Deepak Chopra and Intent

By Deepak Chopra and Annie Bond The Universe Needs You It takes a breakthrough to reveal how precious you really are. Almost no one believes that he or she is absolutely necessary in the grand scheme of things. Yet if you are the growing tip of evolution, the universe needs you in a unique way.…

In America and in Egypt, should a majority religion inspire political life? How will Islam play a role in the struggles for democracy happening now in Egypt and other parts of the Muslim world? All societies present an entangled mesh of values, with many contradictions that never get sorted out. In America, religion is a…

The history of popular revolutions has been horrifying if we look over our shoulders at Russia, China, and Germany, but you can’t help but hope that Tunisia starts a domino effect in the Muslim world. Fear has kept the West, and the U.S. especially, on the side of brutal reactionary rule in countries where the…

Brought to you by Deepak Chopra, MD, Alexander Tsiaras, and TheVisualMD.com Have you had enough of winter? Are you ready for the golden days of spring and summer? The shorter days from December to March can bring the curtain down on our moods and well-being. Some people experience a distinct form of depression in winter,…

By Deepak Chopra and Annie B. Bond Let Synchronicity be Normal At truly synchronous moments, the universe is embracing you, and you see who you really are. Leaders are expected to produce results, so it’s not surprising that the greatest leaders share the secret of synchronicity. They rely on invisible powers to come to their…

The scientific world went into spasms last week when a Nobel laureate announced that he had, in effect, teleported DNA. That was the sound bite, but of course the story was more complicated. A French team headed by Luc Montagnier, previously known for his work on HIV and AIDS, took two test tubes, one of…

Brought to you by Deepak Chopra, MD, Alexander Tsiaras, and TheVisualMD.com Your blood vessels are the body’s superhighway. Blood races through more than 50,000 miles of vessels, delivering nutrients to cells and hauling waste products away from them. One of the blood’s most vital passengers is oxygen. Oxygen binds to hemoglobin, a protein in red…

By Deepak Chopra and Annie B. Bond. Keep Listening to Your Inner Voice No matter how skilled you become at dealing with challenges, in the end every decision gets tested inside. Whether you call it listening to your gut or obeying that little voice inside you, the process is the same. But not every inner…

By Kanika Sethi for Intent.com In the last week, there has been a publicity blast for a new memoir, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” written by Amy Chua, a professor at Yale Law School and first generation Chinese-American. Her somewhat provocative article, and excerpt from the book, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” has been…

What is commonly called “coming together” is a momentary flicker, a media event that viewers peer at briefly before returning to normal. In that regard, the coming together in Tucson looked to be more of the same. But it’s possible to feel a hint of something different. The intensity of emotion surrounding the shootings, the…

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