Ask Deepak - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org Committed to Creating a Peaceful, Just, Sustainable, Healthy, and Joyful World. Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:40:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://choprafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-CF-Favicon-2-32x32.png Ask Deepak - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org 32 32 Ask Deepak: Sacred Cows https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/ask-deepak-sacred-cows/ Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:40:02 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41970 Question: I was wondering why cows are considered sacred in India? What is it about cows that is supposed to make them holy? Response: In Indian tradition, cows symbolize the Goddess Mother Earth. Like the cow, the Earth goddess is seen as patient, giving, kind,  beautiful, and nourishing. Respecting cows is a way to honor […]

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]]> Ask Deepak: Evolving My Calling https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/ask-deepak-evolving-my-calling/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:38:27 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41969 Question:  Dear Deepak, I thought I had found my calling about 6 years ago. At that point I knew without a doubt that I was completely aligned with what I was supposed to do. Now I’m realising that it’s time for a change. It just doesn’t feel right. I know this is because it takes […]

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]]> Ask Deepak: Wanting More https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/ask-deepak-wanting-more/ Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:37:02 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41968 Question:  Hi Deepak, I’m always happy, upbeat, only sleep 4 hours a day and love what I do for money more than the money. I have a fantastic family and an amazing wife. I’m wondering if I want more or should indeed ask for more. No matter what happens I always find a positive angle […]

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]]> Ask Deepak: Early Morning Meditation https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/ask-deepak-early-morning-meditation/ Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:35:02 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41967 Question:  Recently I have experienced a beautiful meditation experience. I couldn’t sleep one night, so I started meditating at 4’0 clock. After sometime my breath disappeared and my physical body boundaries disappeared. I did not feel the separation between the air around me in the room and my body, felt my body is that air/ […]

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]]> Ask Deepak: Soul Identity https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/ask-deepak-soul-identity/ Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:34:51 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41966 Question: I want to know if our souls have some identity? Please clarify the following – 1. We are bubbles of universal sea and after we are done with our life purpose we merge back into it. Does it mean that the souls have no identity? 2. If we merge back into the universe then […]

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]]> Ask Deepak: Fear of the Divine https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/ask-deepak-fear-of-the-divine/ Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:55:29 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41955 Question:  Dear Dr. Chopra, In the past I was very much into meditation and I know what a difference it can make in one’s life. During one meditation I had a very profound experience where I felt a communion/communication with the Divine and a feeling of utter bliss. I will never forget it. But over […]

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]]> Ask Deepak: Settling for a Non-Soulmate https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/ask-deepak-settling-for-a-non-soulmate/ Thu, 24 Dec 2020 17:54:07 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41954 Question: You mentioned in one of your video blogs that a soulmate is someone who matches the frequency of one’s soul and this phenomenon is very rare. If it is so rare Dr. Chopra than can you suggest how to move on and not wait for a soulmate although I believe in it very deeply. […]

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]]> Ask Deepak: Cremation https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/ask-deepak-cremation/ Wed, 23 Dec 2020 09:52:51 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41953 Question:  I am 70 years old…Thinking more now of mortality…Do you think that cremation is acceptable in the eyes of God?   Response: In India, as you might know, cremation isn’t just acceptable, it is the norm. So I assume by asking me if God is okay with it, you are seeking additional assurance that […]

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]]> Ask Deepak: Head Turning in Meditation https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/ask-deepak-head-turning-in-meditation/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:48:05 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41952 Question:  When I meditate twice a day, my head always turns to the left. I don’t do this intentionally; I just suddenly realize my head is turned. It happens almost every time for a number of years now. I have been meditating 40+ years. Can you explain why this happens?    Response: The muscles and […]

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]]> Ask Deepak: Recognizing Intuition https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/ask-deepak-recognizing-intuition/ Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:46:55 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41951 Question:  Hi Deepak, Please tell me how to recognize my intuition. I have thoughts, fears, and desires, but I’m at a loss. What is intuition and how do I know what it is enough to trust it?   Response: Reliable intuition should come from a very quiet comfortable feeling inside, not an agitated, excited place. […]

