UPDATED: Pics of My Father, Deepak Chopra, During his Monkhood Ceremony

By on July 7, 2010 in Spirit

 I thought I would share these with everyone…

I find it moving, bold and kind of bizarre seeing my father going through this process.  He will be on the streets of Thailand with a begging bowl for the next few days…

 

 

 

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Mallika Chopra

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Mallika is Tara and Leela's mom. She's written two books inspired by them - 100 Promises to My Baby and 100 Questions from Her Child. She started Intent to realize her personal intention to connect with others by sharing and listening to each others stories.
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35 Responses to UPDATED: Pics of My Father, Deepak Chopra, During his Monkhood Ceremony

  1. Samantha Barton July 7, 2010 at 1:00 am #

    Thank you for sharing these :) How beautiful.

    Namaste,

    Samantha

  2. shahin July 7, 2010 at 1:38 am #

    This is so beautiful. It suits him. He is so Humble.

    thank you for sharing.

    Shahin

  3. rajeshmsharma July 7, 2010 at 1:48 am #

    holy, peace, calm, bliss, enlightened

  4. Viewer July 7, 2010 at 7:56 am #

    Ty Mallika! He looks So Awesome to me! Life is all abt perceptions..u perceive him as ur father, very natural for u to see it as bold and bizarre. I perceive him as a spiritualist and my teacher/guru…so it feels so Great to see him, where in my eyes he shud have belonged to that ascetic world, which I'm so fond of. I'm myself halfway thru' there.

    Having said that….without a doubt his Dharma is not there in the ascetic world, even tho I wud love to see him there. His Dharma,as he himself knows damn well is to be there for humanity, for his own family. More importantly for the upliftment of people of the world who are always getting attracted to him, to learn and absorb so much from his teachings.

    Hope not he turns from Siddharth to Gautam Buddha:-) most of them aren't going to be happy abt it. But, it has been wonderful for me to hear that he took such a nice break.

    ty for the pics.

    Peace&Love…Sachin

  5. malikk74 July 7, 2010 at 8:39 am #

    Hi Mallika- thanks for sharing. When were these taken? I have been trying to reach him for some time now- guess he was experiencing another phase in his spiritual journey as a monk:)!!… these pictures are touching, inspiring, and prove the genuineness about Deepak, apart from his humility!

    However, I completely agree with Sachin- Deepak belongs right here- his dharma & karma belong in a world which needs people like him more than ever before, when we believe humanity is at the cusp of a quantum jump in consciousness…

    Keep sharing…

    May all beings be happy…

    Malik

  6. jacquemo July 7, 2010 at 10:12 am #

    such a wonderful experience. thank you for sharing. my best wishes for you, your father, your family, and all humanity.

  7. PeacefulRosalind July 7, 2010 at 10:49 am #

    Thanks for sharing, I am sure that the journey as a monk is wonderful experience: very deep at many levels. Again Thanks.

    Rosalind.

  8. Pam July 7, 2010 at 10:50 am #

    Thank you, Mallika for sharing these heart-warming photos. Your dad looks very much as peace. Can't wait to see and hear more about his monkhood experience. What a great thing to do!

    Namaste.

  9. lissa.coffey July 7, 2010 at 11:14 am #

    This is just so sweet… I love it! :-) Thanks so much for sharing these pics with us. We are all thinking of Deepak and sending him love on this beautiful journey!

  10. Mrudula July 7, 2010 at 12:08 pm #

    Moved

  11. yumi July 7, 2010 at 1:21 pm #

    Wow. Love the photos!

  12. zenmama July 7, 2010 at 2:07 pm #

    Very powerful. Thank you so much for sharing such an intimate experience.

  13. Dianabfm July 7, 2010 at 3:26 pm #

    "Moving, bold, and kind of bizarre…" I understand. I'd probably feel the same if it were my father.:)

    Thank you Mallika for sharing part of your father's journey with us. Moving, bold, inspiring.

    Love the photos, too.:)

  14. DocRod July 7, 2010 at 4:17 pm #

    Thanks for sharing… Is that Gotham in the photo? Namaste'. Love. R

  15. malikk74 July 7, 2010 at 5:15 pm #

    Hi Malika- also reminded of something else: My first Vipassana meditation camp, where you too live like a quasi-monk, with a mendicant's way of life. Seeing Deepak like this reinforces how this can not merely be a humbling experience, but also remind us about the ephemeral nature of all things on this plane… we say a monk shuns material things- but is any of this really 'ours', in the first place? What we came in with was only breath, that is the only consistency through the waves of life, and that too shall be left behind here, as we change planes…

    Deepak probably is answering a deep inner calling, after decades of genuine work for millions of us. Maybe, just maybe, he has the right to now stop thinking about this world, its problems etc, and experience a different level of reminder about 'maya'…

    Thanks & god bless

  16. Marcela Laurenze July 7, 2010 at 5:35 pm #

    inspiring somehow… although it will be fun to find out how… :)

    What I'm most curious about now, is how your feeling, going thru this experience?

  17. mallika.chopra July 7, 2010 at 5:47 pm #

    rodney – yes that is gotham blessing my dad in the second one.

  18. ajaysmadan July 7, 2010 at 9:05 pm #

    Truly inspiring for all of us…

  19. jeffinseattle4 July 8, 2010 at 12:26 am #

    Blessings on your wise father.

  20. heartphone July 8, 2010 at 7:33 am #

    Dear Mallika,

    Thank you for those pictures.

    Totally detached your father will find the peace he so eloquently has written about.

    On the pictures he IS already :)

  21. gregory57 July 8, 2010 at 7:40 am #

    Dear Mallika: Thank you for sharing the beautiful photos. Moving, bold and kind of bizzare – and yet, so authentic. Peace to all of your family. Love, Greg

  22. Kristen Thurman July 8, 2010 at 7:46 am #

    WAY Heavenly! What a profound path to embark on! I was having a dance for ALL last night, devoting some time especially to your father through this challenge. He looks just as I envisioned him. Thanks for sharing! Namaste…

  23. Adriana July 8, 2010 at 9:11 am #

    Daer Malika,

    Thank you for sharing, this is amassing.

    tons of love

  24. Peta51 July 8, 2010 at 11:15 am #

    Humility helps us to advance! Blessings Brother Deepak!
    http://twitter.com/Peta_de_Aztlan

  25. DocRod July 8, 2010 at 11:55 am #

    I thought so… Blessings to all… Namaste.

  26. Rohan July 8, 2010 at 12:56 pm #

    Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

  27. hortehernandez July 8, 2010 at 1:18 pm #

    Beautiful! thank you for sharing them with us!

  28. julie shanti July 8, 2010 at 3:51 pm #

    A Beautiful Life! Thank you, Mallika, to you and your family! Love, Julie

  29. Pam July 8, 2010 at 5:39 pm #

    Peace, harmony, laughter and love.

    Namaste

  30. rajeshmsharma July 8, 2010 at 8:56 pm #

    Ohh, beautiful, calming, divine, total bliss, peace, fullness in nothingness

  31. ardverk July 9, 2010 at 3:56 am #

    Sending Deepak some wholegrain rice ;)

  32. Kristen Thurman July 9, 2010 at 7:07 am #

    Holy @*!#%$! That most recent picture is eye opening. Heavenly!!!

  33. lusy N July 9, 2010 at 9:07 am #

    Just inspired!

  34. Barkha Dhar July 16, 2010 at 9:56 pm #

    Glorious!!

  35. Skinhead22 August 5, 2010 at 2:48 am #

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