Life - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org Committed to Creating a Peaceful, Just, Sustainable, Healthy, and Joyful World. Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:29:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://choprafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-CF-Favicon-2-32x32.png Life - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org 32 32 Is Life Really a Dream? https://choprafoundation.org/articles/is-life-really-a-dream/ Mon, 30 Jul 2018 10:33:11 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40870 By Deepak Chopra, MD There are times when life goes out of kilter and the world doesn’t seem real and substantial anymore. Such experiences occur regularly, either to us or other people. For example, when there’s a sudden death in the family or a catastrophe like a tornado or the house burning down, a person […]

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]]> The True Meaning of Meditation https://choprafoundation.org/other/the-true-meaning-of-meditation/ Mon, 11 Jun 2018 00:00:02 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40837 By Deepak Chopra, MD The American way of meditation is now firmly a part of our lifestyle, and millions of people who have taken up yoga and learned about mindfulness feel quite comfortable meditating. I’m saying “the American way,” because it took scientific research and the promise of improved health to convince the average person […]

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]]> The Microbiome: How to Talk to Your 2 Million Genes https://choprafoundation.org/articles/the-microbiome-how-to-talk-to-your-2-million-genes/ Tue, 29 May 2018 19:22:30 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40830 By Deepak Chopra, MD and Naveen Jain The term “microbiome” has become popular in the last decade, and most people now realize that their bodies are populated by an enormous quantity of microbes. Taking every location from the skin to the mouth to the intestinal tract into consideration, the microbiome weighs around 3 lbs., roughly […]

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]]> Is There One Best Path in Life? https://choprafoundation.org/articles/is-there-one-best-path-in-life/ Mon, 21 May 2018 19:42:20 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40824 By Deepak Chopra, MD Without using the term, everyone has marked out a path in life–a path can be defined as a road map that guides you to a goal. Because every day presents some kind of goal, however small, being on a path is inevitable. It doesn’t have to be a conscious choice. Yet […]

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]]> How to Be Your Own Medical Advocate https://choprafoundation.org/articles/how-to-be-your-own-medical-advocate/ Mon, 08 Jan 2018 20:24:02 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40697 By Deepak Chopra, MD and Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD When the average person goes to the doctor, shows up at the ER, or enters the hospital, the possibility of controlling what happens next is minimal. We put ourselves in the hands of the medical machine, which in reality rests upon individual people—doctors, nurses, physician’s assistants, […]

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]]> Artificial Intelligence, False Gods, and Driverless Everything https://choprafoundation.org/articles/artificial-intelligence-false-gods-and-driverless-everything/ Tue, 19 Dec 2017 01:44:35 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40680 By Deepak Chopra, MD and P. Murali Doraiswamy, MD Artificial Intelligence (A.) has succeeded by being far-seeing; it’s a field where proponents began by envisioning a computer that can take over functions of the human brain, like computation and logic. Today the field has progressed to the point where algorithms can recognize photos, speech and […]

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]]> The AI Paradox: How Computers Will Make Us More Human https://choprafoundation.org/articles/the-ai-paradox-how-computers-will-make-us-more-human/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:03 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40666 By Deepak Chopra, MD Various scientific fields over the course of history have hoped to master nature for the benefit of humankind. At the top of the heap right now is artificial intelligence (AI), which has allied itself with the technology of robotics. Between them AI and robotics are having a sizable impact on the […]

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]]> A Surprising Answer to “Who Am I? https://choprafoundation.org/articles/a-surprising-answer-to-who-am-i/ Mon, 12 Jun 2017 00:00:29 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40539 By Deepak Chopra, MD Not many people reflect philosophically on the age-old question, “Who am I?” For practical purposes, everyday life depends on accepting the self that gets up in the morning, eats breakfast, and goes off to work. This makes it seem as if “Who am I?” is a given. But in fact, it […]

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]]> Grounding the Human Body for Health : https://choprafoundation.org/articles/grounding-the-human-body-for-health/ Mon, 29 May 2017 00:00:33 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40534 By Marty Zucker, Gaetan Chevalier, PhD, Clint Ober, Paul J. Mills, Deepak Chopra, MD The Earth is like a gigantic battery that contains a natural, subtle electric charge—a special kind of energy present in the ground. For safety and stability, almost everything in the electrical world is connected to the ground, whether it is an […]

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]]> Why You Aren’t Who You Think You Are https://choprafoundation.org/articles/why-you-arent-who-you-think-you-are/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 22:36:09 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40494 By : Deepak Chopra Each of us perceives reality through the filter of a personal self, an “I” that is unique in the world, thanks to the unique experiences we’ve had since birth. We rely on “I” to be able to navigate through everyday situations, not realizing how limiting “I” actually is. It’s fair to […]

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]]> How to Overcome the Fear of Death–Two Possibilities https://choprafoundation.org/science-consciousness/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-death-two-possibilities/ Mon, 08 Jun 2015 00:25:08 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39542   By Deepak Chopra, MD   The fear of death always comes at or near the top of people’s worst fears. Some psychologists believe that this is such a potent fear, we push it down into the subconscious in order to avoid it. Yet from its hiding place the fear remains active, re-emerging in times […]

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]]> Death Makes Life Possible https://choprafoundation.org/other/death-makes-life-possible-4/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:09:38 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39502 A global movement to transform the fear of death into an inspiration for living and dying well.  The DVD is now available on Amazon

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]]> Death Makes Life Possible https://choprafoundation.org/video/death-makes-life-possible-3/ Fri, 19 Dec 2014 21:03:23 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39265 Why Physics Needs God But God Doesn't Need Physics https://choprafoundation.org/other/why-physics-needs-god-but-god-doesnt-need-physics/ Tue, 02 Dec 2014 20:00:18 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39259 By Deepak Chopra, MD Recently I created a brief storm on Twitter by throwing out questions that physicists can’t answer. Twitter allows you to contact famous physicists directly, and it’s predictable that a handful will become irritated and even riled up if you dare to challenge them. “What happens in physics stays in physics” is […]

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]]> Death Makes Life Possible https://choprafoundation.org/articles/death-makes-life-possible-2/ Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:46:06 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=38668 There are many explanations and conjectures about what happens when we die, ranging from scientific materialism to religious/spiritual views of immortality. Ideas about life after death impact how people approach death – and how they live their lives. Years of interviews conducted by Marilyn Schlitz with people representing different religious, cultural, and philosophical worldviews on […]

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]]> Death Makes Life Possible https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/death-makes-life-possible/ https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/death-makes-life-possible/#respond Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:45:28 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=35125 Be a part of The Chopra Foundation’s “Death Makes Life Possible’ – Watch the trailer and let us know your thoughts by voting at IMTF Death Makes Life Possible * Category: Documentary * Genre: Science & Education * Director: Marilyn Schlitz * Producer: Deepak Chopra & Marilyn Schlitz ‘Death Makes Life Possible’ explores the taboo […]

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