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]]> The Future of God with Deepak Chopra: Book Event https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/the-future-of-god-with-deepak-chopra-book-event/ Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:22:27 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39229 CBI Talks….Speaker Series https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/cbi-talks-speaker-series/ Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:59:57 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39221 The Conscious Lifestyle: The Soul of Leadership https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-conscious-lifestyle-the-soul-of-leadership/ https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-conscious-lifestyle-the-soul-of-leadership/#respond Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:54:48 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=36454 In almost every situation someone is called upon to lead. Taking up the call involves a conscious choice, and yet for many leaders, even those who are very experienced, not much consciousness is applied. If you ask a roomful of CEOs how they got where they are today -I’ve done this dozens of times when […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-conscious-lifestyle-the-soul-of-leadership/feed/ 0 AskDeepak: Love and Relationships https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/askdeepak-love-and-relationships/ https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/askdeepak-love-and-relationships/#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:41:29 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=36247 Join Deepak on a journey of personal, social, global and spiritual transformation and ease your mind and soul. Addressed within are reflections, thoughts, and inspirations on big questions about love and relationships. The ASK DEEPAK e-book series was created to encourage people to live healthier, fuller lives and to be more aware. Deepak Chopra delivers […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/askdeepak-love-and-relationships/feed/ 0 Who is Shankara? https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/who-is-shankara/ https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/who-is-shankara/#respond Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:51:23 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=35651 Deepak Chopra explains the philosophies and contributions of Adi Shankara, the great Indian Philosopher. Shankara is featured in Deepak’s newest book – “God: A Story of Revelation.” Deepak breaks down various conceptions of consciousness and shows how Shankara contributed to our understanding. [youtube]http://youtu.be/APRyKM8J0f0[/youtube]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/who-is-shankara/feed/ 0 Happiness https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/happiness/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/happiness/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:30:13 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=34050 My question to you is on being happy. I find myself most of the time seeking for something else, which I don’t know what it is. Is happiness a practice or it should come naturally due to your inner nature? I also feel by seeking that “something else”, I am not being in the present […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/happiness/feed/ 0 Teaching Kids Wisdom https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/teaching-kids-wisdom/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/teaching-kids-wisdom/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:29:27 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=34048 Everything from the Vedic Traditions is great, but how can I start to teach my kids that? or even the kids at my son´s and daughter´s school? I would like to open kids the path that will lead them to a better future for them and humanity. Can you orientate me about that? What do […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/teaching-kids-wisdom/feed/ 0 Saintly Visitations https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/saintly-visitations/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/saintly-visitations/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2011 05:28:31 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=34046 Since I was a young girl , I have had experiences that I do not understand. One that really stands out is that when I was 15 , I had started to get ready to go to bed for the evening. I decided to sit on the floor next to my bed and say my […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/saintly-visitations/feed/ 0 Impacting the Soul https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/impacting-the-soul/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/impacting-the-soul/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:28:20 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=34043 We say that the soul or our highest Self is the purest and the most perfect thing that exist. Yet, physical experiences on earth shape our lives in different ways. So is there an impact to the Soul if the individual is having a decent life filled with love and kindness, or one with anger […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/impacting-the-soul/feed/ 0 QUESTION https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/question/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/question/#respond Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:35:08 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33922 I have a question… Your probably busy and I don’t know if you personally update this page but I am reading ‘Why God Is Laughing’ and loving it but there is a joke I don’t understand. Please excuse my silliness if it’s obvious. “A little girl is taken to a restaurant by her parents. The […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/question/feed/ 0 Growing With Your Spouse https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/growing-with-your-spouse/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/growing-with-your-spouse/#respond Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:33:27 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33920 How do I live with someone who will not grow with me? My husband and I have been together for almost six years and those years have been fraught with fights and misunderstandings. It didn’t help that we were both drinking alot. He was a very insecure person to begin with but a year and […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/growing-with-your-spouse/feed/ 0 Law of Least Resistance https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/law-of-least-resistance/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/law-of-least-resistance/#respond Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:31:57 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33917 I have a relationship question in relation to the Law of Least Effort. My husband has a sex addiction and as a result he has repeatedly been unfaithful and has asked for a divorce twice while under the sway of his addiction. He has contacted the last woman in moments of stress and weakness. In […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/law-of-least-resistance/feed/ 0 Surat Shabd Yoga https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/surat-shabd-yoga/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/surat-shabd-yoga/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:31:41 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33915 My question (which requires a little background info to set up) concerns a meditative practice involving listening to the “inner sound, “and how this concentrative practice contrasts/relates with the practice of a silent mantra meditation. I began meditating in 20000, and after practicing this sporadically, learned a practice known as Surat Shabd Yoga, which involves […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/surat-shabd-yoga/feed/ 1 Life Directions After Marriage https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/life-directions-after-marriage/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/life-directions-after-marriage/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:56:13 