Deepak Chopra

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

Ayurvedic physician; popular wellness and spirituality author.

372 quotes

"Hope is the belief that today's struggles will create tomorrow's wisdom. It is faith in the redemptive power of adversity."
Hope
"The universe is not separate from you; you are the universe experiencing itself. This is the highest truth."
Philosophy
"Creativity flourishes in freedom and withers in judgment. Create a judgment-free space within yourself first."
Creativity
"Leadership begins with understanding your own shadows. The traits you judge in others live within you unexamined."
Leadership
"Beauty is not in the object but in the consciousness observing it. Cultivate a consciousness of beauty within."
Beauty
"The present moment is always new. Yesterday's patterns don't have to be today's reality unless you choose them."
Change
"The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."
Change
"You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean."
Philosophy
"The present moment is filled with joy and beauty. If you are not experiencing it, it is because you are living in the past or future."
Time
"Every cell in your body is eavesdropping on your thoughts."
Health
"The seed of suffering is in the seed of craving."
Wisdom
"Meditation is the only technique by which you can arrive at an absolute truth."
Knowledge
"You cannot make war on consciousness. Consciousness is the essential nature of existence itself."
Peace
"The gap between the stimulus and the response is where our power lies."
Power
"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity."
Success
"Your body is not separate from the world; it is a continuation of it."
Nature
"Non-local consciousness means consciousness is everywhere, in everyone, and accessible to all."
Faith
"The best way to get what you want is to help others get what they want."
Leadership
"To make the right choices in life, you have to get in touch with your soul."
Truth
"Love is the bridge between you and everything."
Love
"When you make a choice, you change the future."
Freedom
"The moment you accept what troubles you've been given, the door will open."
Courage
"Happiness is a choice that requires effort at first."
Happiness
"The cause of all suffering is identified with the ego."
Philosophy
"You are not your thoughts. You are the observer of your thoughts."
Wisdom
"Every person is God in disguise."
Faith
"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself."
Motivation
"Synchronicity is the language through which the universe communicates with you."
Inspiration
"To acquire true self-knowledge, one must look within."
Knowledge
"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your heart."
Dreams