Spiritual teachers and writers often talk about the importance of “being present” and practicing non-attachment when it comes to worries about the past and future. But how do we actually stay non-attached in practice? When difficult emotions arise or life becomes too chaotic, many of us lose sight of the practices and teachings we’ve gained in [...]
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Deepak Chopra: The Journey to Enlightenment
In the latest episode of “The Rabbit Hole” on The Chopra Well, Deepak Chopra discusses the seven stages of consciousness and how they lead to enlightenment. Which stage of consciousness are you at currently? Reality is entirely dependent upon perception, and perception occurs in consciousness. That is why reality may be different in the seven [...]
8 Reasons To Be More Present In Your Life
Have you ever lost your car keys? Or arrived at the grocery store and realized you’ve left your wallet at home? I have, and I’ll bet many of you have too. You know how much stress and anxiety these situations create, and all because we were not present when we put our keys down (somewhere!) [...]
Deepak Chopra: Who Made God?
Prompted by his granddaughter, Deepak explores the questions: What is God? And who made God? In this episode of “Ask Deepak” on The Chopra Well, he approaches the query from a cosmological perspective. Think of a cosmic Las Vegas – there is eternal inflation and eternal fluctuation in the universe. Because this is happening eternally, [...]
What The Buddha Might Say To Deepak Chopra
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. -The Buddha Many years ago we were teaching a meditation weekend in Plymouth, England. On the Saturday after the program was over for the day, Carole, one of the attendees, told us she had just been with Deepak Chopra, that he had walked out of the [...]
Are You In Relationship With Your Partner’s Potential?
Did you get into your relationship thinking you could “fix” those few things that you didn’t like about your partner? Do you find yourself seeing your partner as they could be and miss who they actually are? Do you feel they aren’t living into their potential or do you compare them to your idealized version of [...]
Setting Intents 101: Ten Intentions for Higher Consciousness
I intend to manifest a world where war is a fictional concept than reality. I intend to choose respond over reactions. I intend to witness God in everything and everywhere. I intend to live a life of example. I intend to receive abundance from known and unknown sources. I intend to take myself lightly. I [...]
You Are The Love You Are Looking For
“What you are looking for, is what is looking.” – St. Francis of Assisi You will never get the love you truly yearn for from your partner. They may evoke a sense of love within you but that evoking happens within YOU. They never gave it to you; it was there prior to them and [...]
Deepak Chopra: What is the Source of The Universe
Does the material universe spring from a field of nothingness or rather from a field of possibility? In this episode of “Ask Deepak” on The Chopra Well, Deepak Chopra sits down with Menas Kafatos, a physicist and Chapman University professor, to discuss how the Universe came into existence. According to quantum physics, what we think [...]
Responsibility Will Set You Free
“How was it for you after you came to understand that even consciousness was not real? What happened at that particular moment? Did something very unusual happen?” “What a good question!” I thought as I read it. It was asked of me, presenting me with a golden opportunity to share my deep wisdom, to [...]
