meditation - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org Committed to Creating a Peaceful, Just, Sustainable, Healthy, and Joyful World. Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:26:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://choprafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-CF-Favicon-2-32x32.png meditation - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org 32 32 Start your day with Daily Breath https://choprafoundation.org/other/start-your-day-with-daily-breath/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 00:26:49 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=41372 Join us and BREATHE… Welcome to Daily Breath, where we pause the hectic world around us, refocus ourselves and expand our minds. I invite you to join me for a few short minutes each day to explore impactful ideas and themes that directly relate to all of our lives. Together we will delve into topics […]

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]]> 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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]]> Welcome to the Society for the Suppression of Curiosity https://choprafoundation.org/articles/welcome-to-the-society-for-the-suppression-of-curiosity/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:40:59 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40738 By Deepak Chopra, MD The secular world is built upon science, which overturned the world of faith. Exchanging spiritual beliefs for objective facts looks like a clear-cut choice, but it isn’t. In all our lives there are values like compassion and loving kindness that are not scientific, and so everyday life straddles two worlds. In […]

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]]> Artificial Intelligence Is Already Here—It’s Us https://choprafoundation.org/articles/artificial-intelligence-is-already-here-its-us/ Mon, 30 Oct 2017 00:00:04 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40638 Deepak Chopra, MD As news keeps pouring out about the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI), people don’t know how much to welcome the technology or fear it. There are warnings from top-level scientists about a future in which super computers become so advanced that they leap into autonomy. Freed to make their own decisions, […]

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]]> How Reality Is Made: The Play of Consciousness https://choprafoundation.org/articles/how-reality-is-made-the-play-of-consciousness/ Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:41 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40632 By Deepak Chopra, MD It’s a peculiar part of being human that we have both a mind and consciousness but cannot tell them apart. The difference is that the mind is constantly in motion, producing sensations, thoughts, images, and feelings, while consciousness is the basic “stuff” of the mind, which remains unchanged no matter how […]

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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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]]> Is There “Instant” Enlightenment? https://choprafoundation.org/articles/is-there-instant-enlightenment/ Mon, 22 May 2017 20:24:57 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40532 By Deepak Chopra, MD Most people look upon enlightenment—whatever the term means to them-as remote, exotic, and unattainable without extreme effort. Enlightenment is the state a Tibetan Buddhist monk may reach after decades of mediation, or a yogi performing esoteric practices in a cave in the Himalayas. Yet if you strip away the Eastern esoteric […]

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]]> The “New Old Age” Just Got Better https://choprafoundation.org/articles/the-new-old-age-just-got-better/ Mon, 08 May 2017 21:56:19 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40521 By Deepak Chopra, MD, Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD   For at least two decades we’ve been living with a drastic revision of growing old. What is now dubbed the “old old age” prevailed for centuries; it was a set of beliefs that turned the aging process into inevitable decline physically and mentally. After a lifetime […]

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]]> The Evolving Cosmos: Is Reality Getting Any Closer https://choprafoundation.org/articles/the-evolving-cosmos-is-reality-getting-any-closer/ Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:00:54 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40505 By Deepak Chopra, MD and Pankaj S. Joshi, PhD Science is the modern authority for telling us what’s real, using verifiable facts to prove its theories. Over the last century many facts have emerged about the nature of the universe, and since we know we live in an evolving universe since the big bang occurred […]

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]]> A Meditation to Restore Hope, Faith, and Trust https://choprafoundation.org/articles/a-meditation-to-restore-hope-faith-and-trust/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:22 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40498 By Deepak Chopra, MD and Steve Israel Everyone has been experiencing the ill effects of disruptive politics. Thinking of the present situation in terms of a partisan divide doesn’t go far enough–there has been a wholesale loss of trust. Hope for a better future is defeated on a daily basis. Faith in the democratic system […]