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33888 My husband of 17 years recently moved out, and it appears we are headed down the path of divorce. I have used this time to work on myself – learning from the experience, accepting and forgiving my responsibilities in the toxicity the marriage had become, growing spiritually, trying to find my way down the path […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/life-directions-after-marriage/feed/ 0 Imagery in Meditation https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/imagery-in-meditation/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/imagery-in-meditation/#respond Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:16:32 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33736 Hi Deepak, I learned how to meditate two years ago and I have taken to it very well. In two years I have been to silence twice, which I’ve been told is very good going! The strangest thing happened to me 6 months ago over the space of 2 weeks. On four separate occasions, I […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/imagery-in-meditation/feed/ 0 Synchronicity and Manifestation https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/synchronicity-and-manifestation/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/synchronicity-and-manifestation/#respond Thu, 20 Oct 2011 05:15:47 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33734 I firstly want to say that the clarity you bring is always enlightening. I have a question about synchronicity and manifestation. Approximately 18 months ago, whilst sitting in my car – a random thought jumped into my head ‘see if you can push the car’. After looking around a couple of times (my ego insisted) […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/synchronicity-and-manifestation/feed/ 0 Seeking https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/seeking/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/seeking/#respond Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:00:54 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33732 I been so fortunate and lucky to wake up once and since then I have continued to be seeking… I met a women, my biology teacher, who let me feel different about life, energy and the whole universe. I don’t know much, but I’m seeking. 3 years ago I came from south Russia, called the […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/seeking/feed/ 0 Science and Faith https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/science-and-faith/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/science-and-faith/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:13:50 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33729 Regarding your new book War of the Worldviews, maybe both sides need to step outside their belief structures. Science is mankind’s attempt to develop theories to understand the workings of the universe. Faith is using belief to develop “someone” who understands the universe so that we don’t have to. Neither is right, both are methods […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/science-and-faith/feed/ 0 Out of Body Experiences https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/out-of-body-experiences/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/out-of-body-experiences/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:01:31 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33628 Can you please help me with a long unanswered question? Today I watched yet another show on Near Death Experience where several people momentarily died and they had an out of body experience. I too have had this same experience of feeling the spirit leave the body, looking down on yourself as you float towards […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/out-of-body-experiences/feed/ 0 Path to Love Exercises https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/path-to-love-exercises/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/path-to-love-exercises/#respond Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:00:58 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33624 10 years ago I did the first exercise from the book “The Path to Love”. It worked as You explained, all the things came true. I began the second one during that time, yet, I felt intense pain in the region of the chest. Such a pain I did not feel in my life. After […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/path-to-love-exercises/feed/ 0 Eternal Love in the Astral Worlds https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/eternal-love-in-the-astral-worlds/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/eternal-love-in-the-astral-worlds/#respond Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:58:50 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33621 If after death we go into the astral world…can we see other astral beings? Our loved ones? Can we communicate with them? If yes then how?. If I love someone with all my heart and she feels the same…will I meet her in next birth or astral world? Because if my love has passed the […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/eternal-love-in-the-astral-worlds/feed/ 0 Meditation Guilt https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-guilt/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-guilt/#respond Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:57:44 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33619 I took the Weekend Within Retreat and started my meditation practice, I just finished the 21 day meditation challenge. I still have a hard time doing the second meditation of the day. My job and other factors make it hard, then I feel guilty, like I am not doing it right because I didn’t do […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-guilt/feed/ 0 God and Karma https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/god-and-karma/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/god-and-karma/#respond Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:56:50 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33616 I have always believed in God, and also in Karma. But now my beliefs are severely challenged. I sincerely doubt everything I have believed in up till now. My mother had a stroke almost three years ago, with all the attendant horrors that go with it—-being paralyzed, unable to speak properly and so on. She […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/god-and-karma/feed/ 0 Getting Recognition https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/getting-recognition/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/getting-recognition/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2011 06:03:01 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33400 Taking the 21-day meditation challenge inspired me to read the Bhagavad Gita and the Dhammapada. I am trying to make the teachings practical so I can apply them in my daily life. Here is an example from my wife that will illustrate the dilemma between the teachings and daily life. My wife has shared with […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/getting-recognition/feed/ 0 Dharma https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/dharma-5/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/dharma-5/#respond Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:01:55 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33398 How did you realize what your Dharma is and how did you know that it was not just a feel good thought?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/dharma-5/feed/ 0 What To Do https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/what-to-do/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/what-to-do/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2011 05:00:33 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33395 I have seen many videos of you on youtube. I feel like getting in touch with myself, but every day something comes across and destroys all my efforts. Could you please tell me what to do because I really want to became a better person and get all the benefits…

