Quotes from Deepak Chopra

You have tried the power of the sword. Now try throwing it away... (rise) to a privileged place where everyday acts took on a mythical meaning.

But in the end, attacking the ego is just a subtle disguise for attacking yourself. Destroying the ego would serve no purpose even if it could be achieved. It is vital to keep our entire creative machinery intact.

When we find our core certainty within, then we no longer look for certainty outside. The unfathomable nature of the ever-changing world ceases to be a source of anxiety and instead is a source of joy and adventure.

dharma incluye todo aquello que sustenta la vida de manera natural: la felicidad, la verdad, el deber, la virtud, la admiración, la adoración, la veneración, el aprecio, la pasividad, el amor, el respeto a uno mismo.

If a life can be a series of perpetual surprises, that's the most joyous experience you can have.

As far as the brain is concerned, neural filtering is taking place in all models, whether they are scientific, spiritual, artistic, or psychotic. The brain is a processor of inputs, not a mirror to reality.

Todas las experiencias se convierten en una señal química codificada que alterará la vida de tus células, ya sea mucho o poco, durante unos minutos o durante varios años.

I praise all of god's creations. It can't be that one part is perfect and the other part diseased. We are pained by knowing that we have sinned. That pain was given to us to show where we have lost love. If we listen to our own pain, we will find a way through to love once more. Sin is repaid by bliss. - Julian of Norwich

Most people overestimate risk, failure and danger and underestimate the value of being curious.

You continually recycle your material body—almost all of it—once a year (stomach lining every five days; skin once a month; skeleton every three months; liver every six weeks; genetic material every six weeks).

Make uncertainty your ally, not your enemy. All leaps forward depend on reaching into the unknown. Once you see the unknown as the source of creativity, you no longer fear it. Instead, you welcome the fact that life renews itself in unexpected ways.

be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you're in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.

The universe has no restrictions. You place restrictions on the universe with your expectations.

The simplest definition of spirituality is self-awareness. Inside yourself is the peace, love, and truth that are attributes of God. When you contact this place, you meet your true self.

You acquire full power only by realizing that you have been using that power all along to thwart yourself. You are potentially the prisoner, the jailer, and the hero who opens the prison, all rolled into one.

Tener miedo a la muerte es malo para tu cuerpo, pero no porque la muerte se acerque siniestramente, sino porque el miedo es un tipo de tóxico.

Set aside one hour each day to do something that you enjoy a great deal. Don't skip this hour. Don't fill it in with eating, cooking, or television. What you want is an inner sense of creative satisfaction.

One person's emotional set point can be very different from another person's, which is why we notice people who seem naturally happy or naturally glum.

lo que en realidad revigoriza a una persona mayor es adquirir un nuevo propósito y algo nuevo a lo que amar.

El cerebro posee la extraordinaria capacidad de darte más cuanto más le pides.

A great fault in dieting is that you make yourself unhappy today on the promise that you will be happier tomorrow. But

The third component of the Law of Least Effort is defenselessness, which means that your awareness is established in defenselessness, and you have relinquished the need to convince or persuade others of your point of view.

Spirit is often used interchangeably with the all-pervading, universal nature of pure consciousness. Soul is generally understood to indicate the quality of individuation of consciousness within that field of unbounded awareness. The mind is where the thoughts, feelings, and memories are projected and processed.

El origen de los conocimientos no está en los hechos, sino en la curiosidad.