Religion poses many tests of conscience. This isn’t a drawback. If anything, it’s one of the reasons organized faith exists. But of course there are extremes of opinion about how acceptable it is to disagree with church doctrine. My insistence that religion must teach people how to think about God for themselves would be seen as extreme — or even heretical — by those at the opposite end of the spectrum. We’ve witnessed the tide of tolerance ebb and flow in the Catholic Church. We’ve seen gay Episcopal bishops advance in a liberal climate only to cause a schism among conservatives.
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Daily Inspiration
March 18th, 2010
0Moksha is not an ending but a beginning–we begin to live in fullness only after liberation. -Deepak Chopra
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ASK Deepak: Love with a Younger Man
March 18th, 2010
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How can one know if one has truly fallen in love? And how can one know if one is truly loved? For the first time in my life, I’ve met a man who have brought up so strong feelings. I know I´ve never felt like this before. We´ve lasted for 4 months in this relationship.This man, who is way younger than me (I am 37), I´ve always had this feeling that I wished him good, knowing him very special, yet not until destiny put us together in a car, told he felt this special way for me. And knowing the social consequences would be disastrous – he´s 17 years younger than me – I´ve thought if he wants me, well, I leave it up to God and let him have me.
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Daily Inspiration
March 17th, 2010
0My outlook on life is unlimited. When I refuse to limit my outlook on life to what could happen, I open up to what can happen. -Deepak Chopra
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Ask Deepak: Is There a Right Way to Meditate?
March 16th, 2010
0Each week, spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.
Q: I am learning about living a more spiritual life. I am slowly realizing my connection with God. I attempted meditation and had a beautiful, frightening experience. It was beautiful because it was the most beautiful light and a promise that I will have everything I most want and frightening ...Oprah.com
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Ask Deepak: How to Stop Feeling Out of Control
March 16th, 2010
1Each week, spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.Q: No matter how much I am active about something, no matter how much I reach for others, no matter how I change, meditate, change the state of mind, no matter how much I work or contribute, everything in my material world remains the same. Nothing changes. I work on the inside, but on the outside all my circumstances and conditions are the same. What is wrong, and why I am stuck? Thanks. Oprah.comQ: No matter how much I am active about something, no matter how much I reach for others, no matter how I change, meditate, change the state of mind, no matter how much I work or contribute, everything in my material world remains the same. Nothing changes. I work on the inside, but on the outside all my circumstances and conditions are the same. What is wrong, and why I am stuck? Thanks.
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Ask Deepak: How to Forgive Your Ex
March 16th, 2010
0Each week, spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.
Q: How can I be sure I have completely forgiven my former spouse for abuse, abandonment and alcoholism? Can this really be done properly without contact with him (via letter)? We were together for 20 years and have two grown daughters who do not have good relations with their dad either. I have not spoken to him since the messy divorce 15 years ago. He remarried right away. And how can I be sure I have completely forgiven myself for my part in it? Oprah.com
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Ask Deepak: How to Heal Back Pain By
March 16th, 2010
0Each week, spiritual teacher Deepak Chopra responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.
Q: Honestly, I can’t imagine a more blessed life. Everything I’ve ever dreamed of, I asked, and here it is. I know that pain of the soul can manifest through illness and injury. It’s been a very long journey. Looking back, I can see why it all happened, when it happened and how it happened. It was all important to get me to where I am today. Oprah.com
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Jean Houston and Deepak on Theology and Biology
March 16th, 2010
0Deepak Chopra talks with cultural anthropologist Jean Houston about theology, biology, cosmology and evolution. View the video at OPRAH.COM -
Daily Inspiration
March 15th, 2010
0Three things are absolute and can not be destroyed: awareness, Being, and love. -Deepak Chopra
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