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Creating Health
An essential introduction to Deepak Chopra's theory of the healing power of the mind, Creating Health is the definitive guide to his philosophy about the mind/body connection. Blending Eastern and Western medical philosophy, Chopra puts together a clear and easy path to follow for perfect physical and emotional health.
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Deepak Chopra
700 books19.1k followersDeepak Chopra, MD serves as the Founder and Chairman of The Chopra Foundation, and Co-Founder of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.
As a global leader and pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine, Chopra transforms the way the world views physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellness. Known as a prolific author of eighty books books with twenty-two New York Times best sellers in both fiction and non-fiction, his works have been published in more than forty-three languages.
Chopra’s medical training is in internal medicine and endocrinology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Dr. Chopra serves as Co-Founder and Chairman of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, Founder of The Chopra Well on YouTube, Adjunct Professor of Executive Programs at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Family and Preventive Medicine Department at the University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, Faculty at Walt Disney Imagineering, and Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization.
GlobeIn acknowledges Chopra as "one of top ten most influential spiritual leaders around the world." TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine."
As a global leader and pioneer in the field of mind-body medicine, Chopra transforms the way the world views physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellness. Known as a prolific author of eighty books books with twenty-two New York Times best sellers in both fiction and non-fiction, his works have been published in more than forty-three languages.
Chopra’s medical training is in internal medicine and endocrinology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Dr. Chopra serves as Co-Founder and Chairman of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, Founder of The Chopra Well on YouTube, Adjunct Professor of Executive Programs at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, Columbia University, Assistant Clinical Professor, in the Family and Preventive Medicine Department at the University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences, Faculty at Walt Disney Imagineering, and Senior Scientist with The Gallup Organization.
GlobeIn acknowledges Chopra as "one of top ten most influential spiritual leaders around the world." TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century and credits him as "the poet-prophet of alternative medicine."
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June 12, 2022
Me gusto y tiene información importante pero hay capítulos que están súper pequeños en los que te dice que si quieres saber más leas otro de sus libros, pasa como 5 veces y pues entiendo que son temas más complejos pero entonces para que poner un capítulo solo para eso? Es lo que afectó mi calificación para mi debió de sostenerse solo el libro 🙌🏻
April 15, 2024
La misma fórmula donde te dan poco haciendo parecer que es mucho y siempre envíandote a leer sus otras obras.
August 25, 2024
Súper libro donde te da consejos sobre como tener buena salud
March 25, 2026
REFLECTIONS ON HEALTH, INTELLIGENCE, AND EASTERN SCRIPTURES
Deepak Chopra (b. 1946) is an India-born physician (he was Chief of Staff at the New England Memorial Hospital for several years), alternative medicine advocate, ‘Guru’ of the New Age movement, and author. He was strongly influenced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his Transcendental Meditation technique, although he later broke with the movement.
He wrote in the 1991 revised edition of this 1987 book, “If there is a single principle that is fundamental to human life and human health, it is the constant presence of change---so I believe it is very appropriate for change to be ongoing in a book entitled ‘Creating Health.’ Health, after all, is a process rather than a fixed condition, and a book about health should reflect this basic truth. This new, revised edition incorporates a number of advances that rely on my most recent work at the Sharp Institute for Human Potential and Mind/Body Medicine… At the same time, the book continues to draw on my earlier studies inspired by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who first introduced knowledge of Ayurveda to the Western world and to whom I am deeply grateful.
“Perhaps the most significant change in this edition concerns the techniques of Mindfulness Meditation… There are many ways to practice meditation, but the goal of all of them is to raise our consciousness above the internal and external chaos that most of us deal with every day, and to enable us to experience the quiet, utterly calm awareness that is the essence of the human spirit. I believe that the simple but powerful form of breath-focused meditation you’ll find in these pages is the ideal method to learn from a book such as this.”
