My goal with the podcast is to have conversations that matter. And as part of that process, I want to push and challenge myself, and by doing so, hopefully do the same for you. Today's guest is someone who entirely fits the bill. It is the one and only Dr. Deepak Chopra.

Deepak is a medical doctor, a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation and Time magazine has described him as ‘one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century’. He recently published his 91st book called ‘Total Meditation’, which offers an exploration of the physical, mental and spiritual benefits that a practice of meditation can bring.

In our conversation today, we touch on a whole variety of different subjects, including the problem of instant gratification. We delve into how much of what we do and think is influenced by those around us. Many of us as we get older, or even in response to challenging life circumstances, whether it be grief, loss or heartache, are grappling with the eternal existential questions – Who am I? And why am I here? Deepak provides some really practical tools to help us answer these questions for ourselves. And he also shares some tried and tested techniques to help us get started with meditation.

Deepak believes that most of us sleep walk through life and are not in control of our thoughts and feelings. The underlying theme throughout this conversation is how we can wake up to our full potential by accessing new levels of awareness that will ultimately cultivate a clear vision and help us rediscover who we really are. I found this conversation stimulating and felt my mind very much expanded afterwards. I hope it does the same for you. 

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Deepak Chopra is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation.  He is the founder of The Chopra Foundation, a non-profit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, and Chopra, a modern-day health company at the intersection of science and spirituality.  Deepak is also a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego.  He is the author of over 90 books, including numerous New York Times bestsellers, the latest one titled Total Meditation: Practices in Living the Awakened Life.  TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.” 

Some interesting insights from this episode:

• Western medicine is necessary for acute intervention but for chronic disease, other than when caused from a gene mutation, lifestyle heavily influences the outcome. Sleep, stress management, exercise, breathing, nutrition, and self-regulation have a significant impact on the onset and management of chronic disease.
• Modern industrially produced food is ruining the body’s ecosystem which is causing inflammation of the microbiome which is causing inflammatory disease including chronic disease.
• Total meditation is the practice of bringing the mind into a meditative state whenever you want. So when you notice that you’re feeling stressed or anxious, you just simply return to the mind’s natural state of inner peace and quiet. 
• Total consciousness is pure knowing which is beyond perception and thought. You know without knowing.
• We’re “asleep” when we act unconsciously and we’re “awake” when we act consciously. Examples of being asleep include speaking without thinking, arriving at snap judgments, and acting out of habit. Examples of being awake include thinking before you speak, anticipating consequences of your actions, and not jumping to conclusions.
• If you had the answers to just three questions whenever you wanted them, you would achieve all your goals and your life would thrive. Those three questions are: What am I doing right? What isn’t working for me? What is my next step?
• “Excellence is the ability to actualize worthy goals, the ability to love and have compassion, and the ability to always be in touch with your deeper awareness.”

Links:

Deepak Chopra website

Total Meditation book

Chopra Meditation and Well-Being iPhone app

The Chopra Foundation

Never Alone mental and emotional health resource

Pause. Notice. Choose. Change. Join us as we speak with Deepak Chopra, doctor, author, world renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation, and “spiritual Shakespeare” (as Rob affectionately calls him), about the importance of pausing and noticing the world around us, and the power we all have to choose our actions and change our collective future. We also discuss the power of meditation, the importance of diet, and the Never Alone Initiative - a worldwide movement committed to building peaceful, just, sustainable, healthy and joyful communities. 

About Deepak Chopra: Deepak Chopra, M.D., F.A.C.P, founder of  The Chopra Foundation , a non-profit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, and Chopra Global, a modern-day health company at the intersection of science and spirituality, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation.  Chopra is a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego and serves as a senior scientist with Gallup Organization. He is the author of over 89 books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. His 90th book and national bestseller,  Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential (Harmony Books), unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities. TIME magazine has described Dr. Chopra as “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.”

Find out more about Deepak Chopra: 

Deepak Chopra, M.D.: https://chopra.com/bio/deepak-chopra-m-d

Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ADeepak+Chopra+M.D.&s=relevancerank&text=Deepak+Chopra+M.D.&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

Infinite Potential Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deepak-chopras-infinite-potential/id1453873374

21-Day Meditation Experience: https://chopracentermeditation.com/

Never Alone Initiative: https://neveralone.love/

For Further Exploration: 

Alan Watts: https://www.alanwatts.org/life-of-alan-watts/

Ayurveda: https://www.ayurvedanama.org/what-is-ayurveda

What is Dysbiosis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysbiosis#:~:text=Dysbiosis%20(also%20called%20dysbacteriosis)%20is,such%20as%20an%20impaired%20microbiota. 