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/what-to-do/feed/ 0 Sat Gurus https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/sat-gurus/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/sat-gurus/#respond Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:59:27 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33393 I have had a personal Guru for approximately 12 years…… due to some sexual allegations that have come to air I have decided move away from this relationship. ( as I know some people involved and sense that it is true). MY Guru is certainly of high spiritual calibre.. and I had numerous energetic and […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/sat-gurus/feed/ 0 Self-Determination https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/self-determination/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/self-determination/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:58:43 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33390 I am working on my ” SELF DETERMINATION”. What should i do to sustain my commitments forever in my personal life . I  keep commitment with my office work very sincerely but in my personal life , I am very weak to keep the commitments. Am  I a workaholic ? I want to improve myself […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/self-determination/feed/ 0 Jealous of Handsome Men https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/jealous-of-handsome-men/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/jealous-of-handsome-men/#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2011 05:11:32 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33258 Hi Deepak, you have inspired me so much…thank you. My question is this.. I’m 24/female and have known that I’m attracted to women ever since I could remember. I feel very challenged and envious when I’m around men especially men that are good looking. I don’t understand it and i don’t like feeling this way. […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/jealous-of-handsome-men/feed/ 0 Maintaining the Knower Within https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/maintaining-the-knower-within/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/maintaining-the-knower-within/#respond Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:10:38 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33256 I just finished Davidji’s 21 day meditation challenge. My biggest take-away from that is a desire to intentionally connect to the Knower. While I get brief “glimpses” of being with the Knower within – it seems challenging to maintain that quality of awareness and you can’t “hold on to it” — those are my sensations […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/maintaining-the-knower-within/feed/ 0 Attention in the Present https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/attention-in-the-present/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/attention-in-the-present/#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:09:50 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33252 I have read your book, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and most of the Laws seem quite straightforward to me, except the law of intention and desire. I do not understand how to apply it. Especially when it comes to putting your attention in the present moment. I try to do that but my […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/attention-in-the-present/feed/ 0 Meditation and Finding Work https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-finding-work/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-finding-work/#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:09:07 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33248 My daily meditation practice is introducing me to a new awareness of who I am ,Will this lead me to find work that is more in alignment with my true nature? I have been a mason contractor for most of my life and have always had extreme ups and downs and would like to experience […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-finding-work/feed/ 0 Healing Abuse https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/healing-abuse/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/healing-abuse/#respond Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:08:23 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33246 I left my family at the age of 17, due to physical, emotional abuse and neglect I suffered from my mother and father. I later tried to re-connect with my mother and father at the age of 23, however the abuse and neglect continued during our re-connection and I left the family unit again. I […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/healing-abuse/feed/ 0 Emotional Hunger https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/emotional-hunger/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/emotional-hunger/#respond Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:42:12 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33024 I read some of your answers to others about overeating and emotional hunger. I am on the right path in terms of understanding that my signals are off. That I feed my body when it doesn’t need food, but I can’t figure out what it really needs besides love and how to love myself in […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/emotional-hunger/feed/ 0 Dharma https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/dharma-4/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/dharma-4/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:40:32 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33021 How do I know what is my Dharma?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/dharma-4/feed/ 0 Answers to Life https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/answers-to-life/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/answers-to-life/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2011 05:39:26 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33019 The basic essence of life is same for everyone, yet we must all find our own answers. Why do the answers seem different for every individual?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/answers-to-life/feed/ 0 Trying Times https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-times/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-times/#respond Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:38:26 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33017 I have heard that meditation can help calm a stressed out and anxious mind, but I find it hard to meditate at these times in life with my mind being flooded by the thoughts of the situation.  l give up getting angry at myself. How can I try to relax and meditate in these trying […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trying-times/feed/ 0 Vegetarian Diet https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/vegetarian-diet/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/vegetarian-diet/#respond Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:38:14 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=33015 Is it important being vegetarian rather than non-vegetarian?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/vegetarian-diet/feed/ 0 Self-Discovery https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/self-discovery/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/self-discovery/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:21:26 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32935 I am a 60 year old mother of an only child, a girl now 32, a medical practitioner, with sufficient achievements in life, yet deeply unhappy. I am not sure anther being born in the East, being raised in West was the root cause, I am desperately searching a way to help her find herself, […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/self-discovery/feed/ 0 Finding Strength https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/finding-strength/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/finding-strength/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2011 05:20:31 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32932 My husband has cheated on me during our entire relationship and is in love with this girl and was in love with her before me. I have always known this and have forced him to stay and be with me even though I know he loves someone else. He was forced into marrying me and […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/finding-strength/feed/ 0 Book of Secrets https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/book-of-secrets/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/book-of-secrets/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2011 01:19:08 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32928 Thank you for “ The Book of Secrets” Or should I thank the universe for creating the book in the “off position” for me to experience in the “on”. I do however have a few questions that plague me. I hope you consider these questions and don’t think I am “nitpicking. ”When we praise people […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/book-of-secrets/feed/ 0 Becoming Non-judgmental https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/becoming-non-judgmental/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/becoming-non-judgmental/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:13:44 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32905 How can I practice being non-judgmental?  

