Gopi Menon - Author
Founder of the the Joycentrix System
for Happy Living
Breaking News!
This book has won a Finalist Award in the 2022 Readers Favorite Awards Contest in the Religion/ Philosophy Category
2022
Last year, this book won the Bronze Medal in the 2021 Global Book Awards in the Faith & Spirituality category.
2021
Readers Feedback for 'Back to GOD, Away from Religion'
"Re-examine all that you have been told, dismiss that which insults your soul" - Whitman
Malaysian author Gopi Menon is a self-described ‘Contrarian Thinker who asks a lot of uncomfortable questions about traditionally accepted practices such as religion, ritualized prayer, about God, the afterlife, etc.’
As he states, ‘My passion is thinking deeply, questioning the norm and trying to find practical solutions to the problems of living a happy, fulfilled life.’ ...................."Therefore, religion is NOT the best way to god or to life. The best way to a happy, fulfilled life is found by looking within yourself and not inside ancient books." .........
This is a challenging book, inspiring, singularly thoughtful, and rewarding to read and absorb. Recommended for all readers, no matter the spiritual convictions. - Grady Harp (Amazon Hall of Fame Reviewer).
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2021
It shows a very clear and detailed vision about religions.
An excellent book, extremely interesting and, at the same time, controversial. I personally enjoyed reading it very much, as I am a person who has always had many unresolved questions about religions and God.
I am always constantly asking myself things, thinking and analyzing if it is really true or not.
So, the book offers you a very clear and detailed vision that will allow you to solve many of your questions to finally draw your own conclusions and decide your own thinking.According to the author, religions were created by people in order to manipulate them and, therefore, they are not perfect and have errors.
According to him, there are other ways to connect with God and the most important thing is to look inside yourself and do good. - Albert
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2021
What Another Reader has to say about 'Back to GOD, Away from Religion'
In my constant search for happiness and universal truths, I came across this interesting book titled ‘Back to GOD, Away from Religion’. ...The author is convinced that the best way of living a happy life is by looking inside ourselves, rather than in a religion. ....The author gives very solid and interesting arguments, that gave me legitimate answers to the questions I have always had about religion.
... I will give this book five stars, because it definitely helped me in my search to live a life of joy and peace. - Susel Dezzani
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2021
Readers Feedback for 'Daily Happy Living'
Simple, Honest and Thought - Provoking. A brilliant book!
"Truth is simple, so is happiness", is my summary of this amazing book. It was an effortless read yet mind expanding and thought provoking. It bravely addresses essential questions few would dare ask, yet humbly answers.
The Joycentrix System is an easy, practical and effective guide to achieving and sustaining happiness everyday.
I highly recommend this book to everyone in pursuit of health, wealth, success, happiness, peace and harmony which all originate from the very primal energy of joy." - Ganesh Kumar
Practical Ideas to Live more Happily.
The book gives a down to earth approach to achieving happiness, with real life examples, and analogies that the reader can relate to.
One extremely important principle--that we are in control of our choices, but not of the choices of others--is used to explain that we can choose to be happy or not, be angry or not, be hurt or not, etc.
His example, how we may choose to not get angry at a person who cuts us off in traffic (p. 118), bolster his argument that we can choose how we respond to a situation, and not have a victim mentality.
Dr. Rama M. PhD
What Another Reader has to say about 'Daily Happy Living'
“Thoughtful, emotionally powerful, and incredibly balanced, the Author's easy-to-understand examination of the practical applications of happiness in our everyday lives will undoubtedly improve the quality of countless days to come for numerous readers.” Justin D.
Readers Feedback for 'Papa Bear's Happy Parenting Rules'
I am not a fan of parenting books myself, but author Gopi Menon gave me hope with his book!
I found myself looking back on my childhood and wishing my parents had implemented some of his perspectives while raising us.
Whether you're a parent already, or a parent-to-be, or plan to become one; this book would be a significant addition to your library and a fresh perspective on the world of parenting.
Darci Ward
Author
The author has some incredible advice for parents and caregivers on how to raise children that will grow up to have healthy self-esteem and strong faith in themselves,...
In Chapter 1, he says 'Cherish the child as a gift from God'. And he brings up some incredible points about this which rings true for me.
The subsequent chapters are just as insightful with plenty of real-life examples. It is so enlightening and timely. I love this book and wish my parents had had it when I was growing up.
Timothy J. Verret
Blogger
What Another Reader has to say about 'Papa Bear's Happy Parenting Rules'
"Menon’s advice for compassionate parenting resonates. He suggests treating each child individually, seeing them for who they are, listening for what they need, and responding in kind. After all, isn’t that what we all want?" -
Louisa J. Clark
Author
Readers Feedback for 'The GOD Soliloquy'
The GOD Soliloquy is unlike anything I've read before!
Gopi Menon beautifully and eloquently puts himself in the shoes of God with absolutely no sense of demagogue or mania, but only with humility and love of the human race.
I've always thought that people should put themselves into the shoes of God and then deduce whether God ever wanted us to hate and separate ourselves through organized religion.
However, it's truly great that we have someone as philosophically brilliant and inspired, to be able to have the courage to humbly and passionately be a spokesperson for God.
- Saleh Mohammed Radaideh
“A More Beautiful GOD”
The GOD Soliloquy leads us on a spiritual journey into the mind and heart of author Gopi Menon. Written in the first person as though God was speaking, we find a spiritual construct of hope – one person’s quest to answer the tough questions of belief and life.
Menon encourages his readers to “use their own critical independent thinking and not just accept everything blindly” because “this is what GOD has gifted us with – free will and choice to think independently.” ….
I am a follower of Christ and yet I found this reading insightful and affirming of my own spiritual path in many ways. - Steve Hinkle
What Another Reader has to say about 'The GOD Soliloquy'
The GOD Soliloquy by Gopi Menon begins with the provoking question: "What if everything we have been told about the world and about God is wrong?" …..The GOD Soliloquy propounds a brave new theory regarding the world and its proper functioning, introducing a set of commandments anew. Rather than a manipulative figure controlling us who needs to be kept happy by the people, many a time at a great cost, he proposes an alternate idea that agrees with one's own reason and one's own common sense.
A very well written book and all the new ideas proposed have been logically substantiated and are quite appealing to common sense. It looks so simple and elegant in fact that it made me wonder, why didn’t I think of writing this book? - Roy T. James
About the Author
I am a retired engineer, happily married for 49 years to my wife Leela. That's us at the Rose Garden in San Francisco a couple of years ago, when we visited one of our sons who resides there.
For more details about my passion for writing, my books and so on, please check out the About Page on this site.