Deepak Chopra

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

Creativity is the evolutionary impulse in the Universe.

Be kind to yourself and others. Come from love every moment you can.

You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.

The symbolic language of the crucifixion is the death of the old paradigm resurrection is a leap into a whole new way of thinking.

Spirituality is meant to take us beyond our tribal identity into a domain of awareness that is more universal.

We must revisit the idea that science is a methodology and not an ontology.

Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day.

I like Muhammad a lot, because he's like us more than anybody else. Jesus is just so exalted, and Buddha is just so exalted, it's almost beyond our reach.

It is only by questioning what people take for granted, what people hold to be true, that we can break through the hypnosis of social conditioning.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask yourself if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potential or even enthusiasm.

Karma, when properly understood, is just the mechanics through which consciousness manifests.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers.

When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities.

Being fully in the present, you experience the timeless. In the timeless, you find your true self.

One of the keys to harnessing this potentially unlimited power of the mind is to expand your level of self awareness.

In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer.

Never forget your real identity. You are a luminous conscious stardust being forged in the crucible of cosmic fire.

There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.

To think is to practice brain chemistry.

We all feel the urge to condemn ourselves out of guilt, to blame others for our misfortunes and to fantasize about total disaster.

In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past but you will find yourself It will be a permanent Self rooted in awareness and creativity. Once you have captured this you have captured the world.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way ask yourself if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

When I was growing up, I went to an Irish-Christian missionary school.

I like Muhammad a lot, because he's like us more than anybody else. Jesus is just so exalted, and Buddha is just so exalted, it's almost beyond our reach. Muhammad is more human, more self-doubting, even self-tortured at times.

Like hunger or thirst, the instinct for balance is built into the human body.

Well-being changes as we move through life, which is why a child's version of it cannot be the same as an old person's.

Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not.

Traditional Islam is a mixture of all obedience to Allah, and if that requires militancy, so be it.

In order to be not bound by the tether of time, we must have a relationship with the timeless.

The secret of attraction is to love yourself. Attractive people judge neither themselves nor others. They are open to gestures of love. They think about love, and express their love in every action. They know that love is not a mere sentiment, but the ultimate truth at the heart of the universe.

When we find our core certainty within then we no longer look for certainty outside.

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

Mature workers are less impulsive, less reactive, more creative and more centered.

Our thinking and our behaviour are always in anticipation of a response. It is therefore fear-based.

The most effective way to live in the flow of the timeless is meditation.

Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.

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

If love is universal no one can be left out.

Wealth is the progressive realization of worthy goals, the ability to love and have compassion, meaningful and caring relationships.

I feel genius in great works of art. I have seen medical cures that science can't explain, some seemingly triggered by faith. The same is true of millions of other people.

A risk-free life is far from being a healthy life.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past, or a pioneer of the future.

Daydream imagine and reflect. Its the source of infinite creativity.

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.

In India, you're taught that there are certain qualities that make you a divine human being.

People who continue to nurture long-term and new friendships as they grow older are more likely to enjoy health and vitality.

Success comes when people act together; failure tends to happen alone.

We Americans sit at the head of the banquet table, as we have done for a century. Our standard of living is luxurious by any measure.

Intentions compressed into words enfold magical power.

And for me anyway, consciousness is three components: a personal component which for lack of a better word we can call the soul. A collective component which is more archetypal and a deeper level, and then a universal domain of consciousness.

Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.

The skill of letting go can be learned, and once learned you will enjoy living much more spontaneously.

Everyone has a dharma or purpose in life.

Wall Street is broken for sure because it succumbed to greed and corruption and pure speculation with no values.

The world sometimes feels like an insane asylum. You can decide whether you want to be an inmate or pick up your visitor's badge. You can be in the world but not engage in the melodrama of it; you can become a spiritual being having a human experience thoroughly and fully.

If you want to avoid Alzheimer's disease, sleep 8 hours a night.

Many scientists think that philosophy has no place, so for me it's a sad time because the role of reflection, contemplation, meditation, self inquiry, insight, intuition, imagination, creativity, free will, is in a way not given any importance, which is the domain of philosophers.

So many things happen for every event, and if you try to manipulate it, it means you are struggling against the whole universe, and that's just silly.

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

I, of course, meditate for two hours every morning. It's part of my schedule; I wake up at 4 a.m. every day and I love it.

The world in general has meaning, deep meaning at times. This cannot be dismissed as a delusion, an artifact of chemicals.

Total self acceptance is empowering. It means allowing others to see you as they choose, without being offended.

When you struggle with your partner you are struggling with yourself. Every fault you see in them touches a denied weakness in yourself.

The fear of death comes from limited awareness.

People need to know that they have all the tools within themselves. Self-awareness, which means awareness of their body, awareness of their mental space, awareness of their relationships - not only with each other, but with life and the ecosystem.

Ultimately spiritual awareness unfolds when you're flexible, when you're spontaneous, when you're detached, when you're easy on yourself and easy on others.

Solitude is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it.

You will find inner ecstasy when you can be reckless in love.

Our minds influence the key activity of the brain, which then influences everything; perception, cognition, thoughts and feelings, personal relationships; they're all a projection of you.

Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.

Your immune cells are like a circulating nervous system. Your nervous system in fact is a circulating nervous system. It thinks. It's conscious.

Being more aware creates responsibility. What does responsibility mean? It means the ability to respond. The more conscious you are in your ability to respond, the more creative you'll be.

You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.

Meditation makes the entire nervous system go into a field of coherence.

This is the nature of genius to be able to grasp the knowable even when no one else recognizes that it is present.

Most people talk about fear of the unknown, but if there is anything to fear, it is the known.

Traditional science assumes, for the most part, that an objective observer independent reality exists; the universe, stars, galaxies, sun, moon and earth would still be there if no one was looking.

Our thinking and our behaviour are always in anticipation of a response. It is therefore fear based.

Self awareness includes awareness of your mental realm, which encompasses your thoughts, feelings, energy, and emotions.

Whatever you are struggling with, is a reminder for you to find your true purpose in this lifetime.

Globalism began as a vision of a world with free trade, shared prosperity, and open borders. These are good, even noble things to aim for.

Quantum physics has found that there is no empty space in the human cell, but it is a teeming, electric-magnet ic field of possibility or potential

No matter what the situation, remind yourself 'I have a choice.'

Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you're in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

Abundance comes from within it comes from thought, intention, attention and expectation.

Self-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain.

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.

When resources become skimpy, human beings don't suddenly cooperate to conserve what's left. They fight to the last scrap for possession of a diminishing resource.

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.

Religion is confining and imprisoning and toxic because it is based on ideology and dogma. But spirituality is redeeming and universal.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

You can free yourself from aging by reinterpreting your body and by grasping the link between belief and biology.

The three things you can offer your children to change them: attention, appreciation and affection.

If you want to do really important things in life and big things in life, you can't do anything by yourself. And your best teams are your friends and your siblings.

Negative people deplete your energy. Surround yourself with love and nourishment and do not allow the creation of negativity in your environment.

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

The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality.