Direct Truth: Uncompromising, non-prescriptive Truths to the enduring questions of life
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Summary
Prescriptions， how-to’s， self-help， guru’s， mental hacks， psychology， motivation， and the like， are things that are fundamentally unserious。 They are things that move humans away from Truth。 For they approach all matters from the standpoint of a “fix。”
The Truth is a path away from all fixes。 And away from all chases。 It is for the one who is Serious。 It is for the one who is Sincere。 This book is for but a handful of individuals in the world。 Those with a rarest form of DNA。 The DNA to arrive at the Direct Truth in all things。 So that they may put an end to all chases。 So that they may walk life’s Final Mile。 And come to possess the things that they have called by various other names。
The Truth is a path away from all fixes。 And away from all chases。 It is for the one who is Serious。 It is for the one who is Sincere。 This book is for but a handful of individuals in the world。 Those with a rarest form of DNA。 The DNA to arrive at the Direct Truth in all things。 So that they may put an end to all chases。 So that they may walk life’s Final Mile。 And come to possess the things that they have called by various other names。
Reviews
Hetal
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Quite impressive。 Clear and straightforward views and presented in an easy format。 A must read。
Aneudys
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Something you have to read several times and revisit when needed， because your mind will constantly try to get prescriptions out of it。
Charis
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Partially wow， partially mumble jumble self-enlightened stuff
Dhruv Kalaria
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A good discourse on basic questions of lifeI wanted to skim read it but ended up rereading each statement probably twice to understand it better。 I might read it again， I might gain another insight :）
Shri
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Q: Is this a book or a compilation of tweet threads？A: Whatever you want it to beQ: Is this a good read？A:There is no good or badQ:Please tell。 I'm very curiousA:I don't answer for curiosityJokes apart， "Direct Truth" is a really really brief read comprising of short conversations on different topics or aspects of truth in a way。 This reads like the outcome of 'Jiddu Krishnamurthy' being forced to live in Twitter age with the constraint of 140 characters per tweet， instead of his usual long-wind Q: Is this a book or a compilation of tweet threads？A: Whatever you want it to beQ: Is this a good read？A:There is no good or badQ:Please tell。 I'm very curiousA:I don't answer for curiosityJokes apart， "Direct Truth" is a really really brief read comprising of short conversations on different topics or aspects of truth in a way。 This reads like the outcome of 'Jiddu Krishnamurthy' being forced to live in Twitter age with the constraint of 140 characters per tweet， instead of his usual long-winded monologues。 These 'truths' are more of mixture of axioms & aphorisms honestly。 But they build a framework that works （my personal opinion）。 I do not wish this review to be a discourse on the contents。 Keeping the focus on the literary medium chosen， the book itself， I find the length wanting to do justice to the topics chosen。 And when it is such a short read， some of the errors that seemed to have missed proofreading makes it look like a sloppy job。 Unless the reader is already in some stage of self-awareness journey， the book will not be able to impart much。 If one is on the journey already， this book serves as a nice recap of what has passed & what is yet to be experienced。 。。。more
Akhil Jain
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My fav quotes （not a review）:-Page 5 | "Perhaps it did nothing for you because you are curious for answers， rather than hungry for realizations。"-Page 7 | "Which is to say that if I become angry at being called stupid， I believe myself to be stupid。"-Page 11 |"Why might someone choose to become a success？ A: Because he enjoys it。 Because he is skillful at it。 Because he feels alive in pursuing his craft at the highest level。"-Page 11 |"Q: How do you view life？ A: I view life as something to be d My fav quotes （not a review）:-Page 5 | "Perhaps it did nothing for you because you are curious for answers， rather than hungry for realizations。"-Page 7 | "Which is to say that if I become angry at being called stupid， I believe myself to be stupid。"-Page 11 |"Why might someone choose to become a success？ A: Because he enjoys it。 Because he is skillful at it。 Because he feels alive in pursuing his craft at the highest level。"-Page 11 |"Q: How do you view life？ A: I view life as something to be devoted。 Q: Would you please explain？ A: If a human life is devoted to something， one tends to lose oneself in it。 As one loses oneself in it， the more blissful one becomes。"-Page 13 |"The problem that you are experiencing is not that you do not know how to be unattached。 