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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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]]> Six-Day Clinical Trial Finds Integrative Medicine Program Alters Blood Serum https://choprafoundation.org/health/six-day-clinical-trial-finds-integrative-medicine-program-alters-blood-serum/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 17:03:46 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40297 Six-Day Clinical Trial Finds Integrative Medicine Program Alters Blood Serum Meditation, yoga and vegetarian diet linked to decline in plasma metabolites associated with inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk In a novel controlled clinical trial, participants in a six-day Ayurvedic-based well-being program that featured a vegetarian diet, meditation, yoga and massages experienced measurable decreases in a […]

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]]> Self Directed Biological Transformation https://choprafoundation.org/health/self-directed-biological-transformation/ Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:53:52 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40284 By Deepak Chopra, MD and Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD This week some exciting news has come out about the effect of meditation on personal wellbeing. Adding to the mounting evidence that meditation has a number of beneficial effects on things like blood pressure and depression, what’s crucial in the new study, which just appeared in […]

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]]> Conversation with Deepak Chopra & Eric Schadt at Deepakhomebase https://choprafoundation.org/other/conversation-with-deepak-chopra-eric-schadt-at-deepakhomebase/ Wed, 24 Aug 2016 01:35:18 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40269 Watch Deepak Chopra and Eric Schadt discuss the effects of meditation on epigenetics, gene expression, cell biology, anti-aging, and health: Facebook Live

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]]> How Meditation Can Help Anxiety https://choprafoundation.org/people/how-meditation-can-help-anxiety/ Thu, 17 Sep 2015 00:33:09 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39847 By Deepak Chopra, MD Fear is a negative emotion unless you are facing an actual threat and need to fight or flee. The usefulness of fear is minimal in daily life, particularly in the form of anxiety. Stressful events can produce short-term anxiety in almost everyone, which disappears after the event. But for an estimated 6.8 […]

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]]> Mediation and the Spiritual Life of Children https://choprafoundation.org/meditation-2/mediation-and-the-spiritual-life-of-children/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:21:57 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39845 By Deepak Chopra, MD When they become parents, many people wonder how to impart spiritual values to their children. The traditional model of sending them to Sunday school is one alternative; another is to draw the entire family into the personal spirituality of the parents, as more people turn away from organized religion to carve […]

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]]> Meditation and the Spiritual Life of Children https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/meditation-and-the-spiritual-life-of-children/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 18:53:37 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39812 By Deepak Chopra, MD When they become parents, many people wonder how to impart spiritual values to their children. The traditional model of sending them to Sunday school is one alternative; another is to draw the entire family into the personal spirituality of the parents, as more people turn away from organized religion to carve […]

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]]> The Health Benefits of Practicing Compassion https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-health-benefits-of-practicing-compassion/ Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:51:27 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39557   The Health Benefits of Practicing Compassion by Deepak Chopra, MD   Compassion is changing before our eyes. A religious concept associated with Jesus and Buddha (known as “the Compassionate One”) is being researched today through brain scans and positive psychology. In positive psychology your aim is to reach a state of well-being. The actions […]

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]]> Deepak Chopra and Ismael Cala https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/deepak-chopra-and-ismael-cala/ Fri, 08 May 2015 22:29:52 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39514 Deepak and Ismael having a good time together. –  Salud Perfecta, 21 Day Meditation Challenge www.deepakchopra.com/reto

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]]> The Power of Desire—What Do You Want, Anyway? https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-power-of-desire-what-do-you-want-anyway/ Mon, 02 Feb 2015 21:28:41 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39301 By Deepak Chopra, MD   Desire is inescapable, and one could spend years trying to discover if human desire is a blessing of a curse. But right this minute a more practical question demands attention. How can you get what you want? Beyond the basic necessities for food, water, and shelter, which are enough to […]

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]]> Can Sam Harris Wake Us Up? https://choprafoundation.org/other/can-sam-harris-wake-us-up/ Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:18:21 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39210 By Deepak Chopra, MD     It caused a stir when Sam Harris, in a new book titled Waking Up, changed his message from militant atheism to peaceful Buddhism. A positive message is better than a negative one, and since Buddhism is often labeled as “a religion without God,” Harris’s move isn’t as radical as […]

