To maintain a youthful mind, write down two or three things you can do that are totally childlike, such as eating an ice cream cone, coloring a picture, or jumping rope. Find something that brings back the sense of fun you had as a child and choose one of these activities to do today.
Deepak ChopraThe body is made up of atoms and subatomic particles that are moving at lightning speed around huge empty spaces and the body gives off fluctuations of energy and information in a huge void, so essentially your body is proportionately as void as intergalactic space, made out of nothing, but the nothing is actually the source of information and energy.
Deepak ChopraWhat will really make you attractive is not working on your weak points but embracing them.
Deepak ChopraHappiness is the ultimate goal...The mistake we make is not going for happiness first. If we did, everything else would follow.
Deepak ChopraThe human body is river of intelligence, energy and information that is constantly renewing itself in every second of its existence.
Deepak ChopraYou cannot bring the same stale self to the world and expect the world to be new for you.
Deepak ChopraHealth is not just the absence of a disease. It's an inner joyfulness that should be ours all the time; a state of positive well-being.
Deepak ChopraLife is the coexistence of all opposite values. Joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, up and down, hot and cold, here and there, light and darkness, birth and death. All experience is by contrast, and one would be meaningless without the other.
Deepak ChopraI think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition and the qualities that make people feel safe and cared for.
Deepak ChopraMost human behavior is nothing other than the avoidance of pain and the pursuit of pleasure.
Deepak ChopraI remember the past, and I learn from it. I rejoice and celebrate in the present, and I re-imagine the future. Now is the moment that never ends.
Deepak ChopraPhotons come out of nowhere, they cannot be stored, they can barely be pinned down in time, and they have no home in space whatsoever. That is, light occupies no volume and has no mass. The similarity between a thought and a photon is very deep. Both are born in a region beyond space and time where nature controls all processes in that void which is full of creative intelligence.
Deepak ChopraThe ego relies on the familiar. It is reluctant to experience the unknown, which is they very essence of life.
Deepak ChopraIn the now, time ceases to exist and we experience a presence that is all-absorbing, completely at peace, and totally satisfying.
Deepak ChopraYoga teaches us both to let go and to have exquisite awareness in every moment. We remember our essential spiritual nature and life becomes more joyful, meaningful, and carefree.
Deepak ChopraWhile the health benefits are many, yoga offers much more than just a way to exercise the body.
Deepak ChopraWho am I? is the only question worth asking and the only one never answered. It is your destiny to play an infinity of roles, but these roles are not yourself. The spirit is non-local, but it leaves behind a fingerprint, which we call a body. A wizard does not believe himself to be a local event dreaming of a larger world. A wizard is a world dreaming of local events.
Deepak ChopraThe goal of all goals is happiness, and our emotions are like road signs on that journey toward the goal of happiness.
Deepak ChopraFoods to eliminate or minimize include items that are canned, frozen, microwaved, or highly processed. Focus on eating a variety of fresh and freshly-prepared food.
Deepak ChopraSuch a person needs meditation more than anyone else because they are headed for a crisis. If stress and anxiety are so great that you can't even imagine a calm clear mind, that indicates you are reaching your coping limits, and need to begin something like meditation just for the stress reduction benefits.
Deepak ChopraWe are attracted to people who have traits we want in ourselves, and usually we are unattracted to people with traits that we share.
Deepak ChopraTime is an experience in consciousness. It is metabolized as our biological clock. Changing our experience of time can reverse aging.
Deepak ChopraThe important thing is how much consciousness you add to the whole of human existence, for that is how eternity expresses itself.
Deepak ChopraEverything that happens to you is self-created. Whenever you're responding to any situation, whether it's a sip of coffee, or a traffic jam, or a love note, or criticism from a boss, or rainy weather, you're in fact responding to a signal that you generated within yourself.
Deepak ChopraOur collective future depends on opening channels of compassion, acceptance, and understanding of others.
Deepak ChopraThe more clarity you achieve, the more you will find that the universe is on your side, supporting your thoughts and intentions. Therefore, focus on clarity, not on getting results. The results will come according to their own rhythm and timing.
Deepak ChopraBy making a soul connection, your true purpose in life will become the foundation of everything you do.
Deepak ChopraThe measure of your enlightenment is the degree to which you are comfortable with paradox, contradiction, and ambiguity.
Deepak ChopraInspiration is that state in which mind and heart are connected. When you feel inspired you find yourself thrust into a world where ordinary objects and events are full of light, as if illuminated from within. This inner light is truth, and when you suddenly see the truth, we gain insight, clarity, and joy.
Deepak ChopraA lack of restful sleep disrupts the body's innate balance, weakens our immune system, and speeds up the aging process.
Deepak ChopraIn our imaginations we believe that love is apart from us. Actually there is nothing but love, once we are ready to accept it. When you truly find love, you find yourself
Deepak ChopraWe Americans sit at the head of the banquet table, as we have done for a century. Our standard of living is luxurious by any measure.
Deepak ChopraI was very afraid at the beginning, until Master told me that pain isn't the truth; it's what you have to get through in order to find the truth.
Deepak ChopraIf you are having the experience of anxiety, your body is making adrenaline and cortisone, if you are having the experience of tranquility, your body starts making valium, if you are having the experience of exhilaration and joy, your body makes interleukins and interferons which are powerful anti-cancer drugs. So, your body is constantly converting your experiences into molecules.
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