He explains in the original Introduction, “[This book] was written in one long burst of excitement… My inspiration came from a simple phrase: ‘the mind-body connection.’ … Mind and body had long been separated by a very old, thick wall. The mind was a ghost, the body a machine. They occupied totally separate domains, as far as medicine was concerned… the most prestigious medical journals ridiculed the notion that sickness and health might depend upon anything as shadowy as the patient’s mind. But now that would change. The mind-body connection was real, and here was the proof---a flood of ‘messenger molecules' … that course through the bloodstream, transforming our most intimate thoughts, emotions, beliefs, prejudices, wishes dreams, and fears into physical reality.” (Pg. ix)
He continues, “I wrote [this book] to inspire people who may not care about norepinephrine until they are shown the revelation that lies behind the dry chemical names… The old model of the body as a sculpture frozen in time and space must be discarded… Such knowledge is too huge to be straightjacketed by medical science---it must be lived to be appreciated. In that sense, [this book] is unabashedly a manual for living… Reality is not a given; it is a possibility that we shape and control… I have laid out the knowledge of a higher reality, based on the assumption that human awareness was created to achieve total freedom.” (Pg. x)
He begins the first chapter with the statement, “Health is our natural state… health is the state of perfect physical, mental, and social well-being. To this may be added spiritual well-being, a state in which a person feels at every moment of living a joy and zest for life, a sense of fulfillment, and an awareness of harmony with the universe round him. It is a state in which one feels ever youthful, ever buoyant, and ever happy. Such a state is not only desirable but quite possible... [and] it is easy to attain. This book will show you how you can attain perfect health and remain feeling ever youthful.” (Pg. 3)
He points out, “Drug therapy has its problems and limitations: 1. Drugs are expensive… 2. All drugs, without exception, have side effects… 3. Drugs have to be taken for a lifetime since they are not really a cure… 4. Drug tolerance… becomes a problem over time. What are some of the non-pharmacological approaches to the treatment of hypertension?” (Pg. 9-10)
He asks, “Are mental techniques the answer, then? Several approaches have in recent years been popularized in the treatment of hypertension… BIOFEEDBACK: In this technique the patient is outfitted with a device on the arm that monitors his blood pressure… He can then teach himself either to raise or lower his blood pressure by simply willing [it]… It may be that biofeedback has been disappointing because the patient is too dependent on the machine---he is trying to induce by artificial means what he could learn to do better by contacting a deeper source within himself… RELAXATION: … their usefulness is limited … to treating mild hypertension… VISUALIZATION: … it has been shown useful in cases of mild hypertension. MEDITATION: There is convincing evidence that meditation, practiced regularly… can effectively reduce high blood pressure.” (Pg. 12-14)
He summarizes, “medicine is discovering … the phenomena of psyche affecting the soma, mind affecting the body. When a state of mind expresses itself in harmful changes of the physiology, the result is what we call a disease process.” (Pg. 47)
He asserts, “People who suffer from depression or other psychological maladies are victims of shattered wholeness. Once they step out of the state in which mind and body are healthy together, then dozens of symptoms… can burden them… Wholeness must be restored from within… and this process begins only when we grasp the subtlest level of the human organism, the ‘self.’” (Pg. 65)
He takes stock: “By now the reader should be well aware of the hypothesis I am developing. The evidence for it is unmistakable… As we probe deeper into the parthogenesis of disease… a primary truth comes to light: all disease results from the disruption of the flow of intelligence. When people speak of intelligence, they refer almost automatically to the intellect and its dealing in concepts… Intelligence is mind, and … its scope embraces the cosmos… all disease processes originate in this vaster state of Mind. So also does health.” (Pg. 79-80)
