During meditation, our breathing slows, our blood pressure and heart rate decrease, and stress hormone levels fall.
Deepak ChopraSeriousness is equated with responsibility, when, in fact, I think we would be much more responsible if we had more joy and laughter in our lives.
Deepak ChopraCompletely desist from defending your point of view. When you have no point to defend, you do not allow the birth of an argument. If you do this consistently - if you stop fighting and resisting - you will fully experience the present, which is a gift. Someone once told me, "The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment is a gift. That is why this moment is called 'the present'."
Deepak Chopra