Deepak Chopra and Intent

War is the plague that human beings bring upon themselves. It is also a plague we might be able to end. On any given day since you and I were born, some part of the world has been at war-in 2003 the total number of open conflicts was thirty. In the twentieth century at least…

An article in the Washington Post On Faith section in response to their question: Are the economy’s recent financial failures also moral failures? Are credit and debt religious issues? Do you have faith in the economy? Money lies closer to people’s souls than they like to admit. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. destroyed other men’s fortunes…

“Running out of time,” “losing track of time”–we talk about time as if it were a finite object. But time is a psychological event. What do you think?

My post a few weeks ago on Sarah Palin acting as Barack Obama’s psychological shadow triggered a lot of people. I thought it would be worthwhile to talk about how one deals with the shadow once it breaks out and begins to disrupt things. But first a short recap: The emergence of Gov. Palin wasn’t…

I was just watching a report about the children of the victims on 9/11 reading the names of those who died on that terrible day. I was so impressed that they were so poignant – a boy who looked about 8 years old, saying that even though my father is gone, he is ever present…

Sitting with my American-Chinese-Indian grandson I realized he is the face of the “new world.” We are going through a wonderful transition and going beyond our narrow ethnic and nationalistic boundaries.

The race has changed, now what? All reports indicate that the Obama camp is rife with confusion about where they stand in the face of the meteoric rise of Sarah Palin and John McCain’s ability to bring the Republican Party together. Neither one was remotely anticipated. This is more than a bump. I think Obama…

An article in the Washington Post On Faith section in response to their question: Republican VP nominee Sarah Palin recently suggested that a gas pipeline is “God’s will” and the Iraq war is “a task that is from God.” Are you concerned about these or any other candidate’s religious views? Fifty years ago the president…

Should Oprah have Sarah Palin on her show? Oprah Winfrey this year did something she has never done before. She used her celebrity status to promote Obama as a presidential candidate. Oprah’s support undoubtedly brought him incredible exposure. Todays controversy surrounds whether or not Oprah should have Sarah Palin on her syndicated show. She’s had…

While I was waiting to leave for the airport, I started to think about how our emotional exchanges with others regulate our emotional and biological states.

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