Later, he adds, “So also when we look to our bodies. We see the same infinite intelligence in operation. Only, we are used to thinking of intelligence as residing just in the brain: this is because we are used to equating intelligence with intellectual capacity. However, with our new insight we discover intelligence operating in every cell of our body… We come to the inescapable conclusion that mind or consciousness or intelligence pervades every part of the created universe. Our own minds are an expression of this intelligence; from it our human consciousness derives its infinite scope.” (Pg. 88)
He explains, “‘Trust in God and Control of One’s Thought Processes’ is not given here by me as a religious dictum. I am pointing out … the evidence for an infinite intelligence that permeates nature and expresses itself thorough our minds and bodies. It alone brings perfect health; its simple, unobstructed flow is the only ‘control’ that can mastermind the myriad processes of life. The only attitude that we can meaningfully have toward it is trust.” (Pg. 128)
He asserts, “What belief can accomplish, then, knows no limits, because the ability of intelligence to create new aspects of reality knows no limits. We are coming closer to that the Vedic sentence meant---the universe is the macrocosm, man is the microcosm. When the gap between our inner life and our outer reality is bridged, nature becomes enchanted once more… Belief is an inevitable step toward self-awareness.” (Pg. 149)
He cites a text [‘so does everything arise from Brahman’] from the Mundaka Upanishad, and comments, “It is saying just what we have discovered throughout our discussion: that the only reality is infinite intelligence, creating every part of the universe effortlessly out of itself.” (Pg. 180)
He concludes in the Epilogue, “The elegant, simple, and effortless techniques of Ayurveda will occupy my writing in the future… they all begin in consciousness; therefore, by describing the process of transcending, I have already told you of the most powerful therapy known to the science of life.” (Pg. 204)
This book will appeal to some who are interested in Vedic ideas, New Age ideas, and similar spiritual approaches to health.
Deepak Chopra (b. 1946) is an India-born physician (he was Chief of Staff at the New England Memorial Hospital for several years), alternative medicine advocate, ‘Guru’ of the New Age movement, and author. He was strongly influenced by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and his Transcendental Meditation technique, although he later broke with the movement.
He wrote in the 1991 revised edition of this 1987 book, “If there is a single principle that is fundamental to human life and human health, it is the constant presence of change---so I believe it is very appropriate for change to be ongoing in a book entitled ‘Creating Health.’ Health, after all, is a process rather than a fixed condition, and a book about health should reflect this basic truth. This new, revised edition incorporates a number of advances that rely on my most recent work at the Sharp Institute for Human Potential and Mind/Body Medicine… At the same time, the book continues to draw on my earlier studies inspired by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who first introduced knowledge of Ayurveda to the Western world and to whom I am deeply grateful.
“Perhaps the most significant change in this edition concerns the techniques of Mindfulness Meditation… There are many ways to practice meditation, but the goal of all of them is to raise our consciousness above the internal and external chaos that most of us deal with every day, and to enable us to experience the quiet, utterly calm awareness that is the essence of the human spirit. I believe that the simple but powerful form of breath-focused meditation you’ll find in these pages is the ideal method to learn from a book such as this.”
