We need to go back to our relationship with nature and understand that those trees are our lungs. The earth is recycling as our body. The rivers are our circulation. This air is our breath. And the star stuff, the carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen that comes from distant galaxies is actually the molecules of your body.
Deepak ChopraIf you choose, you can influence every aspect of your brain, and therefore every aspect of your life.
Deepak ChopraThe reason why life is a sleep & dream for most people is because their awareness is caught up with past or future & not with what is.
Deepak ChopraOur biological rhythms are the symphony of the cosmos, music embedded deep within us to which we dance, even when we can't name the tune.
Deepak ChopraMost people believe that aging is painful and we know that pain is from diseases that are preventable, not from aging.
Deepak ChopraIn order to create success and money in your life, your intent and focus must be clear. You can then let the universe take care of the details.
Deepak ChopraEvery experience of love, bliss, belonging, inspiration, and insight provides a stepping stone back to your true self.
Deepak ChopraTrust that your soul has a plan, and even if you can't see it completely, know that everything will unfold as it is meant to.
Deepak ChopraMaking every desire come true is not difficult once you realize that the same thing is always at work - you are transforming pure awareness from one state to another.
Deepak ChopraThe normal experience of the body and its aging is a conditioned response (a habit of thinking and behavior). By changing your habits of thinking and behavior, you can change the experience of your body and its aging
Deepak ChopraThe intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality.
Deepak ChopraReality isn't a vast, fixed scheme trapping you without choice. At any moment you have the choice to break out of what is really trapping you-your automatic reactions dredged up from the past.
Deepak ChopraLike a cube of ice, anger cannot be eliminated by applying force, only by applying warmth, compassion and kindness.
Deepak ChopraFear is the anticipation of the pain in the future. Anger is the remembrance of pain in the past. Hostility is wanting to get even.
Deepak ChopraEveryday life surrounds us in a swirling chaos, and it's easy to fall into the grip of our ego's fears and confusion. Remind yourself each day of your intentions and spiritual purpose. Meditate, find your center, look closely at yourself, and don't let go of your intention until it feels centered inside yourself.
Deepak ChopraThis is the nature of genius, to be able to grasp the knowable even when no one else recognizes that it is present.
Deepak ChopraLove is who you are. Your true self is pure love, infinite awareness, and unbounded joy...As you realize this, you will feel a small light in your heart. At first it will be the size of a spark, then a candle flame, then a raging bonfire.
Deepak ChopraWhen we become quiet and introduce our intentions into the field of pure potentiality, we harness the universe's infinite organizing power, which can manifest our desires with effortless ease.
Deepak ChopraNever forget your real identity. You are a luminous conscious stardust being forged in the crucible of cosmic fire.
Deepak ChopraWhy are we here? We exist not to pursue happiness, which is fleeting, or outer accomplishment, which can always be bettered. We are here to nourish the self.
Deepak ChopraLove can heal. Love can renew. Love can make us safe. Love can inspire us with its power. Love can bring us closer to God.
Deepak ChopraDon’t let a day go by without asking who you are…each time you let a new ingredient to enter your awareness.
Deepak ChopraTerrorism isn't insanity. It grows out of social conditions that are well known: poverty, social oppression, dictatorship, and a void of meaning in the lives of ordinary people.
Deepak ChopraBhagavad Gita is very relevant to modern times when you see things like global warming, climate chaos, changing weather patterns, natural disasters like hurricane Katrina, extreme poverty, economic disparities, social injustice, war, and terrorism - these are the projection of a collective consciousness that's in disarray.
Deepak ChopraI was influenced by the political environment of our country that has just gained freedom from British colonialism. And the seminal figures in that environment were Mahatma Gandhi, who had been assassinated shortly after I was born, but nevertheless dominated the collective psyche of the country. And of course there were other statesmen who were very much part of the culture we knew as well as looked upon by society as leaders, and mentors, and people that inspires us to have a vision for idealism.
Deepak ChopraWhen you practice positive inner dialogue, people will want to bond with you, help you, be near you. They want to share in the bliss that shines through your eyes and is reflected in your every action.
Deepak ChopraSpace and time are "sensed" not seen. They are created in consciousness which is spaceless and timeless.
Deepak ChopraWhatever you are struggling with, is a reminder for you to find your true purpose in this lifetime.
Deepak ChopraEveryone uses the brain at every moment, but we use it unconsciously. We let it run in the background without realizing the power we have to reshape the brain. When you begin to exercise your power, the everyday brain, which we call the baseline brain, starts to move in the direction of super brain.
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