Deepak Chopra Quotes
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I feel genius in great works of art. I have seen medical cures that science can't explain, some seemingly triggered by faith. The same is true of millions of other people.
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I've always felt that technology can be used to our benefit and should be used to our benefit.
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No matter how closely you examine the water, glucose, and electrolyte salts in the human brain, you can't find the point where these molecules became conscious.
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We must go beyond the constant clamor of ego, beyond the tools of logic and reason, to the still, calm place within us: the realm of the soul.
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There are receptors to these molecules in your immune system, in your gut and in your heart. So when you say, 'I have a gut feeling' or 'my heart is sad' or 'I am bursting with joy,' you're not speaking metaphorically. You're speaking literally.
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Karma, when properly understood, is just the mechanics through which consciousness manifests.
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We must revisit the idea that science is a methodology and not an ontology.
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Although we take it for granted, sanitation is a physical measure that has probably done more to increase human life span than any kind of drug or surgery.
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Dynamic activity and deep rest of the mind are complementary to each other.
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So the universe is constantly moving in the direction of higher evolutionary impulses, creativity, abstraction, and meaning.
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And for me anyway, consciousness is three components: a personal component which for lack of a better word we can call the soul. A collective component which is more archetypal and a deeper level, and then a universal domain of consciousness.
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Traditional science assumes, for the most part, that an objective observer independent reality exists; the universe, stars, galaxies, sun, moon and earth would still be there if no one was looking.
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Mature workers are less impulsive, less reactive, more creative and more centered.
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We 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.
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A risk-free life is far from being a healthy life.
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Self-awareness is value-free. It isn't scary. It doesn't imply that you will subject yourself to needless pain.
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Spiritual people should not be ashamed of being wealthy.
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Perceptual reality is different for different species. In certain species it is a mode of observation, so what we call scientific fact is actually not ultimate truth, it is perceptual experience, and it's a mode of observation.
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There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle.
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Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real.
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In my definition of consciousness, consciousness is the same thing as life. What wisdom traditions also call spirit.
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Your immune cells are like a circulating nervous system. Your nervous system in fact is a circulating nervous system. It thinks. It's conscious.
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No solution can ever be found by running in three different directions.
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In societies where mature workers are respected and where their wisdom is respected, everybody benefits. Workers are more engaged and productive. Their health is better. They live longer.