He explains in the original Introduction, “[This book] was written in one long burst of excitement… My inspiration came from a simple phrase: ‘the mind-body connection.’ … Mind and body had long been separated by a very old, thick wall. The mind was a ghost, the body a machine. They occupied totally separate domains, as far as medicine was concerned… the most prestigious medical journals ridiculed the notion that sickness and health might depend upon anything as shadowy as the patient’s mind. But now that would change. The mind-body connection was real, and here was the proof---a flood of ‘messenger molecules' … that course through the bloodstream, transforming our most intimate thoughts, emotions, beliefs, prejudices, wishes dreams, and fears into physical reality.” (Pg. ix)
He continues, “I wrote [this book] to inspire people who may not care about norepinephrine until they are shown the revelation that lies behind the dry chemical names… The old model of the body as a sculpture frozen in time and space must be discarded… Such knowledge is too huge to be straightjacketed by medical science---it must be lived to be appreciated. In that sense, [this book] is unabashedly a manual for living… Reality is not a given; it is a possibility that we shape and control… I have laid out the knowledge of a higher reality, based on the assumption that human awareness was created to achieve total freedom.” (Pg. x)
He begins the first chapter with the statement, “Health is our natural state… health is the state of perfect physical, mental, and social well-being. To this may be added spiritual well-being, a state in which a person feels at every moment of living a joy and zest for life, a sense of fulfillment, and an awareness of harmony with the universe round him. It is a state in which one feels ever youthful, ever buoyant, and ever happy. Such a state is not only desirable but quite possible... [and] it is easy to attain. This book will show you how you can attain perfect health and remain feeling ever youthful.” (Pg. 3)
He points out, “Drug therapy has its problems and limitations: 1. Drugs are expensive… 2. All drugs, without exception, have side effects… 3. Drugs have to be taken for a lifetime since they are not really a cure… 4. Drug tolerance… becomes a problem over time. What are some of the non-pharmacological approaches to the treatment of hypertension?” (Pg. 9-10)
He asks, “Are mental techniques the answer, then? Several approaches have in recent years been popularized in the treatment of hypertension… BIOFEEDBACK: In this technique the patient is outfitted with a device on the arm that monitors his blood pressure… He can then teach himself either to raise or lower his blood pressure by simply willing [it]… It may be that biofeedback has been disappointing because the patient is too dependent on the machine---he is trying to induce by artificial means what he could learn to do better by contacting a deeper source within himself… RELAXATION: … their usefulness is limited … to treating mild hypertension… VISUALIZATION: … it has been shown useful in cases of mild hypertension. MEDITATION: There is convincing evidence that meditation, practiced regularly… can effectively reduce high blood pressure.” (Pg. 12-14)
He summarizes, “medicine is discovering … the phenomena of psyche affecting the soma, mind affecting the body. When a state of mind expresses itself in harmful changes of the physiology, the result is what we call a disease process.” (Pg. 47)
He asserts, “People who suffer from depression or other psychological maladies are victims of shattered wholeness. Once they step out of the state in which mind and body are healthy together, then dozens of symptoms… can burden them… Wholeness must be restored from within… and this process begins only when we grasp the subtlest level of the human organism, the ‘self.’” (Pg. 65)
He takes stock: “By now the reader should be well aware of the hypothesis I am developing. The evidence for it is unmistakable… As we probe deeper into the parthogenesis of disease… a primary truth comes to light: all disease results from the disruption of the flow of intelligence. When people speak of intelligence, they refer almost automatically to the intellect and its dealing in concepts… Intelligence is mind, and … its scope embraces the cosmos… all disease processes originate in this vaster state of Mind. So also does health.” (Pg. 79-80)
Later, he adds, “So also when we look to our bodies. We see the same infinite intelligence in operation. Only, we are used to thinking of intelligence as residing just in the brain: this is because we are used to equating intelligence with intellectual capacity. However, with our new insight we discover intelligence operating in every cell of our body… We come to the inescapable conclusion that mind or consciousness or intelligence pervades every part of the created universe. Our own minds are an expression of this intelligence; from it our human consciousness derives its infinite scope.” (Pg. 88)
He explains, “‘Trust in God and Control of One’s Thought Processes’ is not given here by me as a religious dictum. I am pointing out … the evidence for an infinite intelligence that permeates nature and expresses itself thorough our minds and bodies. It alone brings perfect health; its simple, unobstructed flow is the only ‘control’ that can mastermind the myriad processes of life. The only attitude that we can meaningfully have toward it is trust.” (Pg. 128)
He asserts, “What belief can accomplish, then, knows no limits, because the ability of intelligence to create new aspects of reality knows no limits. We are coming closer to that the Vedic sentence meant---the universe is the macrocosm, man is the microcosm. When the gap between our inner life and our outer reality is bridged, nature becomes enchanted once more… Belief is an inevitable step toward self-awareness.” (Pg. 149)
He cites a text [‘so does everything arise from Brahman’] from the Mundaka Upanishad, and comments, “It is saying just what we have discovered throughout our discussion: that the only reality is infinite intelligence, creating every part of the universe effortlessly out of itself.” (Pg. 180)
He concludes in the Epilogue, “The elegant, simple, and effortless techniques of Ayurveda will occupy my writing in the future… they all begin in consciousness; therefore, by describing the process of transcending, I have already told you of the most powerful therapy known to the science of life.” (Pg. 204)
This book will appeal to some who are interested in Vedic ideas, New Age ideas, and similar spiritual approaches to health.
