Ask Deepak: What’s the Difference Between My Ego and Myself?

Each week, Deepak  responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.
Q: Dear Mr. Chopra, in your esteemed opinion, would it be accurate to say that as there is “one ego projecting as many,” I am all that exists (from as far as I am concerned or anything that concerns me), and all others I see and interact with are just aspects of myself (denied and embraced) that I am projecting outward and interacting with by choice? Continue reading Oprah.com

Ask Deepak: How to Help Your Partner Cope with Trauma

Each week, spiritual teacher Deepak responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.

Q: Hi, I am dating a Chilean who just survived the earthquake and tsunami. I was supposed to be moving there in December 2010 to start a new life with him, but now obviously things are postponed. I (more…)

Ask Deepak: Take Control of Your Emotions

Each week, Deepak responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.

Q: Every time I think I’m finally on the road to spiritual enlightenment and have life figured out (I’m 57 years old), my damned emotions set me back again! I continue to get offended, angered, worried, full of regret, frustrated, panicked, etc. How do I get ahold of these overpowering emotions? Continue reading: Oprah.com

Prisoner of circumstance

I was wondering if there is any knowledge you have that could help me? I am a prisoner of circumstance. I am 32 years of age and have lived my life in the service of others, protecting others…hoping that one day I would be relieved or that an opportunity would arise to take me out of these circumstances. I could have had a much better life on my own but I would had to have abandoned the ones I loved and other good people. Now, I am still in the same circumstances, time has passed, and I have had no life for myself, yet my situation only worsens, and will only worsen still and with greater swiftness and consequence than before. I would be happy to die, or not exist, though I do not feel depression only anger and now hopelessness. Thank you for your time.