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.”
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"it's my first book that wrote by Deepak Chopra. Throughout the book told about the story when the author was a teenager and meet his guru. It's an 'easy reading' book and fit with my expectation as a starter reader of Deepak Chopra's books. "
— Agung (5 out of 5 stars)
“Chopra shows a great talent for explaining intangible and complex ideas lucidly and even grippingly, and teens are almost certain to respond to the intelligence and vividness of his presentation.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)" Here is an easy reading book aimed at adolescent readers. The author uses two characters: a 15 year old (the author when younger) and Baba, a wise teacher-guide, to impart his philosophy and wisdom. The details didn't stick with me much, but the mood -- peaceful, reassuring -- has remained. "
— Kristine, 12/22/2010" I wish I had read this book when I was a teen! "
— Mike, 5/4/2009" andai saja aku lebih muda 5 tahun saat baca buku ini.. :D <br/>tapi ga da kata terlambat untuk membaca dan memahami, ya ga?? :P <br/> <br/> "
— Abdyka, 1/31/2009" wuaaaahhhh <br/> <br/>bagus banget bukunya!!! <br/> <br/>think the opposite!!! <br/> "
— Hana, 1/3/2009" Uh…to be honest…I couldn't get through this…only have it because some random person who's friends with my parents got it for me for Christmas. "
— Kristen, 10/6/2008" nice advises all over...but sometimes too dreamy-like and philosophical, hence boring. "
— Silvana, 8/22/2008Deepak Chopra MD, FACP, founder of the Chopra Foundation, a nonprofit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, and Chopra Global, a modern-day health company at the intersection of science and spirituality, 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. He is the author of over eighty-nine books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. His ninetieth book and national bestseller, Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential (Harmony Books), unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities. Time magazine has described Dr. Chopra as “one of the top one hundred heroes and icons of the century.”