Deepak Chopra and Intent

By Deepak Chopra and Annie Bond Are You Trapped by a Belief System? Examine your possible motives for wanting to suffer. Do you deny that there’s anything wrong? Do you think it makes you a better person not to show others that you hurt? Do you enjoy the attention you get when you are sick…

by Deepak Chopra and Menas Kafatos Fletcher Jones Professor of Computational Physics, Dean College of Science Chapman University Stephen Hawking occupies a position in popular culture comparable only to Einstein’s eminence sixty years ago: he is our last wise man speaking with the total authority of advanced science. Until his new book, The Grand Design,…

By Dalia Mogahed Executive Director, Senior Analyst Center for Muslim Studies It was befitting that I began reading Deepak Chopra’s biography of the Prophet Muhammad after dawn prayer during the last precious days of Ramadan. Starting with the Author’s note, I was already engrossed. I found beloved figures from my history come to life through…

Right Think and Wrong Think About Muslims Earlier this year the Gallup polling organization provided two intriguing statistics about Americans and their view of Islam: 53 percent of Americans view Islam unfavorably compared with 42 percent who view the religion favorably. Majorities view other major religions favorably: 91 percent for Christianity, 71 percent for Judaism…

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By Deepak Chopra and Annie Bond Surrender to Be Alive You can be alive as you want to be through a process known as surrender. This is the next step in conquering death. Surrender is the act of erasing the line between life and death entirely. Surrender is .. Full attention Appreciation of life’s richness…

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Worry is a prevalent habit, and since it is annoying rather than disabling, many worrywarts don’t recognize themselves as anxious. In fact, worriers often feel justified. Why not turn the car around to double check that you locked the door? Why not worry about global warming, terrorism, and all the other aspects of an unsafe…

Anti-Muslim speech has been curtailed in the U.S. since 9/11 so far as official channels go. Popular sentiment and right-wing radio are another matter. The Bush administration has been chastised for using terms like “war on terror” and “clash of civilizations” as code for an attack on Islam itself. The Obama administration has tried to…

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