Touched by Fire: The Ongoing Journey of a Spiritual Seeker Book

	Foreword	vii
Chapter 1	A Child of Two Worlds
1	My Motherland	1
2	My Parents	8
3	The Maze of Time	15
4	The "Untouchable" Healer	18
5	My First School	20
6	Ghosts	24
7	A More Powerful God	26
8	The Power of Superstition	28
9	Providence Has Its Way	31
10	Wine Turns to Milk	38
Chapter 2	I Find My Way
1	The Forbidden Scripture	45
2	The Language of Gods	49
3	The Goddess in the Compost Pit	55
4	An Emotional Fit	59
5	No More Priestly Business	65
6	A Low-Grade Beggar	71
Chapter 3	Living with Grace
1	The Art of Adjustment	81
2	A Sinking Heart Begins to Soar	88
3	Live with Grace	93
4	The Past Returns	101
5	How Grace Works	104
6	The Power of Prayer	106
7	Serving Nature	108
Chapter 4	Miracles and Mysticism
1	Changing the Course of Destiny	113
2	The Science of Spirituality	115
3	The Power of Mantra	117
4	Who Are These Gods and Goddesses?	123
5	A Healer Who Smelled like a Goat	127
6	He Collects His Sheep Before It's Dark	132
Chapter 5	The Way of Providence
1	The Dream That Changed My Life	141
2	The Way of Providence	146
3	Don't Be a Slowpoke	152
4	Twelve Nights in a New Delhi Park	153
5	God at the Coal Mine	157
Chapter 6	Tantric Masters
1	The Shrine of the Goddess	171
2	Dancing on a Sword	176
3	The Drummer Saint	181
4	My Tantric Master	187
5	The Art of Joyful Living	190
Chapter 7	Touched by Fire
1	My Personal Bible	199
2	A Test of Patience	206
3	The Power of Creative Intelligence	211
4	The Apple on the Coat Rack	214
5	Reality Lifts Its Veil	217
6	A Liar Exposed	221
7	Keep Your Ears Plugged	225
8	A Debilitating Disease	231
9	Blessings That Don't Bear Fruit	235
Chapter 8	The Flame in the Cave
1	How Not to Be Born as a Dog	241
2	Grounded	247
3	The Last Sixty Hours	249
4	The Flame in the Cave	252
5	The Prince and the Dog	257
6	Sacred Link: The Quest for Freedom	260