I am a 26 year old woman, married to a wonderful man. I love my husband to bits. I consider myself straight. However, I am strongly convinced that I am very much attached to the previous life I have lived as a man (or any of the lives I lived as a man) in this current life. I do not have a problem with gay people at all. But, some of the time I feel like the experience as a man from a previous life is so strong I cannot overcome. I love (genuinely) women and my husband. Is this the case of mistaken sexual identity or is it possible that I have re-incarnated with some attachment to certain traits I had in my previous lives.
Why I wrote Muhammad: A Story of the Last Prophet
In this interview, Deepak Chopra discusses his reasons for writing “Muhammad: A Story Of The Last Prophet,” which captures the life story of the Prophet of Islam.
Imaging the Prophet published in the New York Times Magazine
Imagining the Prophet: Interview by DEBORAH SOLOMON
Published in New York Times Magazine on September 3, 2010
Q: As a leader of alternative medicine who was born in India and raised as a Hindu before opening a wellness center in California, what led you to write your new book, “Muhammad,” a fictionalized biography of the Muslim prophet?
A: I had previously written “Jesus,” and I grew up in an environment where the kids in my school were either Muslim or Jewish or Zoroastrian. New Delhi has a very eclectic mix. There wasn’t any animosity. Having said that, my grandparents were prejudiced and Islamophobic. If a Muslim’s shadow crossedmy grandmother’s body — she lived with us — she would go and take a shower.
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Yes! My father was a doctor, an army cardiologist. He was very secular, and we discussed how prejudiced my grandparents were and how we would never be like that. So that was my upbringing. I was always interested in going deeply into the life of the Prophet. (more…)
Daily Inspiration
Today you will bring into your mind anyone against whom you have a grievance and let it go. Send that person your forgiveness. -Deepak Chopra
Searching for Soulmates
Recently I’ve begun re-examining the way I look at life, and this led me to end a 5 year relationship that I realized was going nowhere, and return to college. In doing this, I returned to the same college I had been academically dismissed from 5 years ago. Recently I ran into someone that I always felt I had a deep connection with, and I have the feeling he might be “the one.” I’m not sure if the feeling is mutual, but this has led me to ask: is it possible to choose your soul mate or influence their feelings about you? How do you know if you’ve met your soul mate?