Fire in the Heart - by Deepak Chopra (Paperback)

About the Book

The world-renowned teacher describes his own search for spirituality as a teen, pointing the way for others who want to begin the spiritual journey, as well as for parents who want a higher vision of life for their children.

Book Synopsis

A 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 boy's life.

"You are old enough to learn about things," he says mysteriously. "And who is going to teach you but me?"

The old man gives the boy four days of "soul training," a time of riddles, tricks, parables, and incredible twists that brings 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 world?

"The old man with the white beard showed me the spiritual side of life," writes Deepak Chopra, "where real passion and excitement come from. So before you begin, take a deep breath. This story could turn out to be yours."

Review Quotes

"Inviting.... Chopra shows a great talent for explaining...complex ideas lucidly and even grippingly."
-- Publishers Weekly, starred review

Like Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Le Petit Prince meets Chicken Soup for the Soul."
-- School Library Journal

About the Author

Deepak Chopra, MD, founder of the Chopra Foundation and Chopra Global, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. Chopra is a clinical professor of family medicine and public health at the University of California, San Diego, and serves as a senior scientist with Gallup Organization. He is the author of more than ninety books, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. Time magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century."