical golfer
Introducing Adam Seaver, a golfer from the greater Boston area. He introduces himself to her while playing a frustrating round with his friends. He can hear his friends laughing at him. At this point, he gets really mad and just hits the ball, cutting it rough. When he arrives at his muddy ball, he is far from his friends, it is drizzling, it is dark and he is in a pine covered area like a forest. A voice says “You’re going to be a master of the game.” The stranger tells Adam to meet him the next day in a strange place.
The lessons
What follows are seven brilliant chapters titled, “Be Of One Mind”, “Let The Swing Happen”, “Find The Now And You Will Find The Shot”, “Play From Your Heart To The Hole”, “Winning Is Passion With Detachment”, “The ball knows everything”, “Let the game play you” and then the Epilogue – “Leela”.
Conclusion
This book contains so much practical information that anyone can use, for life and for anything. It is very entertaining and once you start, you will want to keep reading. For a golfer, it’s a must read. It is something different from all the technical magazines out there and also more entertaining.
