Quotes from Deepak Chopra

Stillness is the first requirement for manifesting your desires, because in stillness lies your connection to the field of pure potentiality that can orchestrate an infinity of details for you.

La única razón por la que las piedras son sólidas es que el cerebro interpreta una ráfaga de señales eléctricas como tacto; la única razón por la que el sol brilla es que el cerebro interpreta otra ráfaga de señales eléctricas como vista. No hay luz solar en mi cerebro, cuyo interior es tan oscuro como una caverna de piedra caliza sin importar cuán iluminado esté el mundo exterior.

Today I shall judge nothing that occurs." Non-judgment creates silence in your mind.

Intention lays the groundwork for the effortless, spontaneous, frictionless flow of pure potentiality seeking expression from the unmanifest to the manifest.

In everyday situations, getting out of the way begins by giving up on the ego's fantasies.

Judgment is the constant evaluation of things as right or wrong, good or bad. When you are constantly evaluating, classifying, labeling, analyzing, you create a lot of turbulence in your internal dialogue. This turbulence constricts the flow of energy between you and the field of pure potentiality. You literally squeeze the "gap" between thoughts.

If we make happiness our primary goal instead of our secondary goal, then we easily accomplish everything else we desire.

You are in a position, starting now, to adopt the role of self-healer. By going deeper into the power of awareness, you can activate the hidden potential of the healing system that you already depend upon every day. We hope this all sounds exciting, because some major life changes lie ahead.

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw scripture.

Cuando permites que tu cerebro te utilice, los riesgos son muy elevados. En cambio, cuando empiezas a utilizarlo tú a él, las recompensas son infinitas.

They lost the connection to their bodies, to nature, and to themselves.

When we experience the power of the Self, there is an absence of fear, there is no compulsion to control, and no struggle for approval or external power.

and dreaming about tomorrow was pure escapism from the pain we fear today. Note: from the introduction written by Chopra in The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts.

Vata: Thin body, quick, changeable mind, vivacious manner. These people strike others as unpredictable. Under pressure they grow excited and anxious. Pitta: Medium body, orderly and decisive mind, forceful manner. These people strike others as intense. Under pressure they become angry and abrupt. Kapha: Heavyset body, calm, steady mind, easygoing manner. These people strike others as relaxed. Under pressure they balk and grow silent.

Sita waits anxiously, and the next person she sees is a wandering monk who begs her for alms.

aprendido. Si permaneces alerta, tendrás un cerebro sano que seguirá apoyándote a medida que envejeces. Nuestra expectativa debe ser permanecer alerta, y no el miedo al deterioro y la senilidad.

Medicine will continue to compartmentalize mind and body, but as individuals seeking healing, we can't afford to.

I am totally independent of the good or bad opinion of others.

should you look upon your fellow man and see a blemish, it is your own imperfection that you are encountering—you are being shown what it is that you must correct within yourself.

No external experience will support us, because the flux of events is inescapable. Note: from the introduction written by Chopra in The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts.

Nada solidifica la memoria como las emociones. Cuando somos niños, aprendemos sin esfuerzo porque los jóvenes se muestran apasionados y entusiastas ante el aprendizaje.

Sit down and make a list of the answers to these two questions: Ask yourself, if money was no concern and you had all the time and money in the world, what would you do? If you would still do what you currently do, then you are in dharma, because you have passion for what you do

Here is your safety. This is going to be your special place. When you feel confused or when someone is trying to make you what you are not, come back to this tree. Sit and close your eyes. Wait for the silence. Do nothing to make it come to you. It will come of its own accord.

Every child needs as much mature love as you can give. What makes love mature - and not just adult - is the conscious spiritual intention behind it. The birth of a baby launches us as teachers of spirit. Afterward we rely on the grace of love, which guides our intentions in the years to come. Spirit lifts us above our individual fallibility, and in doing that it teaches our children the deepest, most valuable lessons.