That is typical of his talks and wisdom....many of his talks are on UTube and I encourage everyone to watch them!
Thank you! I have now started watching his videos on Youtube. He is insightful and humorous!Thanks dseag2. I love love love Chopra
I absolutely love that.
So glad you found him!! He is very insightful.
My one issue with Chopra is his use of the word 'perfect' in affirmations when meditating. My pragmatic relationship withthe physical world precludes me throwing that word around. I substitute 'optimal'.I didn't know his background and wanted to find out what eastern tradition he comes from and this is what wiki says about him.
"Deepak Chopra (/ˈdiːpɑːk ˈtʃoʊprə/; Hindi: [diːpək tʃoːpɽa]; born 22 October 1946) is an Indian-American author and alternative medicine advocate.[4][5] A prominent figure in the New Age movement,[6] his books and videos have made him one of the best-known and wealthiest figures in alternative medicine.[7] His discussions of quantum healing have been characterised as technobabble – "incoherent babbling strewn with scientific terms"[8] which drives those who actually understand physics "crazy"[9] and as "redefining Wrong".[10]
Chopra studied medicine in India before emigrating in 1970 to the United States, where he completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in endocrinology. As a licensed physician, in 1980 he became chief of staff at the New England Memorial Hospital (NEMH).[11] In 1985, he met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and became involved in the Transcendental Meditation (TM) movement. Shortly thereafter he resigned his position at NEMH to establish the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Center.[12] In 1993, Chopra gained a following after he was interviewed about his books on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[13] He then left the TM movement to become the executive director of Sharp HealthCare's Center for Mind-Body Medicine. In 1996, he co-founded the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.[11][12][14]
Chopra claims to believe that a person may attain "perfect health", a condition "that is free from disease, that never feels pain", and "that cannot age or die".[15][16] Seeing the human body as undergirded by a "quantum mechanical body" composed not of matter but energy and information, he believes that "human aging is fluid and changeable; it can speed up, slow down, stop for a time, and even reverse itself," as determined by one's state of mind.[15][17] He claims that his practices can also treat chronic disease.[18][19]
The ideas Chopra promotes have regularly been criticized by medical and scientific professionals as pseudoscience.[20][21][22][23] The criticism has been described as ranging "from the dismissive to...damning".[20] Philosopher Robert Carroll writes that Chopra, to justify his teachings, attempts to integrate Ayurveda with quantum mechanics.[24] Chopra says that what he calls "quantum healing" cures any manner of ailments, including cancer, through effects that he claims are literally based on the same principles as quantum mechanics.[19] This has led physicists to object to his use of the term "quantum" in reference to medical conditions and the human body.[19] Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has said that Chopra uses "quantum jargon as plausible-sounding hocus pocus".[25] Chopra's treatments generally elicit nothing but a placebo response,[7] and they have drawn criticism that the unwarranted claims made for them may raise "false hope" and lure sick people away from legitimate medical treatments.[20]
Contents
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepak_Chopra
- 1 Biography
- 2 Ideas and reception
- 3 Legal actions
- 4 Select bibliography
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 Further reading
- 8 External links"
I have tried TM. I didn't join, but found out how it is done. I still use the technique occasionally. It really can cut through and calm my mental and emotional "roof noise."
I have several since one of my sons has gifted me with various ones since he became an adult. He had read the one or two i'd gotten myself and knew i liked them
I agree with you since I do not follow any particular leader either..I consistently read different spiritual leaders since they each have a different way to express truths that are thought-provoking. I do have some favorites and I read more than one of their books..like Eckhart Tolle..Different spiritual leaders can be found on u-tube which is where I usually find new ones...esp through TED talks
There are many ways to interpret the quotes you posted. Basically, I see him as referencing our Spiritual-selves, not our human (aka material) selvesHuh? He believes "a person can attain perfect health and cannot die"?
He believes we're not made of matter but rather we're a "quantum mechanical body of information and energy"?
His quote in the 1st post says "being is enough" with "no need for approval" "because you've awakened to your own infinite worth"?
Isn't that self-centered if one dwells there?
Feeling "no need to be approved by anyone" is where Putin's at right now.
This post won't win me a popularity contest in this thread but I "don't need your approval" according to Deepak Chopra
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I likened Putin to "Feeling no need to be approved by anyone"...not to any other part of the post. But I see where it could have confused you. Thank you for the opportunity for me to clear that up.
