Deepak Chopra
My own training is in the field of neuroendocrinology and I really became very fascinated many years ago with the molecules of emotion, molecules that we call neuropeptides.
Traditional Islam is a mixture of all obedience to Allah, and if that requires militancy, so be it.
There is no separation between mind and body... Self and other co-arise and fall away all the time.
Karma, when properly understood, is just the mechanics through which consciousness manifests.
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.
We must go beyond the constant clamor of ego, beyond the tools of logic and reason, to the still, calm place within us: the realm of the soul.
I've worked all my life on the subject of awareness, whether it's awareness of the body, awareness of the mind, awareness of your emotions, awareness of your relationships, or awareness of your environment. I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are.
I have all the time in the world. I am in touch with the timeless. I am surrounded by infinity. When I think like that, it doesn't mean I'm going to miss my train, it just means that I'm not thinking about it right now because I'm speaking to you.
A person is a pattern of behavior, of a larger awareness.
Science stands for rational thought, faith for superstition and unreason.
My father was a doctor, an army cardiologist.
All religions develop, become exclusive, become divisive and quarrelsome.
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.
Passivity is the same as defending injustice.
Every person is a God in embryo. Its only desire is to be born.
In moments of transcendence, when time stands still, your biological clock will stop. The spirit is that domain of our awareness where there is no time.
I teach people that no matter what the situation is, no matter how chaotic, no matter how much drama is around you, you can heal by your presence if you just stay within your center.
Your immune cells are like a circulating nervous system. Your nervous system in fact is a circulating nervous system. It thinks. It's conscious.
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.
People think meditation is a huge undertaking. Don't think of it like that.
Spirituality is meant to take us beyond our tribal identity into a domain of awareness that is more universal.
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.
Dynamic activity and deep rest of the mind are complementary to each other.
We can actually accelerate the process through meditation, through the ability to find stillness through loving actions, through compassion and sharing, through understanding the nature of the creative process in the universe and having a sense of connection to it. So, that's conscious evolution.
What happens is consciousness operates in mysterious ways. One of those ways is that the old paradigm suddenly starts to die.
Spiritual people should not be ashamed of being wealthy.
Before a brain can register a thought, a mind must think it... every step of the way is mind over matter... We override our brains all the time.
Your conscious brain cannot multitask. If I'm speaking to you and checking my I-Phone at the same time, I'm doing neither. This is why our society is frazzled; this misconception that we can consciously do more than one thing at a time effectively.
Wall Street is broken for sure because it succumbed to greed and corruption and pure speculation with no values.
The world in general has meaning, deep meaning at times. This cannot be dismissed as a delusion, an artifact of chemicals.
I have tremendous faith in President Obama's skills. He's a long-term visionary.
Modern medicine, for all its advances, knows less than 10 percent of what your body knows instinctively.
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.
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.
Perceptual reality is different for different species. In certain species it is a mode of observation, so what we call scientific fact is actually not ultimate truth, it is perceptual experience, and it's a mode of observation.
Every spiritual tradition has this idea of death and resurrection. It's not unique to Christianity.
In India, you're taught that there are certain qualities that make you a divine human being.
No matter how closely you examine the water, glucose, and electrolyte salts in the human brain, you can't find the point where these molecules became conscious.
It takes a little bit of mindfulness and a little bit of attention to others to be a good listener, which helps cultivate emotional nurturing and engagement.
There is just no getting around that turning bad things into good things is up to you.
Yes, in all my research, the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion.
Self-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain.
We have to really educate ourselves in a way about who we are, what our real identity is.
If you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of the world.
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 free yourself from aging by reinterpreting your body and by grasping the link between belief and biology.
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.
Preventive medicine isn't part of a physician's everyday routine, which is spent dispensing drugs and performing surgery.
Wealth is the progressive realization of worthy goals, the ability to love and have compassion, meaningful and caring relationships.