The experience of reading a book was one of attending a live workshop with Dr. Patkar. The reader feels like an invisible being sitting in the hall where the author is interacting with the participants. According to a Sanskrit Shloka, the mind is like a monkey, inebriated, stung by a scorpion and seized by a demon, all at the same time. Throughout the book the author uses metaphors and parables to explain aspects of the human mind. One can imagine vividly by the metaphor the chaos that goes on in our minds without realization. The process of mastering the mind monkey is simple. Chip away non-value adding activities from our day-to-day lives.

The book is divided into five parts. The flow of the book is such that it helps the reader discover the pure conscious within. In the first part, the author encourages the reader to delve into his/her own self and explore the fountains of "excellence" that exist within every individual. The section ends with certain practical tips on meditation that will help to reader in his journey of exploring his inner excellence.

In the subsequent section, Dr. Patkar shifts the focus to applications of excellence within us to organizational life. His basic tenet is to encourage the reader to control his own mind and thereafter to apply the positive resonances within it to facets of organizational and individual contexts. As one proceeds towards the end of the book the reader realizes that the author has taken him to very complex thoughts from the simple ones in Part One.

Dr. Patkar says excellence is within us, it is everywhere. When people talk about excellence they become excited and animated. Excellence is an attitude, and he says, "Attitude is a primary necessary condition that cannot be sustained by skill or knowledge."

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