"A 70-year-old who takes good care of herself can have the biology of a 40-year-old. Conversely, a hard-living 30-year-old who has been inattentive to his health and well-being may have the biology of a man many years older."
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Deepak Chopra quotes (page 38 of 73)
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"Our essential nature is pure consciousness, the infinite source of everything that exists in the physical world."
"Most people think that aging is genetic and yet if your parents lived to age 80+ that will add three years to your life."
"Do not be reactive and vengeful and if you look deeply into your anguish, you will see that it is the anguish of our wounded collective soul."
"When you do not have the basic requirements for survival and safety and belongingness and where there are huge inequities then fear turns into hatred."
"In the teen years, we often confuse self-image with self-esteem. Teenagers are very influenced by the image others have of them. All sorts of complexes come from this."
"Getting regular restful sleep is an essential key to staying healthy and vital, yet it is so often neglected or underemphasized."
"Biological age is the key component of the aging process."
"We forget sometimes that there are saints living among us. When we meet them, we are reminded, not just of the presence of pure divinity right here on earth, but also of our own potential, and of the responsibility we have to try to live up to it, for our own sakes and for the very future of this planet."
""Bhagavad Gita" is an examination of consciousness and the desire of human beings and the quest that we have as human beings to understand ourselves; that it was a map, you might say, for exploring the territory that leads us to find out things about ourselves."
"Religion is confining and imprisoning and toxic because it is based on ideology and dogma. But spirituality is redeeming and universal."
"Laws of nature have no physical properties of mass /energy. They are platonic truths in transcendent realm that create & govern the Universe."
"Such a person needs meditation more than anyone else because they are headed for a crisis. If stress and anxiety are so great that you can't even imagine a calm clear mind, that indicates you are reaching your coping limits, and need to begin something like meditation just for the stress reduction benefits."
"Remember this: Beliefs divide, values unite. When we go to the values that underlie so many religious beliefs, they unite us."
"Evil is a superficial manifestation of a deep disturbance and imbalance in our collective psyche. The only way for us to help heal the wounds is to be sober, sane, quiet, loving, and attentive to each other."
"Terrorism isn't insanity. It grows out of social conditions that are well known: poverty, social oppression, dictatorship, and a void of meaning in the lives of ordinary people."
"Everyone has a spark of divinity inside them. After all, we were created in the image of God."
"We are ripples of consciousness of the vast ocean of consciousness. If we get agitated and become part of the reactionary and vitriolic behavior sometimes around us, we will only add to the disturbance."
"When I see and feel the life beat of Spirit in every object, I evolve to a higher level of transformation called consciousness"
"Even though we all have genetic predispositions, our health and aging aren't predetermined."