Stories are eternal. They stir the minds of young and old alike as nothing else can.

Great teachers have always known that a little story can ignite the soul. Here the honored Indian spiritual master J.P. Vaswani offers an engaging collection of nearly 100 of his favorite wisdom stories. Vaswani has selected each story for its unique charm and fresh spiritual impact.

Some stories feature heroes and saints from the past, while others tell of ordinary people long lost to history. Most come from annonymous geniuses who crafted and polished their insights into gems of wisdom. Now they await discovery and delight by modern readers.

Vaswani himself is a master storyteller. Along with treasures from the storytelling traditions of the world's religions, many of his best are included here. Vaswani's writings, in fact, have been called "a light in darkness, a song of joy in days of sorrow, and a dream of loveliness in nights of loneliness." Through the author's own stories as well as his collected favorites, "light, joy and love" await the reader on every page.