Deepak Chopra Quotes

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Deepak Chopra

Profession : Speaker

Birth : October 22, 1946

So the universe is constantly moving in the direction of higher evolutionary impulses, creativity, abstraction, and meaning.

Deepak Chopra

Our most important task is to transform our consciousness so that violence is no longer an option for us in our personal lives, that understanding that a world of peace is possible only if we relate to each other as peaceful beings, one individual at a time.

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You know, religion itself, Eastern and Western, is divisive and quarrelsome anyway.

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Some Western biographies are apologist, and do not portray the negative side at all.

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Muhammad is more human, more self-doubting, even self-tortured at times. His story is full of adventure, intrigue, betrayal.

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I grew up with a lot of Muslim friends, and the whole idea of revelation has been a lifelong interest of mine.

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Yes, in all my research, the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion.

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As long as you think of your real self as the person you are, then of course you're going to be fearful of death. But what is a person? A person is a pattern of behavior, of a larger awareness. You know, the two-year-old dies before the three-year-old shows up, the three-year-old dies before the teenager shows up.

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Seeking can become stressful when you apply the same laws that you apply in the material world - hard work, exacting plans, driving ambition, and attachment to outcome.

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I was always interested in going deeply into the life of the Prophet.

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If insurance companies paid for lifestyle-management classes, they would save huge sums of money. We need to see that alternative medicine is now mainstream.

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We have to really educate ourselves in a way about who we are, what our real identity is.

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I dislike the word 'self-help.' Self-awareness, yes, but not self-help.

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In every conversation I've had - with housewives in Mumbai, with middle-class people, upper-class, in the slums - everyone says there is an underlying consciousness of karma. That people believe in karma - that what you're putting out is going to come back. If I do something to you, the energy of it is going to come back to me in the future.

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A child in India grows up with the idea that you have to make choices that will create a better future. In fact, your whole life is a continuum of choices, so the more conscious you are, the greater your life will be.

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People think meditation is a huge undertaking. Don't think of it like that.

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When I looked at the addictive qualities of video games and how they captivate people's attention, I decided to try the same technology for enhancing well-being.

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Self-awareness is not just relaxation and not just meditation. It must combine relaxation with activity and dynamism. Technology can aid that.

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Once you're more aware of people's needs, you can create action plans for others to follow. That way, you're responsible for your own well-being, too.

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Dynamic activity and deep rest of the mind are complementary to each other.

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