Creativity - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org Committed to Creating a Peaceful, Just, Sustainable, Healthy, and Joyful World. Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:31:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://choprafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-CF-Favicon-2-32x32.png Creativity - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org 32 32 Finding the Universe in a Coffee Cup https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/finding-the-universe-in-a-coffee-cup/ Mon, 13 Jan 2020 03:31:34 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41558 By Deepak Chopra, MD and Menas Kafatos, PhD The universe is hard to explain, because there are so many moving parts and so many levels, probably infinite in both cases. It is a cherished goal in physics to unify these parts, but so far success has eluded even the most brilliant investigators. The average person […]

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]]> Einstein, the Moon, and You https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/einstein-the-moon-and-you/ Mon, 06 Jan 2020 19:35:53 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41555 By Deepak Chopra, MD and Menas Kafatos, PhD At the present moment a lot of the basic principles of traditional physics are in a confused state of disarray. Occasionally the media carries a story about strange discoveries by modern science on the order of black holes or dark matter and energy, suggesting that such phenomena […]

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]]> 2020 Wellbeing Predictions with Deepak Chopra https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/2020-wellbeing-predictions-with-deepak-chopra/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 21:17:53 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41547 “The future of wellbeing is bioregulation and homeostasis through self-regulation.”‘ – Deepak Chopra Deepak recently participated in Virgin Pulse’s 2020 Vision: Wellbeing Industry Predictions where leading experts in health and wellbeing, HR and business share insights on emerging trends that will impact your employee experience in 2020 and beyond. You can explore the predictions in detail […]

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]]> There Is No chaos, There Is Only Creativity https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/there-is-no-chaos-there-is-only-creativity/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 03:42:55 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41544 By Deepak Chopra, MD The human mind is addicted to opposites, but it turns out that Nature isn’t. This statement becomes important in a deep way when it comes to chaos. In our minds chaos, or disorder, is the opposite of order. By thinking like this, we oblige the human tendency to prefer order over […]

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]]> Making the Season of Peace Really Matter https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/making-the-season-of-peace-really-matter/ Tue, 10 Dec 2019 04:56:25 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41538 By Deepak Chopra, MD A world ceaselessly in a state of unrest seems to mock this time of year as a season of peace. Most people are simply grateful that unrest hasn’t touched their lives, and hope fades for the victims of war and strife who will probably never enjoy peace except during brief truces. […]

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]]> The Future of Personal and Planetary Well Being : An invitation to Sages and Scientists Symposium, Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville Arkansas https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-future-of-personal-and-planetary-well-being-an-invitation-to-sages-and-scientists-symposium-crystal-bridges-museum-bentonville-arkansas/ Mon, 04 Nov 2019 02:20:46 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41529 By Deepak Chopra, MD Despite a steady increase in life expectancy, medical science is facing diminishing returns. It has been estimated that every increase in lifespan since 1990 has resulted in only ten months of increased healthy life; the rest is only prolonged suffering and the decline of aging. Globally more people now die of […]

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]]> Personal Transformation—What It Really Means https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/personal-transformation-what-it-really-means/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 02:05:58 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41526 By Deepak Chopra, MD Most people have mixed feelings about how their lives are going, which seems inevitable. Taking the bitter with the sweet is an old saying dating back to the 13th century, but it expresses a universal experience. In the face of life’s mixed blessings, however, there runs a deep yearning for transformation. […]

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]]> Are Human Beings the Ultimate Creator? https://choprafoundation.org/health/are-human-beings-the-ultimate-creator/ Mon, 21 Oct 2019 04:25:24 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41523 By Deepak Chopra, MD It’s rare to find someone with an optimistic view of humanity’s future. The prevailing mood globally is dark, and yet David Deutsch, a far-seeing British physicist, argues that humans are responsible for everything new—we are the ultimate creators in the cosmos. I was excited to view his April 2019 TED talk […]

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]]> How to Solve Life’s Problems—A Fresh Idea https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/how-to-solve-lifes-problems-a-fresh-idea/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 06:06:46 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41517 By Deepak Chopra, MD Einstein wasn’t the first person to state one of the basic facts of life when he said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.” But most people attempt, time and again, to think at the level of the problem rather than finding the level […]

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]]> The Mystery of Reality Is the Mystery of You https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-mystery-of-reality-is-the-mystery-of-you/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 02:44:46 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41513 By Deepak Chopra, MD Solving the mystery of reality is left to experts, which is nothing new. The explanations of the cosmos is assigned to physicists today as it was assigned to theologians in an age of faith. In some ways modern people are even less interested in the topic. Your soul isn’t likely to […]

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]]> The Magic Behind Creation https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-magic-behind-creation/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 01:24:10 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41491 By Deepak Chopra, MD Magic is supposed to be a primitive belief, and in modern society it has largely disappeared. Science and technology are not only triumphs of rationality; they represent victories over magic, which is irrational. It is magical to explain thunder as the anger of the gods. It is magical to believe in […]

