The Soul of the World

What mysterious force compelled seven sages to find each other in a forgotten monastery in Tibet? Sensing the imminence of a worldwide catastrophe, these seven figures come to teach two young adolescents, Tenzin and Natina, the fundamental keys to wisdom.

Each figure represents the major spiritual traditions of humanity: a Tibetan lama, an American Christian, an Indian mystic, an Israeli Kabbalist, a Dutch philosopher, an African Sufi guru, a Mongolian shaman, and a Taoist Chinese master. Together they wilfully forget what divides their respective cultures and religions in order to teach a philosophical and spiritual message founded on humanism. Their message is simple and universal, removed from any dogmatism, and addresses the fundamental human question of how to lead a good life.

Armed with this wisdom, when the dreaded cataclysm occurs and black dust engulfs the world in darkness for forty days and nights, Tensin and Natina, the only survivors, are left to lead the way towards a better future.

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Frédéric Lenoir is a philosopher, sociologist and religious historian. He is the editor of Le Monde des religions magazine in France, a bimonthly magazine that is part of Le Monde. He is also the producer and host of the weekly programme Les Racines du ciel on France Culture radio.
He has written over forty works of essays, novels, short stories and encyclopedias, some of which include the spiritual thriller L’oracle de la Luna (Albin Michel, 2006), Comment Jésus est devenuDieu (Fayard, 2010), Petit traité de vie intérieure (Plon, 2010), and Dieu (Robert Laffont, 2011). His books have been translated into over twenty languages and sold over four million copies. He also writes for the theatre, the cinema and comic strips.