We live in a world where there exists a great split between science and reason on the one hand, and faith and spirituality on the other. This unique book confronts this subject head on, looking at the world through the eyes of an Indian boy who feels called to travel to the other side of the world inspired by the words of his late father: "The most important thing is to find the heart of the world." In his journey he meets an old professor of physics, a leading researcher in neuroscience, an abbot who has knowledge of all the world"s religions, and a passionate doctor who becomes his greatest mentor. At each stage he asks probing questions which challenge many of the paradigms of the modern world. As the boy"s odyssey seems to near its end, he is confronted by his greatest challenge and his search now takes him deeply within his own mind and heart. He thus leads us to the startling conclusion that the split between faith and reason is something we ourselves have manufactured, one of many things that obscure the heart of the world. "Poignant, engrossing and profound." - Vi Tri Phuong, M.D.