religion - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org Committed to Creating a Peaceful, Just, Sustainable, Healthy, and Joyful World. Sat, 08 Apr 2017 00:35:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://choprafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-CF-Favicon-2-32x32.png religion - The Chopra Foundation https://choprafoundation.org 32 32 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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]]> After Gay Rights, Gay Spirituality https://choprafoundation.org/articles/after-gay-rights-gay-spirituality/ Mon, 31 Oct 2016 21:56:36 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=40364 By Deepak Chopra, MD It’s taken decades for gay activists to achieve the most basic right that every minority deserves: equality under the law. In principle one might say that the battle has been won, even if some states are dragging their heels and some groups mount fierce resistance. Thirty years ago, it took mass […]

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]]> Can Science and Religion Save Each Other? (Part 2) https://choprafoundation.org/science-consciousness/can-science-and-religion-save-each-other-part-2/ Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:51:10 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39271 by Deepak Chopra, MD   Science is used to being dominant, and religion is used to being defensive–these are familiar poses for two worldviews, the one being on the rise, the other on the decline. Generally when an entire belief system is on the decline, it steadily disappears. There’s no need to believe that the […]

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]]> Can Science and Religion Save Each Other? https://choprafoundation.org/science-consciousness/can-science-and-religion-save-each-other/ Mon, 05 Jan 2015 20:46:14 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39270 by Deepak Chopra, MD   A flurry of controversy surrounded the astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson two weeks ago when he took a jab at religion in the name of science. It began Christmas day with a mischievous tweet: “On this day long ago, a child was born who, by age 30, would transform the world. […]

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]]> God Is the New Physics https://choprafoundation.org/other/god-is-the-new-physics/ Mon, 08 Dec 2014 16:37:08 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39262 By Deepak Chopra, MD   When spirituality and physics started to be linked, many scientists called it the use of metaphor. It couldn’t literally be true that there was a Tao of Physics that linked quantum mechanics to ancient Chinese philosophy. At best there might be a weak link–God and the new physics–the way one […]

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]]> Why God Makes More Sense than Atheism https://choprafoundation.org/spirituality/why-god-makes-more-sense-than-atheism/ Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:17:00 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=39257 by Deepak Chopra, MD After two centuries of the tug-of-war between science and religion, it’s clear science occupies the dominant position. It has passed the “So what?” test, meaning that science as applied to practical daily life has been immensely more important to modern people than God. This has given atheism, both casual and militant, the […]

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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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]]> Five Spiritual Mysteries: #2 Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen? (Part 2) https://choprafoundation.org/consciousness/five-spiritual-mysteries-2-why-does-god-let-bad-things-happen-part-2/ Tue, 15 Apr 2014 00:37:54 +0000 https://choprafoundation.org/?p=38679 By Deepak Chopra, MD   One of the biggest stumbling blocks for people who want to believe in God is the existence of bad things in our lives.  The evening news carries enough stories about war, crime, famine, oppression, and much else that a loving God wouldn’t permit. But as we saw in the first […]

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