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]]> Infinite Potential – Make Your Own Myth / Dr. Jean Houston https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/infinite-potential-make-your-own-myth-dr-jean-houston/ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:35:17 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41434 In our final episode of Season 1, we come back to the most fundamental questions: who are we and what are we capable of. My guest today, Dr. Jean Houston, sees us as heroes in our own mythic journeys, here to realize our great calling. Jean Houston has worked with Joseph Campbell, Margaret Mead and […]

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]]> Daily Breath with Deepak Chopra – Language https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/daily-breath-with-deepak-chopra-language/ Mon, 27 May 2019 01:36:44 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41415 Language has the power to create and the power to destroy. But language also has the power to heal. Please join me this week to explore this uniquely human, ability, one that allows us to speak, to listen and to thrive.  Language: Created Us Monday 5/13 Language – Divine and Diabolical Tuesday 5/14 Language – To Listen […]

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]]> OZY Fest 2019 – NYC, July 20-21 https://choprafoundation.org/people/ozy-fest-2019-nyc-july-20-21/ Tue, 14 May 2019 23:22:16 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41404 OZY Fest is back — and it’s bigger, bolder and weirder than ever. This summer, get ready for the ultimate mashup in New York City’s Central Park. SATURDAY JULY 20 & SUNDAY JULY 21, 2019 Learn more here.

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]]> Helping People Who Help People https://choprafoundation.org/people/helping-people-who-help-people/ Fri, 12 Apr 2019 22:23:43 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41334 NinetyNineProducts is celebrating teachers with an afternoon at the Brooklyn Borough Hall on April 24th and a day in East Halem (tentatively scheduled for June 8th) – Save the dates. A few pairs of new shoes, Chalk – NinetyNineProducts Point    will be raffled.

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]]> Why a Mental Universe Is the “Real” Reality https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/why-a-mental-universe-is-the-real-reality/ Mon, 30 Nov 2015 01:18:53 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40024 By Deepak Chopra, MD, Menas Kafatos, PhD, Bernardo Kastrup, PhD, Rudolph Tanzi, PhD                 Science concerns itself with reality, in the form of “real particles”, “real organisms”, and the “real universe”. The tacit assumption is that science can answer the question of reality itself. If this wasn’t the […]

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]]> Music Monday – White Sandy Beach of Hawai’i by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole https://choprafoundation.org/people/music-monday-white-sandy-beach-of-hawaii-by-israel-kamakawiwoole/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:35:52 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39813 Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwoʻole’s “White Sandy Beach of Hawaiʻi” from the Platinum selling album Facing Future. Thank you IZ for sharing this beautiful healing song! [youtube]https://youtu.be/yoRpWEE-E0Q[/youtube] BUY THE SONG: Official Store: http://www.izhawaii.com/shop/facing-f… iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/whit… Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002… FACEBOOK Check out IZ’s Facebook fan page to hear some background of this song! http://www.facebook.com/israelkamakaw… http://www.facebook.com/israelkamakaw…   Buy the Album: […]

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]]> The 13th Disciple & The Future of God https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-13th-disciple-the-future-of-god/ Mon, 06 Apr 2015 22:45:11 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39446 Deepak has generously shared his Prezi presentation on The 13th Disciple & The Future of God.  Check it out: Prezi.  The 13th Disciple The Future of God

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]]> Synchronicity, Evolution, and Your Genes (Part 2) https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/synchronicity-evolution-and-your-genes-part-2/ Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:22:52 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39440   By Deepak Chopra, MD, and Jordan Flesher, BA Psychology   Everyone has had a meaningful coincidence happen to them–the classic example is thinking of someone’s name and the next minute that person telephones, or seeing an unusual word in your mind’s eye and then running across that word the next time you open a […]

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]]> We support Brothers Andrew and Daniel Aged – SAS#13 https://choprafoundation.org/other/we-support-brothers-andrew-and-daniel-aged-sas13/ Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:36:49 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39312 Let’s join together and support art and culture, Brothers Andrew and Daniel Aged – SAS#13.  This is their world premiere. Biography A Teardrop From Below,the beginning of the next chapter Brothers Andrew & Daniel Aged of inc. share a new song, the fruits of reflection inwards and patience. The time and space to connect and […]

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]]> Remember Me – Support Cure Alzheimer's Fund Research https://choprafoundation.org/science-consciousness/remember-me-support-cure-alzheimers-fund-research/ Mon, 26 Jan 2015 18:06:48 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39292 “The Voice” and the Neuroscientist Team Up to Fight Alzheimer’s.  After meeting in a television studio this unlikely pair has teamed up with Cure Alzheimer’s Fund for a worthy cause: Campaign Remember Me.  Proceeds from sales of the song and direct donations will support innovative research into the causes of the disease and the development of effective […]

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]]> Why God Doesn't Care What You Do https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/why-god-doesnt-care-what-you-do/ Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:28:31 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39251 By Deepak Chopra In every religion that believes in a personal God, there’s a connection between the divine and the human. A personal God created life, and he (or she) cherishes his creation. No love is more intense than divine love. No anger is more intense than divine wrath. As relationships go, the one with […]

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]]> Sages and Scientists 2014 – The Merging of a New Future https://choprafoundation.org/people/sages-and-scientists-2014-the-merging-of-a-new-future/ Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:41:05 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39227