Deepak Chopra

Now in paperback, this outstanding bestseller coalesces ancient wisdom—much of it drawn from the Ayurvedic healing tradition of India—and modern science into a prescription for living a joyful, fulfilling life.

Every life is a book of secrets which can be opened. The “secret” of perfect love is found there, along with the secrets of healing, compassion, faith, and the most elusive one of all: who we really are.

He saw himself as “someone who is awake,” which is what the word Buddha means. That’s the person I’ve tried to capture in this book. Here in all his mystery is the principal human being who ever gained enlightenment, and who spent his long life trying to wake up the rest of us.

People around the world are increasingly working with their own bodies to restore balance. They're using medicinals found in nature to avoid the side effects of antibiotics and turning to traditions that have passed the test of time. The oldest medical system of all is Ayurveda, which dates back 5,000 years to its origins in India.