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/becoming-non-judgmental/feed/ 1 Trapped https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trapped/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trapped/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:51:52 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32826 I am ashamed of my behaviour and I would like guidance on how best to solve my situation. I have treated the love of my life very badly for ten years because I can´t cope with my parents trying to stop us from being together. My mother was nasty to her because she is from […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trapped/feed/ 24 Restarting a Love Life https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/restarting-a-love-life/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/restarting-a-love-life/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:49:30 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32823 After 20 years of being single( i am 48) I have started seeing this lovely man. We have been seeing each other for over 6 months now and it looks like it could be a good relationship. Unfortunately I have been suffering from fear and insecurity big time. He is still married but has been […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/restarting-a-love-life/feed/ 8 Waiting for Direction https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/waiting-for-direction/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/waiting-for-direction/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:48:53 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32821 In my desire for inner peace I started my spiritual journey six years ago. There have been many lessons learned along the way from recognizing living a haphazard life, to behaviors of childhood conditioning, learning to let go of what no longer serves me, toxic energy and how to avoid. Many of the choices I […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/waiting-for-direction/feed/ 4 The Influence of Others https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/the-influence-of-others/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/the-influence-of-others/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:47:03 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32817 I was driving south on the 101 from Santa Barbara back home to Los Angeles. My trips to Santa Barbara are filled with nostalgia. I spent some of my best, most free years there. It’s inevitable that my drives back to Los Angeles consist of an hour and half of evaluating where I am at […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/the-influence-of-others/feed/ 24 Trust https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trust-2/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trust-2/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:13:26 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32733 Deepak, asking you anything is an act of self-doubt.  Still I ask: how do I trust? How do I believe once and for all?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trust-2/feed/ 8 Meditation and the Gap https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-the-gap/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-the-gap/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:12:20 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32730 Is meditation beneficial even if you don’t get into the gap?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-the-gap/feed/ 13 Intuition and Manifestation https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/intuition-and-manifestation/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/intuition-and-manifestation/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:10:39 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32728 What is the difference or relationship between intuiting something and manifesting/co-creating something?  (And how does the Law of Attraction come into play?)