Eating the 7 colors of the rainbow: https://foodrevolution.org/blog/eating-the-rainbow-health-benefits/

Definition of naive realism: http://psychology.iresearchnet.com/social-psychology/decision-making/naive-realism/

More about the Painted Lady Butterfly: https://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/blog/painted-lady-butterfly/

LSD, Magic Mushrooms, and “Tripping All The Time”: https://www.deepakchopra.com/articles/lsd-magic-mushrooms-and-tripping-all-the-time/

Dr. Neil Theise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1f87o6dtJ4

Interstitium - What is it?: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/meet-your-interstitium-a-newfound-organ/

The SUCCESS Stories podcast takes you behind the scenes with the most successful authors, speakers, entrepreneurs, and other high achievers. You hear first-hand about their personal journey to the top. In this episode, you will hear from best-selling author and a leader of alternative medicine, Deepak Chopra. He has been named as one of the top 100 icons of the last century, is the most influential person in the life of many celebrities, and has a following of 16 million on social media. Learn more about Deepak's journey at www.success.com. 

Bill Bruner is all about Joy, so much so he wrote 300 articles on the subject in his award-winning blog called Journey To Joy.  Bill spreads joy to all he encounters that he named his travel agency Heart and Soul Excursions where he gives every client a personal touch.  

I met Bill through my childhood friend, Heidi, who was pivotal in his transformational journey, introducing him to the world of Deepak Chopra so much so that Bill became friends with Deepak. 

Learn more about Bill and his tips on a joyful life and how vision boards can be key. 

Feel free to contact Bill anytime for guidance on your Journey To Joy by going to his journeytojoy-timberwolf123.blogspot.com

or http://www.heartandsoulexcursions.com

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Is reality real? Deepak Chopra has dedicated his life to the scientific and spiritual exploration of what is. In this episode, Jeff and Deepak talk about how everything we consider real—from your next thought to the most distant star—is simply a modified form of yourself. When you understand that you are the universe, you begin to access the infinite possibilities within.

Take a 6-day free trial of Deepak's Nature of Reality class here: onecommune.com/reality

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Through Facebook, Twitter, Skype and an audience of more than 5,000 in New York's Radio City Music Hall, Oprah and world-renowned thought leader Deepak Chopra take questions from all around the world. Deepak teaches people to find spiritual solutions to life's most difficult problems. He also explains how to connect to something greater than ourselves, how to live fully in the present and how to dissolve negative thoughts to create richer, more joyful lives. Oprah and Deepak also talk to gossip blogger Perez Hilton about his path to spiritual awakening and how it has impacted his business. 

“COVID has actually given us a time to rethink and reimagine the world. How do we repair the ecosystem? How do we repair the microbiome, which is reversible? How do we create a more socially just, and economically just world and society?”

For Deepak Chopra, healing the world begins with healing individuals – and that can begin by integrating Eastern spiritual traditions and Western medicine.  As the founder of the Chopra Foundation and Chopra Global – as well as the best-selling author of 90 books – Dr. Chopra believes that breakthroughs in technology and medicine will help lead to harnessing the collective intelligence of humanity, resulting in positive changes on micro and macro levels.

“What was science fiction is becoming science today,” he tells Mike. “This is an opportune time for all of us to reinvent our bodies, resurrect our souls, and also see how we can engage with each other to create more joy, happiness, and health. That's the only thing that ultimately will heal this planet.”

This week’s conversation is with Deepak Chopra, a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation.

Deepak is the founder of The Chopra Foundation, a non-profit entity for research on well-being and humanitarianism, and Chopra Global, a modern-day health company at the intersection of science and spirituality

TIME magazine has described Deepak as “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.”

He is the author of over 89 books translated into over forty-three languages, including numerous New York Times bestsellers.

His 90th book and national bestseller, Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential, unlocks the secrets to moving beyond our present limitations to access a field of infinite possibilities.

Deepak also has a new short form podcast called - Now for Tomorrow. I had the chance to be a guest and we stitched it onto the end of this conversation so I hope you enjoy it.

In this conversation, we explore big questions -- about the nature of reality and consciousness.

We discuss why it's so challenging to use language and sensory information to try to makes sense of the true nature of what is.

How can we understand reality when what we see and hear and feel is not complete?

My hope is that you'll leave this conversation with a different perspective on the way you think about what is real. 

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