Some years ago while researching cases where patients spontaneously recovered from cancer — an occurrence that remains unexplained — I hit upon a striking fact. There is no consistent thing that such patients do, no single technique drug, or alternative therapy. Some prayed, some became Buddhists, some turned to coffee enemas or grape juice. There was no consistency at all, and no scientific evidence that a magical substance had been found.

What quality should I practice everyday to help achieve a peaceful society?

How to Live With Certainty in Uncertain Times...

~ Deepak Chopra

What makes a relationship right, or an important decision? How can you tell if deep spiritual questions have an answer? As children, we all asked these questions. They came naturally. Is there a God? Do I have a soul? What happens after I die? Children are too young to understand that their parents are just as confused as they are. But the answers are given, and for a time they suffice. If Grandma went to heaven to be with Grandpa, a child will sleep better and feel less sad.

January 11th, 2010

The spiritual meaning of love is measured by what it can do. Love is meant to heal, renew, and bring us closer to God. -Deepak Chopra

Fake Fears and Why You (Probably) Believe in Them

January 11th, 2010
 

Is the American system due for a major overhaul? Three recent crises have exposed major weaknesses in that system. The economic bubble burst after decades of rising prosperity. Health care expenses have soared beyond reason. The military finds itself mired in two wars, even though we are told that a rocky recovery is underway, these crises are more fundamental than they appear. Three pillars of American life are cracking, along with the beliefs that hold them up.

~ Deepak Chopra

A front-page poll in the New York Times confronts an issue no one likes to talk about: the pain of losing our job. Fifty percent of the unemployed have borrowed money from friends or relatives. Around the same number have experienced depression or anxiety. Four in ten are struggling enough that they have noticed behavioral changes in their children.

AROUND THE WORLD people yearn to find peace and give solace to the suffering and bereaved. Once again the clash of polarised enemies clamours for attention.

Al-Qaeda takes pride in this heinous and sordid crime, while Western nations seek to bring the terrorists to justice. Yet it would be naive to take the simple way out and call this an example of pure evil and depravity.

Today, decide to see the world with your heart and not your head. To imagine what that’s like, think about how a mother feels toward her child. No matter how many ways the child may decide to be bad, its mother doesn’t chage her love. She sees her child with heart awareness. You can do that for anyone you pick. Overlook their faults for just ten minutes, seeing them as totally good.

Evolve with non-violence tools from the Dalai Lama