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/intuition-and-manifestation/feed/ 2 Meditation and Breath https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-breath/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-breath/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:09:14 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32726 Hi, I have started meditating every night before I go to sleep. Now in just 2 weeks I went from 15 minutes to 40 minutes and eager to continue. While meditating when I reach quite phase no sensation of my body no thoughts, I also don’t feel my breath or very low breathing. At that […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-breath/feed/ 1 Family Dilemma https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/family-dilemma/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/family-dilemma/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:08:51 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32724 I’m  in a  deep  problem ,,  please  help me ,   I’m 26 yrs. old,,   there  is problem  between  my  elder  brother  and   mother.   My  father  expired  6 yrs. ago,  now  our  one  family  friend  is  in  a  trouble  and  we  did not  know  till  last  month  that  he  is  a  cheater […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/family-dilemma/feed/ 1 Twin flames https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/twin-flames/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/twin-flames/#comments Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:50:18 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32563 When we are liberated and whole do we have twin flames? It is said that a twin flame is your soul in half. So is it true that we just end up being with ourselves in the end?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/twin-flames/feed/ 3 Prophetic Dreams https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/prophetic-dreams/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/prophetic-dreams/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 05:49:23 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32561 When I was little my mother would tell us of her dreams of warning or events to come. My youngest sister is able to interpret dreams easily while I take a while to interpret it. I sometimes keep a journal and remember what an object, color or atmosphere would represent as danger, illness, or situation […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/prophetic-dreams/feed/ 5 Clearing Deep Fear https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/32557/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/32557/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:47:48 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32557 Being present in each moment has enhanced my life and sense of peace dramatically, beyond words even. However, recently i have begun to notice an unshakable sense of fear arising as presence deepens. This fear feels more like an addiction to thinking, it’s as if i would cease to exist if i stopped. I’ve tried […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/32557/feed/ 8 Finding Peace in Relationships https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/finding-peace-in-relationships/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/finding-peace-in-relationships/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 05:46:38 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32554 This time I am really hoping that my question will be answered as what I am about to ask is causing a lot of unrest within me. In your conversation on relationships (saw it on NDTV in India), you said that love and hate are reflections of our own traits within us. But the million […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/finding-peace-in-relationships/feed/ 1 Emotional Toxic Waste https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/emotional-toxic-waste/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/emotional-toxic-waste/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:46:27 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32552 I just saw a short video of yours on releasing toxic emotions. It made sense to me however what if the problem or toxic emotion is real waste dump toxic can this be accomplished by going through this procedure once? or must one do this many times before the desired effect takes place?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/emotional-toxic-waste/feed/ 1 HOT TEMPER https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/hot-temper/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/hot-temper/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:54:22 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32395 I have been aware of my quick temper and intense reaction to things for years. I have made a more conscious effort to not react as quickly or intensely to those around me and their news, but not with much success. There is no doubt of genetic involvement in my case, but wonder what else […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/hot-temper/feed/ 13 Night Shift Sleep https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/night-shift-sleep/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/night-shift-sleep/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:53:37 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32393 I definitely understand the importance of sleep, especially in between the hours of 10 pm and 6 am as you have prescribed. However, my current job requires me to wake up at 3 am and work until noon. I feel that my health is faltering greatly, though I am attempting to get at least 7 […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/night-shift-sleep/feed/ 1 Negative Thoughts https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/negative-thoughts/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/negative-thoughts/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:52:54 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32391 Sometimes I think negative thoughts. How can I think more positive and know that things will work out for the good?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/negative-thoughts/feed/ 2 Frustration in Manifesting https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/frustration-in-manifesting/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/frustration-in-manifesting/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:51:46 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32389 First of all I want to thank you for your wisdom and insight. I have a two part question. I finally realize that we create our lives and I read the books “Conversations with God” and “The Secret” and of course your books. They all say how to create the life you wish and how […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/frustration-in-manifesting/feed/ 11 RESTLESS SEEKING https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/restless-seeking/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/restless-seeking/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:51:36 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32387 Occasionally, as I am now, I go through periods of what seem to me as great restlessness. Lately, I have had vivid dreams within which the messages repeat themselves. I am “antsy” and feel I am searching for something that is just beyond my reach. All I yearn for is to go “deeper and higher” […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/restless-seeking/feed/ 7 Early Education https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/early-education/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/early-education/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 05:59:18 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32304 We have moved to US for a year project and I have 2 year old daughter. I am a homemaker and quit my job to take care of my daughter personally. My husband has got an offer to continue his work here on a local head count and I personally feel that my daughters education […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/early-education/feed/ 4 Helping a Dying Parent https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/helping-a-dying-parent/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/helping-a-dying-parent/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:01:01 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32300 What do I have to do to help in the dying process of my father. I mix massage oil with some drops of essential rose oil and massage his head, forehead, hands and feet. I do it sometimes praying others in such a caring way that he sleeps like a baby. Sometimes I feel that […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/helping-a-dying-parent/feed/ 3 Draining Guru https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/draining-guru/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/draining-guru/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:01:39 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32298 I joined a spiritual org in 2003. There was a strange incident that happened few times in past 4-5- months. I can literally feel that my energy is being drained by someone (I feel it’s done by the Guru) while i asleep. After such incidents when I wake up I feel exhausted, I don’t feel […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/draining-guru/feed/ 3 Love and Sorrow https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/love-and-sorrow/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/love-and-sorrow/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:00:43 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32296 I am currently listening to your audio book “The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire” and am about half way through and I’ve got to say I love what Im getting from it. Here is my question. In it you say that the non local intelligence is Love and only Love, and to live from the level […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/love-and-sorrow/feed/ 2 Worldwide Connections https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/worldwide-connections/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/worldwide-connections/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:55:37 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32294 Can human connection reach all around the globe?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/worldwide-connections/feed/ 2 Psychic Confusion https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/psychic-confusion/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/psychic-confusion/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:00:17 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32217 A family member visited a psychic and brought news that there was in the present an undiscovered illness (bad liver for my dad), Plethora of negative energy emanating from my mother (aside from occasional nagging hard to believe), bad relationship for my sister possibly in the next 23 years, an unwanted pregnancy in a year […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/psychic-confusion/feed/ 5 Meditation and Chronic Fatigue https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-chronic-fatigue/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-chronic-fatigue/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:00:06 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32215 I am wondering what you would suggest is the best way to meditate? I have chronic fatigue syndrome and know that going to a traditional doctor is not the answer. I am experimenting with meditation but do not know what the most effective way of meditating is, for my chronic fatigue and pain. Please let […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-chronic-fatigue/feed/ 3 Spirit https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/spirit/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/spirit/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:00:35 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32212 Will my spirit forsake me? My inspiration has diminished greatly over the years, and I do not believe I’m living up to my true potential. Thanks and love!