July 13, 2013
I have just re-read this classic and felt well rewarded for the effort. In the 10 years or so since my original reading, a health condition has arisen and this has enabled me to see where my mental attitudes and habits are playing a contributory role. There are lots of case studies to give you a feel of how we play a part in the creation of our diseases, without the author seeming to judge or make you feel guilty for this and a reminder of what we should be doing is never a bad thing. I will definitely re-read anything else I have by Deepak Chopra and have just bought the Kindle Edition of his latest book, Super Brain: Unleashing The Power of Your Mind, written jointly with Rudolf E Tanzi.
April 18, 2009
Most of the information in this book did not seem new or revealing to me, but it was a good reminder to be healthy, be happy, treat your body and your mind well. I enjoyed "Quantum Healing" much more.
February 28, 2023
Por un lado me ha gustado mucho cómo explica el termino de inteligencia y cómo lo tenemos que activar para estar en armonía.
No obstante me ha sorprendido para mal que Deepak Chopra, siendo endocrinólogo, de una visión tan mundana de las enfermedades. Tan solo suelta dos veces sueltas que se conectan con las emociones, pero las enfermedades que analiza lo hace de una manera superficial, como le corresponde a cualquier medicucho de consulta…. Y la guinda del pastel ha sido que en varias ocasiones cae en la premisa de los ignorantes al decir que los gordos lo están porque comen mucho 🤦🏽♀️ y que tienen muchas enfermedades por estar gordos…. Debe ser la única enfermedad donde el paciente recibe toda la culpa y el desprecio… vaya… menos mal que no le dicen lo mismo a los enfermos de cáncer o niños con leucemia… Muy decepcionada en este aspecto, pero imagino que viene en el pack de endocrinología, la ignorancia y falta de empatía.
Hay libros mejores que abordan la Salud holística. Y desde luego libros mejores de Deepak.
No obstante me ha sorprendido para mal que Deepak Chopra, siendo endocrinólogo, de una visión tan mundana de las enfermedades. Tan solo suelta dos veces sueltas que se conectan con las emociones, pero las enfermedades que analiza lo hace de una manera superficial, como le corresponde a cualquier medicucho de consulta…. Y la guinda del pastel ha sido que en varias ocasiones cae en la premisa de los ignorantes al decir que los gordos lo están porque comen mucho 🤦🏽♀️ y que tienen muchas enfermedades por estar gordos…. Debe ser la única enfermedad donde el paciente recibe toda la culpa y el desprecio… vaya… menos mal que no le dicen lo mismo a los enfermos de cáncer o niños con leucemia… Muy decepcionada en este aspecto, pero imagino que viene en el pack de endocrinología, la ignorancia y falta de empatía.
Hay libros mejores que abordan la Salud holística. Y desde luego libros mejores de Deepak.
October 13, 2020
As someone who lives with a neurological disease, I can honestly say that Dr. Chopra's book remains a refreshing approach to health and living well. Published in 1995, this book was groundbreaking. Those who read it now might think it is a bit dated, but let me assure you that it isn't. In a chronic pain community that continues to embrace narcotics over daily affirmations, movement, eating well, sleeping and keeping stress to a minimum, this book continues to serve a wonderful, alternative purpose for those of us who want a better life. Yes, at times Dr. Chopra is repetitive, but I think he does it to drive his points home. He wants you to appreciate what he is saying and in one section of the book, he provides some case studies with both patients and then later on with monkey behavior that are truly fascinating. Whether you are battling with some nagging health issues like high cholesterol or something more serious, I think reading this book is worth the time.