The problem is that you do not realize the consequences of attachment。"-Page 16 |"A part of you relishes getting angry。 For when you do， you are able to exercise your right to become angry。 You enjoy this right。 For you feel that you have been wronged， and thus your anger is justified。 You do not wish to pass up on exercising this right。 But another part of you feels remorse for having been angry。 And this remorse is to some degree， disingenuous。 The remorse makes you feel better and morally correct。 For if you had felt good about getting angry， you would have a difficult time accepting yourself。"-Page 23 |"What else leads to a peaceful relationship？ A: The abandonment of need。 Q: But if two individuals don’t need each other， what is the point of a relationship？ A: Two individuals who need each other will only have conflict。 They can never have a relationship。 Q: The things you’re speaking are exactly the opposite of everything I’ve ever heard。 A: I understand。 Q: So if there’s no need， what binds them together？ A: The enjoyment of each other’s company。"-Page 25 |"If one devotes himself to a god so completely that he himself disappears， he is certain to find the Truth。 The completeness of devotion matters。 The object of devotion matters not。"-Page 35 |"Practice leads to meager and incremental improvement。 It is essentially repetition。 It becomes work。 Over time， it saps one’s inspiration。 It maintains more than it transforms。 One must train in order to become who one seeks to be。 Q: What does Siddha training entail？ A: It begins with a vision。 A precise determination of who one seeks to become。 Q: I understand。 Please tell me more。 A: I cannot tell you the method。 For there is no method。 Each human being is his own unique universe。 But the approach and the philosophy centers around discovering the Truth about what gets one to his vision。 Rather than myths such as “hard work，” “pain vs gain，” and “striving。” Q: The Truth？ A: Yes。 The reason that it supposedly takes “10，000 hours” and decades to become what one wishes to become is because one uses a bicycle rather than a locomotive。 If you do not know the Truth， you must take the long and arduous road。 But the Truth always takes a fraction of the time and provides a far greater result。 For even the best coaches and institutions of society know only of becoming a “practitioner。” They have no concept of becoming a Master。 It is for this reason that there is parity in all domains。"-Page 51 |"To guide people along the true path without them feeling your hand， is true guidance。 To speak to them in such a way that they do not feel instructed， is true speech。 To keep them in your orbit so that you may watch over them， without them feeling the slightest loss of freedom， is true caring。 To invest in them the Truths that will keep them safe and successful in their journey of life， while surrendering the need to take ownership of these ideas so that they may take ownership of them， is wisdom and dispassion。 These， and other secrets like it， is what the Master devotes his life to。 It is this that he lives for。" 。。。more
Jules
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Fucking Beautiful There's truth， and there is understanding the truth。 About our "selves"， and about the world around us。 The former requires a herculean effort from the latter， and yet is simple if one truly desires it。That's the whole idea here， but also its not。 I encourage anyone to jump in for themselves and choose their own adventure。 Fucking Beautiful There's truth， and there is understanding the truth。 About our "selves"， and about the world around us。 The former requires a herculean effort from the latter， and yet is simple if one truly desires it。That's the whole idea here， but also its not。 I encourage anyone to jump in for themselves and choose their own adventure。 。。。more
None
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Some pieces of wisdom swimming in a lot of thinly veiled， self-serving libertarian absolutes。
Justin
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Long story short？ This book is not for everyone。 You may， as I did， find yourself feeling "a way" about some things in this book。 I would not describe it as disrespectful but it's possible that you may find yourself agreeing with what is being said and that may be hard to swallow？ It's also possible that you read this and not be able to finish it because it doesn't appeal and/or seems to leave "big plot holes"。 Not the best way to describe it as there isn't necessarily a plot in the typical sens Long story short？ This book is not for everyone。 You may， as I did， find yourself feeling "a way" about some things in this book。 I would not describe it as disrespectful but it's possible that you may find yourself agreeing with what is being said and that may be hard to swallow？ It's also possible that you read this and not be able to finish it because it doesn't appeal and/or seems to leave "big plot holes"。 Not the best way to describe it as there isn't necessarily a plot in the typical sense of your standard novel。 I overall enjoyed reading this book。 I agree and disagree with certain points made but that ultimately doesn't matter。 I am learning to accept the ideas as they are instead of feeling "challenged" as if to say "I must fight for what I believe in"。 I plan on reading this author's other book with a similar setup so I'm sure that'll be interesting as well。Thank you for reading this。 Have a great day！ 。。。more
