Millions of people today are following the path of self-help—buying books, joining groups, going away on retreats—all in the hopes of transforming their lives. But is this mass of information really getting us anywhere? Deepak Chopra sorts through the hype to uncover the real benefits of self-help and how you can best use it to change your life. Read more at Oprah.com
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Ask Deepak: Take Control of Your Depression
June 3rd, 2010
4Each week, spiritual teacher Deepak responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.
Q: After an emotionally abusive childhood, I am still trying to find happiness. I have been diagnosed with dysthymia. I call it a low-grade depression. I do not find anything enjoyable, other than eating, lying in bed, watching TV and sleeping. When I look back on my childhood, these are the only things I found comfort in then as well. How do I break that cycle? I have tried other things for fun, -
Oprah.com: How to Stop Feeling Self-Pity
May 26th, 2010
2Each week Deepak Chopra responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.
Q: How do I get over the feeling of not being “good” enough? Why do I sometimes feel sorry for myself because I don’t get what I think I need or want? How can I expand my mind and grow into a better person? How can I learn to “stay in the moment” and take responsibility for all the choices in my life to this point? I’ve read several books and meditate, yet sometimes I “slip” back. Do you have any suggestions or insights? Thanks for your time. — Diane K., Camarillo, California — CONTINUE READING DEEPAK’S RESPONSE AT OPRAH.COM
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Ask Deepak: Why Moms Don’t Have to Be Martyrs
May 18th, 2010
0Each week, spiritual teacher Deepak responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.
Q: I am proud of my children. My 25-year-old son and 22-year-old daughter are caring, kind and smart. My son has a strong work ethic. He chose not to attend college. My daughter dropped out of high school. She is a new mom and is currently on welfare. I worry they will always struggle financially. I am paralyzed by the guilt that I could have done something different when they were young. It is killing me. How can I get past this guilt? — Sandra S., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – READ MORE AT OPRAH.COM
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Ask Deepak: Take Charge of Your Life
May 4th, 2010
2Each week, Deepak responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.
Q: Every day I wake up and promise myself that I’m going to live each day to the fullest and not let my emotions or fears hold me back. I’m going to do that thing that I’ve been putting off, talk about that issue that has been eating away at me, but after bathing and having my
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Ask Deepak: Oprah.com
April 16th, 2010
1Each week, Deepak Chopra responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.
Q: I am so grateful for your teachings. I have been meditating with positive affirmations, and I feel I have been getting some good results. I recently saw you on television explaining three stages to positive thinking. You mentioned it isn’t. Published at Oprah.com
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OPRAH RADIO: Know Your Body and Soul
April 6th, 2010
1Oprah talks with Deepak about why you are not your physical body …Listen Oprah.com – Know Your Body and Soul
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Ask Deepak: Is There a Spiritual Side to Grief?
March 24th, 2010
1Each week, Deepak responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.
Q: I just turned 63 years old last week. I live alone with two dogs and one cat in sort-of rural Montana. My son and only child died on September 19, 2002, from injuries sustained in a rollover accident.
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Ask Deepak: Can You Trust a Cheating Husband?
March 24th, 2010
0Each week, spiritual teacher Deepak responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.Q: I have been married for almost two years, but in a relationship with the man for nearly six years. Together we’re raising three teenage children. My problem is very complex. My husband cheated on -
Ask Deepak: What’s the Difference Between My Ego and Myself?
March 24th, 2010
0Each week, Deepak responds to Oprah.com users’ questions with enlightening advice to help them live their best lives.Q: Dear Mr. Chopra, in your esteemed opinion, would it be accurate to say that as there is “one ego projecting as many,” I am all that exists (from as far as I am concerned or anything that concerns me), and all others I see and interact with are just aspects of myself (denied and embraced) that I am projecting outward and interacting with by choice? Continue reading Oprah.com
