The Speaking Tree – Great Masters is a compilation of articlescurated from ‘The Speaking Tree’ column of The Times ofIndia. These articles have been written by those thinkers andmodern-day philosophers whose approach to life andteachings have brought about a 360-degree change in thelives of their followers, and have earned these mentors thetitle of ‘Gurus’ or ‘Masters’.Thich Nhat Hanh, Swami Chinmayananda, SwamiNikhilananda Saraswati, Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi,Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, Dada JP Vaswani, MaulanaWahiduddin Khan, Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj, JayaRow, Sensei Sandeep Desaiand Marguerite Theophilareamong those who feature in this volume. Their practicable guidance and insights on subjects impactingevery moment of our everyday life – fear, faith, selfrealization, relationships, success, gratitude, anger – will put situationsand emotions in their proper perspective, and enable andempower us to lead a stress-free, joyful life – the way we are meant to live.
