Deepak Chopra quotes

Deepak Chopra is an Indian-American author and alternative medicine advocate, known for his work in mind-body healing. His teachings blend Eastern philosophical traditions with Western medical knowledge. He has influenced millions through his books, lectures, and holistic wellness practices. Here are 135 of his quotes:

When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities.

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At this moment, you are seamlessly flowing with the cosmos. There is no difference between your breathing and the breathing of the rain forest, between your bloodstream and the world's rivers, between your bones and the chalk cliffs of Dover.

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The best way to prepare for any moment in the future is to be fully conscious in the present.

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Laughter is Humanity's mechanism to escape suffering.

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To say that Nature displays intelligence doesn't make you a Christian fundamentalist. Einstein said as much, and a fascinating theory called the anthropic principle has been seriously considered by Stephen Hawking, among others.

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It's time to rescue "intelligent design" from the politics of religion. There are too many riddles not yet answered by either biology or the Bible, and by asking them honestly, without foregone conclusions, science could take a huge leap forward.

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The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.

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Use memories. Do not let memories use you.

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Loving another person is not separate from loving God. One is a single wave, the other is the ocean.

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Enlightened leadership is spiritual if we understand spirituality not as some kind of religious dogma or ideology but as the domain of awareness where we experience values like truth, goodness, beauty, love and compassion, and also intuition, creativity, insight and focused attention.

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So many things happen for every event, and if you try to manipulate it, it means you are struggling against the whole universe, and that's just silly.

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New Age values are conscious evolution, a non-sectarian society, a non-military culture, global sharing, healing the environment, sustainable economies, self-determination, social justice, economic empowerment of the poor, love, compassion in action, going beyond religious fundamentalism, going beyond nationalism-extreme nationalism, culture.

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Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. The past is closed and limited; the future is open and free.

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Buddha didn't teach that life hurts because of pain; it hurts because the cause of suffering hasn't been examined.

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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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Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

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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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In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

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The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness.

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Life gives you plenty of time to do whatever you want to do if you stay in the present moment.

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I like Muhammad a lot, because he's like us more than anybody else. Jesus is just so exalted, and Buddha is just so exalted, it's almost beyond our reach.

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Relinquish your attachment to the known, step into the unknown, and you will step into the field of all possibilities.

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