About the Book
INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR THE AUTHOR: "Passionate and motivating" - Sheridan College, Canada "A different way of seeing ourselves on the planet" - Dr. David Suzuki, Science broadcaster and environmental activist, Canada "This is a timely message" - Peel Multicultural Council, Canada "Well expressed" - Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College, UK "Dynamic" - BTL Worldwide, Dubai "Very different" - Tyco International, USA "Fresh lateral thinking" - Kempinski Resorts, Switzerland "Amazing" - George Brown College, CanadaAWARDS: - Making a Difference Award 2011-Peel Multicultural Council, Canada- Outstanding Guest Speaker Award 2010-International Leadership Congress- International e-learning Award 2011 PREVIEW: Heart Story is a journey that Alpha takes to break through his own suffering. He encounters three mystics in his quest, namely Lalla, a Dervish-Woman, Lao Tzu an Inter-Galactic Sage and Nasrudin the Witty Metaphysical Doctor; while Rumi comes over at the last phase of Alpha's metamorphosis. Shams, Tolstoy, Tagore, Carl Jung, Goethe, Emerson, Mark Twain, Ibn Arabi, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Hafiz, Voltaire, Omar Khayyam, Leonardo da Vinci, Khalil Gibran, Hallaj, Rabia, Ghalib, William Blake, Swami Vivekananda, Meister Eckhart, Joan of Arc, Peace Pilgrim, George Bernard Shaw, Bulleh Shah, Moses Maimonides, Hermes Trismegistus, Sir Muhammad Iqbal, Albert Einstein, John Lennon including others appear as apparitions in the background playing their roles as archetypal soul guides. These mystics take Alpha through many parallel world's revealing Zen Koan's, Sufi Parables and meta-visions of transcendental consciousness, breaking away the limitations of mental intelligence and simultaneously causing a big bang that the author calls Heart Intelligence.Messengers of peace and compassion from diverse faiths, come over briefly to express the original message of unabridged love and the beautiful power of human creativity and unity. They communicate a subtle message of seeking a common denominator between all the great faiths and traditions of the world.The play of seers and sages work as a tumultuous odyssey packed with passion, compassion, wit, humour, adventure and what the author so aptly refers to as "Heart-metamorphosis via Heart Intelligence".This is a mystical and graceful story expressed via a powerful and gallant attempt by the author to embalm solace on the seeming mission impossible predicament of human existence!Heart Story adds a vivid human journey to the masterpiece work, Heart Intelligence - Book Trilogy and Film, by the author.Paradigm shifting scientist and author, Gabriel Iqbal, dives into the heart of self-realization, via a literary odyssey, fittingly called, "Heart Story", that has the gem-like capacity to initiate and illuminate into a powerful consciousness the darkest recesses of the human soul.Note from the Author: "Mystical wisdom holds the simple and beautiful notion that there are as many interpretations as stars in the sky. Like the stars Heart Story has myriads of unlimited fresh perspectives and interpretations, it is not the pursuit of a canonical meaning.."- Gabriel IqbalAuthor's Message: Heart Story shows us a human journey that is complimented in detail in my lifetime's work, Heart Intelligence - Book Trilogy and Film. I wrote Heart Story in an attempt to paint a vivid, lively and imaginative tale that anyone can easily visualize and moreover emancipate its significance. There are moments in this story when a sense of the Divine invades our intellect and rips it apart to access our hearts and see an inward truth that has no common parallel in the world of the senses - Bon Voyage...http: //www.gabrieliqbal.com
About the Author: Gabriel Iqbal is an award-winning internationally acclaimed Canadian lean management, leadership, behavioural skills and sustainability training specialist. He is a paradigm-shifting scientist, author, poet and humanitarian. After having secured a scholarship for distinguished performance in a Diploma in Health Sciences at Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College, UK, in the early 90's, he was privileged to work under one of the world's eminent Biologist, Dr. Ray McNeil Alexander and earned a BSc. Honours in Biology from the University of Leeds, UK, with a key focus on Biomechanics, Freshwater Ecology, Environmental Science, Evolution, Paleobiology, and Human Psychology. Later on, he completed a Post-Graduation in Science Education from the same university and taught Science for several years. Further, his career focused on Lean Management, Sustainable Development, Organizational Behaviour, and Wellbeing. He has worked internationally for almost 25 years, with various fortune 500 companies, written extensively on Lean Management, Sustainable Development and Behavioural Skills and implemented his signature programs at the grassroots level with practical success. Gabriel is also a Lean Management Certified Trainer and a Certified Internal Auditor for Environmental Health and Safety Management Systems that includes ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems Training) and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems Training). Following his professional education, his personal interests grew in the field of Behavioural Psychology, Human Motivation and Sustainable Development. Gabriel has provided Ethical Leadership, Management, Corporate and Social Responsibility, Human Motivation, Sustainable Development and Well-being Programs for over two decades via his training and development organization, the Eureka Academy. Gabriel's major work is represented in, "Heart Intelligence" - Book Trilogy, which is accompanied by a non-profit Film: www.heartintelligencebook.com Gabriel has authored various books that are available on Amazon: www.amazon.com/Gabriel-Iqbal/e/B00PTJ0OIK www.eurekamakingadifference.com AWARDS: - Making a Difference Award 2011 Peel Multicultural Council, Canada - Outstanding Guest Speaker Award 2010 International Leadership Congress - International e-learning Award 2011 International e-learning Congress Gabriel is married to Tracy Liu and they have two daughters, Rumi and Roya and live in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
