Deepak Chopra

Physician, Wellness Guru Indian-American Born 1946 (age 80)

Ayurvedic physician; popular wellness and spirituality author.

372 quotes

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Imagination
"The mind is everything; what you think, you become."
Philosophy
"Truth is the foundation of all virtue."
Truth
"Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life differently."
Peace
"Nature is the art of God."
Nature
"Knowledge is power, but consciousness is enlightenment."
Knowledge
"The present moment is filled with joy and beauty. To experience this, stop ruminating about what has already happened and stop worrying about what might happen."
Wisdom
"Successful people make money. It's not that people who are working earn money; it's that people are earning money to work because they are successful first."
Success
"The purpose of life is to find your gift. The meaning of life is to give your gift away."
Life
"You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers. In each moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices."
Freedom
"When you make a choice, you change the future. Every choice matters because every choice is a vote for the world you want to live in."
Change
"The highest levels of performance come to people who are centered, intuitive, creative, and reflective - people who know to see a problem as an opportunity."
Leadership
"Love is the bridge between you and everything. When we stop defending our hearts and open them fully, we experience our true nature."
Love
"Synchronicity is an ever present reality for those who have eyes to see it. Those who have awakened to their true nature recognize these meaningful coincidences."
Faith
"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself."
Philosophy
"You are not your mind. You are the observer of your mind. Awareness is the witness of all experience."
Wisdom
"Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated. Fear is behind all hate; we hate what threatens us."
Courage
"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. This is the power of the human spirit to transcend circumstances."
Strength
"The secret of attraction is to love yourself. Attractive people judge neither themselves nor others. They are open to themselves."
Beauty
"Every cell in your body is eavesdropping on your thoughts. The mind and body are not separate; they are one integrated system."
Health
"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is like saying 'I don't want to.' It's a choice we make in every moment."
Time
"The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about. Knowledge requires curiosity and openness."
Knowledge
"In a field of opposition, everyone supports their interpretation of reality. Peace comes from accepting multiple truths."
Peace
"Gratitude is the most direct line to God because it represents ultimate faith—faith that you live in an abundant universe."
Gratitude
"The greatest discoveries of all time have come to people who followed their passions and trusted their intuition."
Creativity
"Your body keeps the score of everything that happens to you. Trauma gets stored in the tissues, but so does joy and love."
"An unkind word or deed is a stain on the soul, while kindness polishes it to shine bright. What you give returns multiplied."
Kindness
"Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions. Courage is moving forward despite fear."
Fear
"You are an infinite being pretending to be finite. When you remember your true nature, all limitations dissolve."
Imagination
"The best relationships happen when each person is willing to see the divine in the other. This is true sacred partnership."
Relationships