October 28, 2022
This book was written by a doctor called Deepak Chopra. This book basically covers about physical and psychological health with illness that we normally face in our life. Personally, I love non-fiction science books, so I really enjoyed it and this book covered lots of information that we should know in our daily life. For me, I got recommended to read this book from one of my smartest teacher but I would recommend this book to everyone I know. Because this book contains a lots of informations on each chapter, I would briefly talk about topics and the some parts that helped me or inspired me. Firstly, this book is mainly composed with 4 main topics which are health and disease, laying the foundation, strategies for creating health, and toward a higher reality: meditation and metamorphosis. In those 4 main topics, it talks about common physical diseases and mental illness with great detail in the beginning. Then, they goes deeper and deeper about how our brain works, about happiness, reality, love and our nature. Overall, the book helped me to understand many illness or diseases that we usually face and it led me to the deeper state of myself, consciousness, reality and myself. Throughout the book, there were many things that inspired me, made me realize some importance of certain factors in our life, and help me to change my perception.
1) Belief is the factor that influence our neurotransmitters and physiology of our brain.
2) Our consciousness and impulses of creative intelligence lead us to creative action resulting in material creation
3) Health is resulted in positive and negative impulses
4) Enlightenment is extension of normal ability to control thoughts
5) When we pay attention to our intelligence, self-awareness happens.
6) "People do not grow old; when they cease to grow, they become old."
These 6 sentences were what I summarized from few of chapters that gave me inspiration and realization. For sure, this book really changed my perception and developed my understanding of our human and myself. For me, I got recommended to read this book from one of my smartest teacher and definitely I will recommend this book to my family, friends and even teachers.
1) Belief is the factor that influence our neurotransmitters and physiology of our brain.
2) Our consciousness and impulses of creative intelligence lead us to creative action resulting in material creation
3) Health is resulted in positive and negative impulses
4) Enlightenment is extension of normal ability to control thoughts
5) When we pay attention to our intelligence, self-awareness happens.
6) "People do not grow old; when they cease to grow, they become old."
These 6 sentences were what I summarized from few of chapters that gave me inspiration and realization. For sure, this book really changed my perception and developed my understanding of our human and myself. For me, I got recommended to read this book from one of my smartest teacher and definitely I will recommend this book to my family, friends and even teachers.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 13, 2018
Intro into the healing power of the mind (but not a how-to)...in the sense of not a driving manual but a treatise on other ways to get around, like there are these things called cars and if you learn how to drive, you can go anywhere kind of thing...mental/spiritual evolution and such...was familiar with most of it. There are a few outdated bits (mostly nutrition/debated now--it came out in the late '80s) but lots of nifty anecdotes! Sort of...evidence of realities synching up with quantum physics.
June 15, 2025
I believe this was Deepak’s first book, published when he was still heavily involved in the TM movement. It is a good basic introduction to mind body medicine. I think that some of the language is flowery and the “magical thinking “ charge aimed at Deepak is certainly here. But there is also wisdom and a picture of human health and development that is alluring and even believable. I enjoyed the book. Deepak is a very good writer who brings complex metaphysical ideas into an understandable if somewhat introductory level. Recommended!
February 17, 2021
Sono sempre più affascinata dalla scrittura di questo endocrinologo indiano stabilitosi in America.
Riesce con semplicità a fondere pensiero occidentale a pensiero orientale, spostandolo verso un pensiero universale, unico.
In questo libro, porta alla luce le chiavi per rendere accessibile a tutti il benessere totale. Noi siamo parte della natura, noi siamo permeati dalla stessa “intelligenza”, noi possiamo essere aperti al cambiamento e alla realtà positiva che si apre sabato a noi.
Riesce con semplicità a fondere pensiero occidentale a pensiero orientale, spostandolo verso un pensiero universale, unico.
