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A wizard exists in all of us. This wizard sees and knows
everything.
The wizard is
beyond opposites of light and dark, good and evil, pleasure and pain.
Everything the
wizard sees has its roots in the unseen world.
Nature
reflects the mood of the wizard.
The body and
the mind may sleep, but the wizard is always awake.
The wizard
possesses the secret of immortality. |
"Here," Merlin
said one day, thrusting a bowl of soup at the boy Arthur. "Taste."
Hesitantly, Arthur did.
It was a delicious potage of venison and wild roots mysteriously spiced by Merlin
when Arthur's back was turned. In fact, the soup was irresistibly good, and Arthur eagerly
dipped his spoon again, only to have the bowl snatched from his hands.
"Wait, more,"
he mumbled, his mouth still full. Merlin shook his head. "The whole
banquet is in the first spoonful," he admonished.
At first Arthur felt a
surge of frustration and disappointment, but then he noticed that he felt as satisfied as
if he'd eaten the whole thing. Later, when Arthur was dozing under a tree, Merlin
quietly approached and left a large bowl of soup by his side. Walking away, the
wizard muttered, "Just remember, what good would all those years of wizard school be
if I couldn't show you everything in the first lesson?"
Reproduced With Permission from Deepak Chopra |
DEEPAK CHOPRA has written twenty-five books, which have
been translated into thirty-five languages. He is also the author of more than one hundred
audio- and videotape series, including five critically acclaimed programs on public
television. In 1999 Time magazine selected Dr. Chopra as one of the Top 100 Icons
and Heroes of the Century, describing him as "the poet-prophet of alternative
medicine." Dr. Chopra currently serves as CEO and founder of The Chopra Center for
Well Being in La Jolla, California.