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/spirit/feed/ 5 Serving Others https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/serving-others/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/serving-others/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:52:07 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32208 I have recently returned from Kandahar, Afghanistan. I was fortunate enough to be chosen to “serve those who serve” as a civilian in a 6 month contract position. I found myself working in an environment that was stressful, had extremely long hours and no days off. If you had told me prior to my departure […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/serving-others/feed/ 1 Synchronicity in Traffic https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/synchronicity-in-traffic/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/synchronicity-in-traffic/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:52:44 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=32161 Synchronicity – what next?  I was driving home from an exceptionally arduous work trip.  I was exhausted, caught in traffic, fighting with my boyfriend.  Tears were streaming, curse words were flying. I had just gotten a ticket for not having money to pay my toll fare. I was so angry, so lost and so scared. […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/synchronicity-in-traffic/feed/ 24 Evolution https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/evolution/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/evolution/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:00:35 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31619 My question concerns evolution. In your book you made the statement of how a cell “knows” what it will become without any evidence of how it knows this. You state something to the effect that this is because God tells it what it will be (bad paraphrase but you get my meaning). I was wondering […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/evolution/feed/ 3 Spiritual Experiences https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/spiritual-experiences/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/spiritual-experiences/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:00:24 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31616 I had a spiritual awakening 12 years ago. In which I had a feeling of total calm and peace and everything around me had a “light” around it. In fact after this awakening I would spend hours just driving around looking at everything and seeing God in everything around me. This feeling left me months […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/spiritual-experiences/feed/ 3 Inertia https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/inertia/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/inertia/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:00:25 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31614 How does one move beyond inertia? Is it strength of will, finding the motivation, or is there more to it? For the past two years I have felt as though a huge unidentified barrier exists when I think I’m ready to move forward. For all the plans I’ve made and all the things I think […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/inertia/feed/ 6 Animal Suffering https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/animal-suffering/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/animal-suffering/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:00:31 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31610 It tears me apart to see an animal suffering. It really does. I don’t want to suffer that much. I want to help them without suffering so much. Also people keep asking me why I care more about animals than people. The only answer that comes to me is that people are responsible for their […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/animal-suffering/feed/ 4 Socially Responsible Action https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/socially-responsible-action/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/socially-responsible-action/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:00:15 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31607 I have a question about how to balance worldliness and holiness in life. As a citizen, I believe we all have some responsibilities to follow and catch up with what is going on through the media. On some occasions, I think it is appropriate to participate in social action as many spiritual leaders have done. […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/socially-responsible-action/feed/ 12 Kundalini https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/kundalini/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/kundalini/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:00:57 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31605 I am a bit concerned about the effects of kundalini rising. I know very little about kundalini, yet self-knowledge has brought about a recent, radical fundamental shift in my consciousness accompanied with some physical discomfort. I’ve noticed a stiffness in the neck, back aches, and crawling skin particularly in the back, head and hands. Is […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/kundalini/feed/ 1 Trust https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trust/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trust/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:00:59 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31602 Trust… I can’t find it, even with God. I get so far and then doubt whispers in my ear and before you know it I pull back. Where do I begin?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/trust/feed/ 5 Our Purpose https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/our-purpose/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/our-purpose/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 05:01:14 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31600 A reverend at my church stated “Our purpose is to discover our purpose.” How do we discover our purpose? Does anyone ever know what it is in this lifetime?