Patrick Sermont
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The book of Naval’s thought， tweets and podcasts all in one place:https://www。navalmanack。com/Really helped organize and structurize my thoughts on living， investing and managing stressful situations。2nd book is ‘Direct Truth’ by Kapil Gupta。 Really direct， bold and honest answers on big questions we ask ourselves。 The book is short but you have to read every conversation few times， because we are programmed differently for some questions and we don’t really know the truth。https://news。ycombinat The book of Naval’s thought， tweets and podcasts all in one place:https://www。navalmanack。com/Really helped organize and structurize my thoughts on living， investing and managing stressful situations。2nd book is ‘Direct Truth’ by Kapil Gupta。 Really direct， bold and honest answers on big questions we ask ourselves。 The book is short but you have to read every conversation few times， because we are programmed differently for some questions and we don’t really know the truth。https://news。ycombinator。com/item？id=。。。 。。。more
Kamal Laungani
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Less insightful compared to masters secret whispers。 Short， easy read。
Abhijit Chougule
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It will take good amount of time to really understand what it means。 It is a small book。 As the title suggest it is Direct to the point。
Apurva Hendi
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Seminal book。 Although， I can tell that it isn’t for everyone。 It’s bitter， unsettling， unfathomable yet a very rewarding read if you’re seeking the truth。 The author may come across as cynical but I suppose he’s trying to remain dispassionate in presenting the truth to its very atom。 Not the one for quips but read it at your own risk :）
Samyuktha Kavitha
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My biggest take away！ Anger is always deep rooted。
Shraddha Pant
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A timeless book that I'll read again and again in this lifetime。 A timeless book that I'll read again and again in this lifetime。 。。。more
Marco
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I can summarize this book in one sentence: 'you need to find the motivation （incentive） behind your quest by using first principles to get answers。'This book's messaging is very subtle。 If you get the premise you'll enjoy it。 I can summarize this book in one sentence: 'you need to find the motivation （incentive） behind your quest by using first principles to get answers。'This book's messaging is very subtle。 If you get the premise you'll enjoy it。 。。。more
Tanmay Sethi
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The book is mostly direct and precise which at times looks to get repetitive but the message it conveys a complex meaning for a normal brain。 Helped me to reinstate the fact there is nothing right and wrong and there is no 'should' that you must be doing。 Great read。 The book is mostly direct and precise which at times looks to get repetitive but the message it conveys a complex meaning for a normal brain。 Helped me to reinstate the fact there is nothing right and wrong and there is no 'should' that you must be doing。 Great read。 。。。more
Berker Koccaz
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Reminds me the quote "What you seek you shall never find。" You may get closer to what you seek。。 Reminds me the quote "What you seek you shall never find。" You may get closer to what you seek。。 。。。more
Lucian Gagea
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Amazing bookI think this is a must read for aanybody leave the self held books and read this。 Mindblowing， or may I say。。。 true self blowing！
ferhat
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I liked the question and answer form from the stoics but there isn't much meat in the core ideas。 I liked the question and answer form from the stoics but there isn't much meat in the core ideas。 。。。more
Joseph
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The title promises a lot。 It will require another read （it's a very short book） to deliver on that， but there is some provocative stuff mixed in here throughout。 The no nonsense， know-it-all， verging on arrogant tone of the answerer can be okay by me， but it's got to be backed up。 In this case that wasn't always met。 The short sales pitch at the end， for only the most serious， discerning clients that want to pursue a one on one consulting with the author also was a bit of bummer， but ultimately The title promises a lot。 It will require another read （it's a very short book） to deliver on that， but there is some provocative stuff mixed in here throughout。 The no nonsense， know-it-all， verging on arrogant tone of the answerer can be okay by me， but it's got to be backed up。 In this case that wasn't always met。 The short sales pitch at the end， for only the most serious， discerning clients that want to pursue a one on one consulting with the author also was a bit of bummer， but ultimately it's the words and ideas throughout that matter and there is some worthwhile stuff in here。 。。。more