In questo libro, porta alla luce le chiavi per rendere accessibile a tutti il benessere totale. Noi siamo parte della natura, noi siamo permeati dalla stessa “intelligenza”, noi possiamo essere aperti al cambiamento e alla realtà positiva che si apre sabato a noi.
February 29, 2016
I had heard of Deepak Chopra somewhere along the line, but really became aware of his work when seeing some blurbs he'd written about the work of Grant Morrison.
This book wasn't really a part of Mr. Chopra's work that I thought I'd have a great interest in, but I ended up really thinking it was amazing.
On the cover, when seeing Deepak Chopra, M.D., one might think this just another "miracle cure" or fad diet book. What it is is a book that touches upon things we all should do to help reduce the risk factors involved with certain medical issues... then it goes far beyond that to show that the mechanism with the greatest power to heal us is our own mind.
A fantastic beginning (his very first book) to a body of work I'm sure I'm going to learn a lot from.
This book wasn't really a part of Mr. Chopra's work that I thought I'd have a great interest in, but I ended up really thinking it was amazing.
On the cover, when seeing Deepak Chopra, M.D., one might think this just another "miracle cure" or fad diet book. What it is is a book that touches upon things we all should do to help reduce the risk factors involved with certain medical issues... then it goes far beyond that to show that the mechanism with the greatest power to heal us is our own mind.
A fantastic beginning (his very first book) to a body of work I'm sure I'm going to learn a lot from.
May 7, 2014
I picked this up only because I was in a place with nothing else to read. Being the first book he wrote, it is nothing but a precursor to everything else he has written since. Having read his other books earlier, I ended up flipping through most of the book because there was nothing I hadn't read before. Also, this is a purely theoretical work, even though he talks about Transcendental Meditation and other things, he doesn't elaborate on how to practice them. I'd recommend skipping this one and picking one of his other works, something like 'Perfect Health' would be a better read than this.
April 25, 2012
Chopra writes so clearly about complex subjects. Much of the book - and what I found best about it - is not a prescription for good health but an explanation of how the mind and body work to create experience. I don't think I've ever read explanations so lucid. Much of what he describes sounds new to him - the book being published in 1987 - I wonder what he has learned in the years since. Must catch up!
April 19, 2011
I saw Dr Chopra speak in 1987 in a Cambridge hotel lobby, via the transcendental meditation program I loved both his speech and philosophy so I bought his book.
Imo If it doesn't seem revealing or new to some it's maybe that mainstream has tuned into the philosophy found in this and other Ayurveda books .. It's a great book.
Imo If it doesn't seem revealing or new to some it's maybe that mainstream has tuned into the philosophy found in this and other Ayurveda books .. It's a great book.
July 31, 2015
To give credit where it is due this book would have been somewhat revolutionary when released in the 80s. It is a short succinct book on where illness stems from and the author provides examples on psychosomatic link and strategies to improve our health and lives. Informative and clearly written but nothing new (if you haven't heard the benefits of meditation vegetarianism etc etc by now...)
September 22, 2010
يعد من اوائل كتب الدكتور ديباك تشوبرا. حاول فيه ديباك ان يربط الجانب الطبي بالجانب الروحاني. ذكر عدة امراض خطيرة كالسرطان وغيرها وكيف ان طريقة نظرة الانسان وتفكيره تؤثر في مستوى المرض ومدته. ثم بعد ذلك يطرح ديباك عدة طرق للحصول على صحه مثاليه وحياة خاليه من الامراض
August 2, 2011
Nothing special: meditate, eat whole foods, and don't drink alcohol. I think the only interesting thing to me was the idea that meditation moves you to a deeper place where the universe will have to send you messages.
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January 5, 2010
I will always be reading this book.
February 20, 2015
muy buena información sobre el funcionamiento del cuerpo, considero le falto adentrarse un poco mas en el método, ser un poco mas practico en cuanto al tema de meditación
March 26, 2016
Beyond words Excellent!!
April 20, 2016
Muda toda a nossa maneira de ver a vida, a nossa vida, a saúde e os próprios pensamentos.
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