Deepak Chopra

Spirituality is meant to take us beyond our tribal identity into a domain of awareness that is more universal. ”

A person is a pattern of behavior, of a larger awareness. ”

There is just no getting around that turning bad things into good things is up to you. ”

Victims always feel alone and helpless. ”

Research has shown that the best way to be happy is to make each day happy. ”

The real key is to live in an environment where the mind feels free to choose the right thing instead of being compelled by habit and inertia to choose the wrong thing. ”

The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality. ”

We must go beyond the constant clamor of ego, beyond the tools of logic and reason, to the still, calm place within us: the realm of the soul. ”

Karma, memory, and desire are just the software of the soul. It's conditioning that the soul undergoes in order to create experience. And it's a cycle. In most people, the cycle is a conditioned response. They do the same things over and over again. ”

I went to medical school because I wanted to ask the big questions. Do we have a soul? Does God exist? What happens after death? ”