Deepak Chopra > Quotes

“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.”
― Deepak Chopra

“Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution.”
― Deepak Chopra

“You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible.”
― Deepak Chopra

“According to Vedanta, there are only two symptoms of enlightenment, just two indications that a transformation is taking place within you toward a higher consciousness. The first symptom is that you stop worrying. Things don't bother you anymore. You become light-hearted and full of joy. The second symptom is that you encounter more and more meaningful coincidences in your life, more and more synchronicities. And this accelerates to the point where you actually experience the miraculous. (quoted by Carol Lynn Pearson in Consider the Butterfly)”
― Deepak Chopra, Synchrodestiny: Harnessing the Infinite Power of Coincidence to Create Miracles

“In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.”
― Deepak Chopra

“Holding on to anything is like holding on to your breath. You will suffocate. The only way to get anything in the physical universe is by letting go of it. Let go & it will be yours forever.”
― Deepak Chopra

“Walk with those seeking truth... RUN FROM THOSE WHO THINK THEY'VE FOUND IT. ”
― Deepak Chopra

“When you struggle with your partner, you are struggling with yourself. Every fault you see in them touches a denied weakness in yourself.”
― Deepak Chopra

“Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined. ”
― Deepak Chopra

“The Ego, however, is not who you really are. The ego is your self-image; it is your social mask; it is the role you are playing. Your social mask thrives on approval. It wants control, and it is sustained by power, because it lives in fear.”
― Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams

“Love doesn't need reason. It speaks from the irrational wisdom of the heart.”
― Deepak Chopra

“When you make a choice, you change the future.”
― Deepak Chopra

“If you try to get rid of fear and anger without knowing their meaning, they will grow stronger and return.”
― Deepak Chopra, The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore

“If you’re really spiritual, then you should be totally independent of the good and the bad opinions of the world…you should have faith in yourself.”
― Deepak Chopra

“Happiness for a reason is just another form of misery because the reason can be taken away from us at any time.”
― Deepak Chopra

“You will be transformed by what you read.”
― Deepak Chopra

“According to this law [the law of Dharma], you have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing it. There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world--and for every unique talent and unique expression of that talent, there are also unique needs. When these needs are matched with the creative expression of your talent, that is the spark that creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates unlimited wealth and abundance.”
― Deepak Chopra

“There are many aspects to success; material wealth is only one component. ...But success also includes good health, energy and enthusiasm for life, fulfilling relationships, creative freedom, emotional and psychological stability, a sense of well-being, and peace of mind.”
― Deepak Chopra

“The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.”
― Deepak Chopra, The Way of the Wizard: Twenty Spiritual Lessons for Creating the Life You Want

“The worst curse to befall anyone is stagnation, a banal existence, the quiet desperation that comes out of a need for conformity. ”
― Deepak Chopra, The Return of Merlin

“people are doing the best that they can from their own level of consciousness.”
― Deepak Chopra

“Nothing brings down walls as surely as acceptance.”
― Deepak Chopra, The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore

“Don't try to steer the river.”
― Deepak Chopra

“To acquire true self power you have to feel beneath no one, be immune to criticism and be fearless.”
― Deepak Chopra

“Sex is always about emotions. Good sex is about free emotions; bad sex is about blocked emotions.”
― Deepak Chopra

“Silence is the great teacher and to learn its lessons you must pay attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration, knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core of inner silence.”
― Deepak Chopra

“If you focus on success, you’ll have stress. But if you pursue excellence, success will be guaranteed.”
― Deepak Chopra

“What keeps life fascinating is the constant creativity of the soul.”
― Deepak Chopra, Life After Death: The Burden of Proof

“The healthiest response to life is joy.
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― Deepak Chopra

“I was very afraid at the beginning, until Master told me that pain isn't the truth; it's what you have to get through in order to find the truth.”
― Deepak Chopra, The Return of Merlin