Chopra . Dr. Chopra began his life as a physician, a doctor of the body.
Deepak Chopra , by the way, has done 65 books in his 30 years.
So Deepak Chopra . You know Deepak Chopra ?
Chris: Deepak Chopra ?
warm namaste to Deepak Chopra somebody time magazine called one of the top
I would listen to Deepak Chopra meditation, whatever I could just cling onto.
or spiritual teachers-- people like Deepak Chopra and Sharon Salzberg.
So he was somehow-- Deepak Chopra was the expert on Michael Jackson.
As the celebrated voice of the Daily Meditation on the Chopra app and host of the podcast Dropping Gems, her teachings have reached millions
And he recently went on an interview with Deepak Chopra .
You used your platform as leverage to meet Deepak Chopra , and Eckhart Tolle, and people like that.
He brings incredible kind of spiritual people like Deepak Chopra , like Sharon Salzberg on his podcast.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Thank you.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Thank you.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : I mentioned that on her site and she did not appreciate it.
So Dr. Chopra I'd love to ask you a few questions about your book in general and after about half way through the hour we're gonna open up the questions to the audience.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : That sounds great.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : I've been here before -- presenter: Yeah.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : and I think it's a great space.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : I never get lost.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : To reach the audience that we are speaking to right now because my audience is already on board with the idea that spirituality is awareness, it's consciousness.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : People who are new to the ideas of spirituality.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : because I have a constant kind of battle with scientists and we can talk about that too -- presenter: Sure, sure.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : so I decided to change tactics for awhile.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Yeah, this is an audience of technologists I wouldn't necessarily call them scientists.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Okay.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Good.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : but it's the summary of the book.
presenter: Dr. Deepak Chopra : your blood pressure's up, your heart rate is speeded up, and everything's a problem.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Here's the most direct way: remember I said to every situation you bring your awareness and that includes moods and feelings, expectations, assumptions, perceptions,
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Yeah, the age of faith, the age of religion all began with a spiritual experience.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : You can do a better job and I'll tell you how.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : I'm the biggest fan of technology.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : So technology's the latest incarnation of consciousness and as I said I'm a big fan.
presenter: Dr. Deepak Chopra : And so here's the future: all the things that we've spoken of in Eastern
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Google it.
presenter: Dr. Deepak Chopra : I'll post it on YouTube.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : It's a very interesting history.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : But then in the last three years, I started holding a conference at my center through our non-profit.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : And so I started to do that and so recently what I've started to do is I started to post those conversations with them on YouTube --
Dr. Deepak Chopra : spoken about this 30 years from today -- presenter: Um-hum, um-hum.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : because it's all there in the wisdom traditions.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : and now it's the buzz, it's in the physics community.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Do you want me to give you the questions or not?
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Yes, it's a very important question because in the last one year we've hosted at our studio here, Deepak Homebase which is a few blocks from here.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Okay so there are two questions: first of all quantum healing.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Nice to meet you.
Dr. Deepak Chopra : Well there were lots of things that went through my mind because he lived an amazing life and so for him to get brain cancer, and he was a neurologist
Dr. Deepak Chopra : I'd say start your day, and you're gonna do a meditation class anyway right?
Dr. Deepak Chopra : We can't worry about that.