Fire in the Heart

From the man Time magazine named one of the top heroes and icons of the th Century comes a book of spiritual explorationA fifteen-year-old boy is walking through a swirling fog on his way to school when a voice calls out Come here We need to talk Out of the mist emerges an old man with a white beard He is a fantastic figure as wizardly as Merlin as wise as Socrates as peaceful as Buddha Whoever he is the old man has appeared on that very day to change the boys lifeYou are old enough to learn about things he says mysteriously And who is going to teach you but meThe old man gives the boy four days of soul training a time of riddles tricks parables and fantastic twists that bring out surprising answers to each of four burning questions about spirituality Do I have a soul How do wishes come true What is the supreme force in the universe How can I change the worldThe boy was Deepak Chopra who grew up to write and teach about the same invisible things the old man had taught him The old man with the white beard showed me the spiritual side of life says the author where real passion and excitement come from So before you begin take a deep breath The story could turn out to be yours.