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/our-purpose/feed/ 4 Meditation and Anger https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-anger/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-anger/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:00:11 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31598 I have been meditating for quite a while using Primordial Sound Meditation, although not as regularly as I want to. One of my desires is to get rid of anger in myself which I have noticed in myself lately and people close to me have noticed too. It seems the day I meditate I tend […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/meditation-and-anger/feed/ 1 Progress in the Gap https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/progress-in-the-gap/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/progress-in-the-gap/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:01:13 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31595 I understand meditation is a means and not an end to reach the goal and that it is an on-going process but in terms of reality sandwich, whenever I meditate and I happen to be at the level of gap, I am at the quantum layer and when I come out of the gap, I […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/progress-in-the-gap/feed/ 2 When Prayer is Answered https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/when-prayer-is-answered/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/when-prayer-is-answered/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:38:30 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31593 I would like to know how is a prayer answered. When is it answered and when is it not? What is the impact of the group of people praying for a person whom they might know or not know? I have had both kind of experiences of prayer being heard and not heard. I have […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/logic-and-spontaneous-right-action/feed/ 1 Living in the Past https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/living-in-the-past/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/living-in-the-past/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:36:14 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31589 I suffered some very deep emotional pain many years ago. My healing lasted for 11 years, now I feel it is time to move on and live in the now. I don’t feel the pain anymore, but some people seem to believe that I am in denial of my pain. What is the point of […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/living-in-the-past/feed/ 4 God and the Gap https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/god-and-the-gap/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/god-and-the-gap/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:35:15 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31587 When we plant an intention in the gap, what part do we play and what part does God play in bringing about its manifestation?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/god-and-the-gap/feed/ 2 God’s Punishment https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/god%e2%80%99s-punishment/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/god%e2%80%99s-punishment/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:34:15 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31584 Does God punish us very harshly for our mistakes, such as non-deliberate betrayal in relationships, even if we are dying of guilt and are intentions were good on the whole? Does God give us our love back after we accept our punishment in good spirit?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/god%e2%80%99s-punishment/feed/ 4 Sensations in Meditation https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/sensations-in-meditation/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/sensations-in-meditation/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:33:15 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31580 Sometimes when I meditate I get a really ticklish sensation in my heart area–it simultaneously makes me want to laugh but there is also sense of anxiety or fear attached to it. If I keep sitting — I just feel like my heart has opened up & I feel a part of me is very […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/sensations-in-meditation/feed/ 1 Baptized Hindu https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/baptized-hindu/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/baptized-hindu/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 05:01:19 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31578 I was born a Hindu and after some painful moments in life, began reading the Bible and am now baptized. Since becoming Christian there is more peace and calm in me and I am also becoming more successful in my career. I feel like I have to somehow bring my parents, brothers, sisters, nephews and […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/baptized-hindu/feed/ 7 Sick Father/Sick Daughter https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/sick-fathersick-daughter/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/sick-fathersick-daughter/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:31:59 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31575 My father is very sick. I am so worried that I’m making myself sick. I know that there is nothing I can do medically to make him better. How can I help him and myself without running away?

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/sick-fathersick-daughter/feed/ 2 Answers from God https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/answers-from-god/ https://choprafoundation.org/ask-deepak/answers-from-god/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:07:06 +0000 http://deepakchopra.com/?p=31559 Three years ago my spiritual awakening happened and many doors began to open into the spiritual world. A week ago I had a very difficult decision to make on whether to leave the UK or not. I prayed hard and said to God,” Dear God if you think I should leave the UK please send […]

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