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]]> Wireless Sensors Used to Study Meditation’s Effect on Heart Health https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/wireless-sensors-used-to-study-meditations-effect-on-heart-health/ https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/wireless-sensors-used-to-study-meditations-effect-on-heart-health/#respond Tue, 26 Nov 2013 00:20:15 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=38038 STSI teams with Chopra Foundation, Chopra Center in innovative research Can meditation improve heart health by lowering blood pressure? Does it help relieve chronic pain? Should doctors prescribe meditation to some patients just as they do with pharmaceutical drugs? Using leading-edge wireless technology that can track vital signs like never before, researchers with the Scripps […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/wireless-sensors-used-to-study-meditations-effect-on-heart-health/feed/ 0 Super Soul Sunday: Oprah Winfrey and Deepak – What is a Mantra? https://choprafoundation.org/other/super-soul-sunday-oprah-winfrey-and-deepak-what-is-a-mantra/ https://choprafoundation.org/other/super-soul-sunday-oprah-winfrey-and-deepak-what-is-a-mantra/#respond Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:35:10 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=35826 Season two premiere episode ‘Oprah & Deepak Chopra: Meditation 101’ Premieres November 4 at 11am ET/PT on OWN The season two premiere of the Emmy® Award-winning series “Super Soul Sunday” is ‘Oprah and Deepak Chopra: Meditation 101’ premiering on November 4 at 11am ET/PT on OWN [youtube]http://youtu.be/CPX—M-nFM?hd=1[/youtube] Available on Amazon

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/other/super-soul-sunday-oprah-winfrey-and-deepak-what-is-a-mantra/feed/ 0 https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/35542/ https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/35542/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:26:09 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=35542 [youtube]http://youtu.be/TVdWDNZNCyQ[/youtube] Description: Today’s meditator is chooses to meditate a peaceful lake on a winter’s eve.* Grab a warm jacket, take a seat, close your eyes, and join the meditation! It’s cold out there, so we’ll keep this one short and sweet. THE MEDITATOR is a daily meditation show on The Chopra Well channel. Ever wonder […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/35542/feed/ 0 Exclusive Conversation Between Oprah Winfrey and Deepak Chopra https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/exclusive-conversation-between-oprah-winfrey-and-deepak-chopra/ https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/exclusive-conversation-between-oprah-winfrey-and-deepak-chopra/#respond Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:07:24 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=35159 Written by Marianne Schnall Courtesy of HuffingtonPost Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey in India / Photo Credit: © 2012 Harpo Inc./George Burns When I recently attended the taping of Oprah’s Lifeclass at Radio City Music Hall in which Deepak Chopra served as guest teacher, you could feel the mutual respect, affection and friendship between the […]

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/exclusive-conversation-between-oprah-winfrey-and-deepak-chopra/feed/ 0 The Chopra Well: Manhattan Project https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-chopra-well-manhattan-project/ https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-chopra-well-manhattan-project/#respond Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:00:50 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=35122 Meet Deepak  and join him for meditation.  Ask him your deepest questions about health, spirituality, and life in general. Here are the details: This Thursday, April 19th Ask Deepak at 10 am, Meditation Flash Mob at 11am Union Square (West Plaza) NYC    

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]]> https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/the-chopra-well-manhattan-project/feed/ 0 Deepak Chopra Law of Attraction https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/deepak-chopra-law-of-attraction/ https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/deepak-chopra-law-of-attraction/#respond Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:51:36 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=34799 Deepak Chopra PlayButton from AHAlife on Vimeo. Are you getting the most out of your life? It’s a question we all must ask ourselves at some point, though many of us don’t reach satisfying conclusions. Enter: Deepak Chopra, the world’s foremost authority on spirituality. When we took our nagging query to the wise teacher, he […]

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