Prateek Keshari
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Slightly conflicted because the book came as a recommendation from a really smart person I know。 Some chapters are really good， some not so much。 I liked the chapter on discipline particularly。 The Q&A format is interesting as well， though it's also extremely distracting at times。 I didn't take as many notes as I usually do， which says a lot about my takeaways。 It's a quick read， so give it a try。 Looks like a book that will appeal differently to everyone and the takeaways will depend on your st Slightly conflicted because the book came as a recommendation from a really smart person I know。 Some chapters are really good， some not so much。 I liked the chapter on discipline particularly。 The Q&A format is interesting as well， though it's also extremely distracting at times。 I didn't take as many notes as I usually do， which says a lot about my takeaways。 It's a quick read， so give it a try。 Looks like a book that will appeal differently to everyone and the takeaways will depend on your stage of life。 。。。more
EKTA BHARTI
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Truth Truth TruthReally a very good book to know that Truth exist all the time around you。 Concise and well written book。
Rohan
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Definitely worth ruminating and reviewing my notes from this discourse。 Perhaps， this is one step closer to the direct truth or clarity。
Yass Ye
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Good Thing It Was Not LengthyTotal waste of time， pseudospiritual dribble with occasional nugget of wisdom。 A failed attempt at copying the grandeur and sublimity of the stoics。 I especially dislike the grade 4 level writing style of this book。 You would think someone who has acquired *The Ultimate* TM and *The Truth* registered would also have picked up an A+ 12th graders prose style but alas the truth doesn't work like that。 Good Thing It Was Not LengthyTotal waste of time， pseudospiritual dribble with occasional nugget of wisdom。 A failed attempt at copying the grandeur and sublimity of the stoics。 I especially dislike the grade 4 level writing style of this book。 You would think someone who has acquired *The Ultimate* TM and *The Truth* registered would also have picked up an A+ 12th graders prose style but alas the truth doesn't work like that。 。。。more
Raushan Kumar
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Absolute truth。 No mellow drama。
Joe Bubel
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Very concise。 Will revisit multiple passages。 I can sense the Truth in the writing， despite not fully grasping it with my mind （of course）。
Prateek
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I got the recommendation of this book through Naval Ravikant （Indian American entrepreneur）。 I was curious about it as I look up to Naval & his philosophy on life matches mine。 It's a fairly quick read， that I was able to finish it in a couple of hours。 It's laid out in a Q&A format， supposedly with the people the author mentors as he has a coaching business for entrepreneurs， celebrities， etc。 It was an okay read， with some insights sprinkled here and there， devoid of fluff & cutting through to I got the recommendation of this book through Naval Ravikant （Indian American entrepreneur）。 I was curious about it as I look up to Naval & his philosophy on life matches mine。 It's a fairly quick read， that I was able to finish it in a couple of hours。 It's laid out in a Q&A format， supposedly with the people the author mentors as he has a coaching business for entrepreneurs， celebrities， etc。 It was an okay read， with some insights sprinkled here and there， devoid of fluff & cutting through to the topic being addressed。 It's smart， pragmatic & no-nonsense。The author could have used a less serious tone & been a little more playful with some of his mental constructs。 I see him as someone who has done his share of study， meditation， etc。 to come to his insights & turned it into a new age business。 I would recommend another， more informative， descriptive & authentic book called "I am That" （https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/2。。。）， laid out in a Q&A format which probably was the inspiration for the author。 。。。more
RadiKal
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Once I picked up this boo I could not put it down until I was finished。
Hitesh Vaghani
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